HealthLeaders Media December 16, 2021
The growth of urgent care visits before the pandemic continued in 2020 and 2021, an Epic Health Research Network study shows.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Infectious disease testing peaked at about 40% of urgent care visits in October 2020.
– Immunizations peaked at about 20% of urgent care visits in March 2021.
The coronavirus pandemic resulted in unprecedented increases in infectious disease testing and immunizations at urgent care clinics, according to a new research article.
Urgent care visits were on an upward trend before the pandemic. The new study shows that upward trend has continued during the pandemic, with the exception of a decrease in visits early in the crisis.
The new study, which was published by Epic Health Research Network,...