Urgent Care Association of America
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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.[1]
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[edit] 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). [2][3]
[edit] Conferences
Among the educational and professional development events UCAOA hosts are an annual convention and a fall conference.[4]
[edit] 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.[5]
[edit] 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.
[edit] Certified Urgent Care Designation
In 2009 the Urgent Care Association of America established national criteria for urgent care centers with their Certified Urgent Care designation. The program sets standards for hours of operation, staffing, and services patients can expect to be available. The CUC designation helps patients, payers and other interested parties identify true full-service urgent care centers.
[edit] References
- ^ About the Urgent Care Association of America UCAOA website. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ^ Joint Commission, Urgent Care Association of America Form Alliance Press release on the Joint Commission website July 10, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ^ About Urgent Care Center Accreditation UCAOA website. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ^ Urgent Care Educational Programs UCAOA website. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ^ Fellowships UCAOA website. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
