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The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine supports the evolution of urgent care medicine by creating content that addresses both the clinical practice of urgent care medicine and the practice management challenges of keeping pace with an ever-changing healthcare marketplace. As the official publication of the Urgent Care Association of America and the Urgent Care College of Physicians, JUCM seeks to pro

vide a forum for the exchange of ideas and to expand on the core competencies of urgent care medicine as they apply to physicians, physician assistants, and nurse-practitioners.

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - Flu Season Off to Slow Start in 2024-2025
14/11/2024

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - Flu Season Off to Slow Start in 2024-2025

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that respiratory virus activity remains low nationally, while also confirming the first pediatric flu death of the 2024-2025 season, recorded in the middle of October. Overall, 201 laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations...

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - Caffeine-Related ED Visits Double for Teens and Tweens
14/11/2024

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - Caffeine-Related ED Visits Double for Teens and Tweens

Caffeinated drinks seem to have become a lifestyle for American teens and tweens. A recent study from Epic Research showed that emergency department (ED) visits connected to consuming excessive amounts of caffeine nearly doubled among some age groups from 2017 to 2023. For kids ages 15 to 18, the ra...

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - WellNow Returns to In-Network Status With Excellus BCBS
14/11/2024

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - WellNow Returns to In-Network Status With Excellus BCBS

Breaking a 10-month stalemate, WellNow Urgent Care and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) have at last executed a new contract agreement, putting WellNow back in-network as of November 15, 2024, according to an email from WellNow. Excellus insurance plans covered about 300,000 WellNow visits in Ne...

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - FDA Considers Removing Decongestant From Store Shelves
14/11/2024

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - FDA Considers Removing Decongestant From Store Shelves

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is looking to remove oral phenylephrine from its list of approved over-the-counter ingredients. After a committee review, the oral decongestant was unanimously determined to be ineffective, according to FDA. However, removal from store shelves would occur no ea...

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infections Rising Among Children
14/11/2024

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infections Rising Among Children

Just as urgent care centers across the nation prepare for peak flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is also taking note of a rise in Mycoplasma pneumonia cases that’s been going on for the past 6 months. The analysis is based on data from patients discharged

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - Healthcare Workers Endure Violence Routinely—Even After the Pandemic
14/11/2024

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - Healthcare Workers Endure Violence Routinely—Even After the Pandemic

In a sobering cross-sectional study, researchers found that healthcare workers in emergency departments (EDs) experience workplace violence at a rate of once every 3.7 shifts. Even worse, in the large urban ED study site, 25% of the incidents involved physical violence, as published in JAMA Network....

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - Cranberry Juice Helps Kids With Recurrent UTI
06/11/2024

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - Cranberry Juice Helps Kids With Recurrent UTI

Preventing recurrent urinary tract infection (RUTI) in children usually involves antibiotic prophylaxis. A new meta-analysis in Pediatrics of 23 randomized controlled trials found that for children with a history of RUTI, the antibiotic nitrofurantoin and cranberry products— both cranberry juice a...

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - Novant Acquires UCI, Adds 52 Urgent Care Clinics
06/11/2024

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - Novant Acquires UCI, Adds 52 Urgent Care Clinics

Novant Health has completed its acquisition of UCI Medical Affiliates, Inc. (UCI), previously owned by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina. The deal includes 52 Doctors Care urgent care clinics and 20 Progressive Physical Therapy clinics. UCI also provides nonmedical management and administrative...

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - New Bouncebacks! Medical and Legal Edition Informs Patient Safety, R...
06/11/2024

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - New Bouncebacks! Medical and Legal Edition Informs Patient Safety, Reduces Risk

The new Bouncebacks! Medical and Legal 13th Anniversary Edition book, created by JUCM Senior Clinical Editor Michael B. Weinstock, MD, has the potential to change practice by improving patient safety while also decreasing legal risk to the clinician. Bouncebacks! offers actual chart documentation fo...

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - UH Building Up Urgent Care in Ohio to Match Cleveland Clinic
06/11/2024

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - UH Building Up Urgent Care in Ohio to Match Cleveland Clinic

In the northern Ohio market, University Hospitals (UH) has paired with WellStreet Urgent Care to open a flurry of UH-branded urgent care centers in suburban locations. Within 2 years, the joint venture is aiming to have 36 UH urgent care centers open across the region—directly competing with the e...

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - Zoning Upends Bon Secours Urgent Care Plans
06/11/2024

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - Zoning Upends Bon Secours Urgent Care Plans

Urgent care site selection can be tricky business. Once operators have sized up their addressable market, considered the competition, and estimated the available workforce, opening their doors may seem like a cinch. However, local zoning approvals must figure into site selection strategy as well. La...

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - Ascension Acquires Independent Urgent Care in Kansas
06/11/2024

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - Ascension Acquires Independent Urgent Care in Kansas

Ascension’s Via Christi Hospital in Kansas has acquired K+STAT Urgent Care, according to local WIBW News. While Via Christi is managing all assets and operations as of November 1, K+STAT will continue to see patients in the same location under its established brand. Via Christi has 6 hospitals and...

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - 30-Year-Old With Back Pain
01/11/2024

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - 30-Year-Old With Back Pain

A 30-year-old woman presents to urgent care with pain in her lower back and pelvis. She denies any injury or accident that might be causing her pain. She has just returned to full-time work after having a baby. An x-ray is ordered. Review the image and consider what your diagnosis and

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - 59-Year-Old With History Of Hypertension
01/11/2024

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - 59-Year-Old With History Of Hypertension

A 59-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension presents with dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain in urgent care, and an ECG is obtained. View the ECG captured below and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the next page. Figure 1:

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - 25-Year-Old With Hand Rash
01/11/2024

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - 25-Year-Old With Hand Rash

A 25-year-old man undergoing chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone for acute lymphoblastic leukemia arrives in urgent care because he’s developed a painful, burning palmar eruption. On examination, tender, shiny, erythematous papules and plaques were seen ...

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - AHA Teams Up With FBI on Healthcare Violence Resources
31/10/2024

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - AHA Teams Up With FBI on Healthcare Violence Resources

The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit collaborated on a new bulletin that offers the first in a series of practical resources to help mitigate violence in healthcare settings. The goal is to promote greater adoption of violence prevention strategies and add...

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - Consider Patient Environment And Critter Infestations That May Cause...
31/10/2024

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - Consider Patient Environment And Critter Infestations That May Cause Pruritus

Scabies, bedbugs, and body lice commonly cause pruritus and rash, and accurate diagnosis of the symptoms should include consideration for social drivers of health, such as housing status and living environment, according to a recent literature review presented in JAMA. It’s concerning because prur...

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - New Oral Drug Approved For UTIs
31/10/2024

New post added at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine - New Oral Drug Approved For UTIs

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the combination sulopenem etzadroxil and probenecid, an oral antibiotic, to treat bacterial urinary tract infections (UTI) in adult women caused by Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, or Proteus mirabilis. Manufacturer Iterum Therapeutics anti...

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