Delays in urgent care: a slideshow
Medical Economics April 30, 2024
Patients say they could not access urgent care when they needed it in the last year.
Primary care physicians know if they help their patients maintain and control their health conditions, those patients are less likely to end up at the emergency department.
But sometimes urgent care is necessary for injuries or illnesses.
Not every state has quick access to urgent care. In the worst case, more than 17% of patients reported they did not receive urgent care when they wanted it, according to findings from the Parrish Law Firm of Virginia, compiled from national data of the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Figures were...