Urgent care is no longer just a convenient alternative to the ER. It's quickly becoming a frontline solution for everyday health needs. At the 17th Annual Symposium for urgent care executives, CEOs from American Family Care, Exer Urgent Care, and Community Care Partners – seeing a combined 6+ million patient visits annually – shared how they’re thinking about growth, competition, and the...
Operating an urgent care is becoming increasingly competitive. Research shows the number of urgent care centers has increased by 7 percent annually since 2019. Yet the number of urgent cares in the market isn’t the only challenge — urgent cares are also dealing with staff layoffs, fewer resources, shifting patient expectations, and reimbursement pressures. Despite all of these urgent care...
Urgent care is no longer just a convenient alternative to the ER. It's quickly becoming a frontline solution for everyday health needs. At the 17th Annual Symposium for urgent care executives, CEOs from American Family Care, Exer Urgent Care, and Community Care Partners – seeing a combined 6+ million patient visits annually – shared how they’re thinking about growth, competition, and the...
Operating an urgent care is becoming increasingly competitive. Research shows the number of urgent care centers has increased by 7 percent annually since 2019. Yet the number of urgent cares in the market isn’t the only challenge — urgent cares are also dealing with staff layoffs, fewer resources, shifting patient expectations, and reimbursement pressures. Despite all of these urgent care...
On-demand medicine is leading a customer experience and access revolution in healthcare through strategic partnerships and sophisticated data insights. Since 2008, the ConvUrgentCare® Symposium has gathered healthcare leaders into a community around the increasing consumerization of medical care. This year, UCP Merchant Medicine and Solv Health joined forces to bring healthcare innovators the...
When it comes to creating software that smooths out workflows, increases efficiency, and helps operators increase profits, we rely on real-world experience from those that have been there. April Gillam, our new Head of Industry Relations, has been on both sides of the waiting room desk and now brings years of expertise to the Solv team. A Keen Eye on the Patient Perspective April knows what...
I am excited to announce that registration is now open for the 14th Annual ConvUrgentCare® Symposium, taking place on September 6-9, 2022 in Scottsdale, Arizona at the iconic Hotel Valley Ho. When I started this conference back in 2007, I could not have imagined just how engaging and powerful it would become. Over the years, we have had the opportunity to host the greatest innovators in...
Today Solv is announcing a new data partnership program, Solv Data Connect, that allows urgent care centers to easily share data between Solv and their EHR system. Data Connect is Solv's pledge to openness and interoperability with other healthcare technology providers, and places a significant focus on EHR compatibility. Urgent care operators heavily invest in their EHR systems and Solv...
We caught up with Dr. Robert Rohatsch. Dr. Rohatsch is an absolute force in the convenient care industry and has built a career around bringing a heightened consumer focus to urgent and retail medicine. As CEO of Urgent Care & Retail at Banner Health, Rohatsch built-out the C-suite, drove culture turnaround, and leads one of the fastest growing urgent care platforms in the...
We were excited to get the chance to sit down and chat with Dr. David Shih, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of Strategy at CityMD. He is a master of many trades, a phenomenal doctor, and a great person to get to know! He is a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), American Association of Physician Leaders (AAPL), Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA)...
How to become the best: The landscape of urgent care is transforming in response to the changing expectations of patients. Urgent care centers are fighting to keep up with the rapid technological innovations in the field, while also responding to increasing customer service expectations. With more and more healthcare options for patients to choose from, staying in touch with your community’s...
