Urgent Care Association of America

Urgent Care Association of America

The Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA) is a membership association based in the United States for urgent care providers. It was founded in 2004. [ [http://www.ucaoa.org/about/index.html About the Urgent Care Association of America ] UCAOA website. Retrieved July 26 2008.]

Urgent Care Accreditation

UCAOA offered accreditation for urgent care centers for several years, accrediting 32 urgent care centers, but announced in July 2008 that it will cease its own program and collaborate with the Joint Commission to improve and further develop their existing Ambulatory accreditation program, including an applicability grid for urgent care centers. Centers may become accredited now, but the additional specificity provided by the applicability grids will not be available until 2009 (electronic version) and 2010 (printed version). [ [http://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_07_10_08.htm Joint Commission, Urgent Care Association of America Form Alliance] Press release on the Joint Commission website July 10 2008. Retrieved July 26 2008.] [ [http://www.ucaoa.org/accreditation/index.html About Urgent Care Center Accreditation] UCAOA website. Retrieved July 26 2008.]

Conferences

Among the educational and professional development events UCAOA hosts are an annual convention and a fall conference. [ [http://www.ucaoa.org/education/index.html Urgent Care Educational Programs] UCAOA website. Retrieved July 26 2008.]

Urgent Care Fellowship Training

UCAOA offers two fellowships in urgent care. The first in collaboration with Department of Family Medicine University Hospitals of Cleveland / Case School of Medicine and University Primary and Specialty Care Practices, Inc. The second in collaboration with University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, and Physicians Immediate Care, Ltd. [ [http://www.ucaoa.org/fellowship/index.html Fellowships] UCAOA website. Retrieved July 26 2008.]

The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

UCAOA publishes the "Journal of Urgent Care Medicine" (JUCM). The Journal is published in conjunction with Braveheart Publishing. It has regular columns on medical coding, legal aspects of urgent care, occupational medicine. It also contains UCAOA updates and reviews of the literature related to urgent care medicine.

References

External links

* [http://www.urgentcareassociation.org Urgent Care Association of America]
* [http://www.jucm.com Journal of Urgent Care Medicine]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Urgent care — is the delivery of ambulatory care in a facility dedicated to the delivery of medical care outside of a hospital emergency department, usually on an unscheduled, walk in basis. Urgent care centers are primarily used to treat patients who have an… …   Wikipedia

  • Ambulatory care — is a personal health care consultation, treatment or intervention using advanced medical technology or procedures delivered on an outpatient basis (i.e. where the patient’s stay at the hospital or clinic, from the time of registration to… …   Wikipedia

  • Health care in the United States — ] Current estimates put U.S. health care spending at approximately 15.2% of GDP, second only to the tiny Marshall Islands among all United Nations member nations. The health share of GDP is expected to continue its historical upward trend,… …   Wikipedia

  • Health care in Canada — Under Lester Pearson s government, Canada s health care was expanded through the Medical Care Act, or Medicare to provide near universal coverage to all Canadians according to their need for such services and irrespective of their ability to pay …   Wikipedia

  • 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike — Articles Effects on Television AMPTP  • WGAW  • WGAE …   Wikipedia

  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Concentra — Type Private Industry Health care Founded 1979 Headquarters …   Wikipedia

  • Comparison of the health care systems in Canada and the United States — Health spending per capita, in U.S. dollars PPP adjusted, with the U.S. and Canada compared amongst other first world nations. Comparison of the health care systems in Canada and the United States are often made by government, public health and… …   Wikipedia

  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People — Abbreviation NAACP …   Wikipedia

  • Health care — For The Office television show episode, see Health Care (The Office). Health care (or healthcare) is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”