NEWS: Urgent-care clinics offer ED alternative
Patient Access Weekly Advisor, August 13, 2008
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Walk-in urgent-care clinics are seeing a growing number of patients in need of emergency care, the Wall Street Journal reports.
With increasingly crowded emergency departments and a shortage of primary-care physicians, urgent-care clinics are drawing in more patients, offering shortened wait times and lower fees.
Insured patients might pay as little as half the amount of a typical ER visit. Some facilities provide payment plans and discounts.
To read the full story in the Wall Street Journal, click here.
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