Dublin, Feb. 24, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dm4wkz/the_u_s_market) has announced the addition of the "The U.S. Market for Urgent Care Centers" report to their offering.
Urgent care centers in the United States provide an increasingly important option between a physician's office and a hospital emergency room. They provide walk-in, extended hour access for acute illness and injury care that is either beyond the scope or availability of the typical primary care practice. With a need to reduce emergency room visits and the influx of patients expected due to healthcare reform legislation, urgent care could play a decisive role in healthcare in the near future.
Business planners in healthcare who are targeting hospitals or physician offices are leaving out a critical use area. This report, The U.S. Market for Urgent Care Centers, represents Kalorama's analysis of the current market and future opportunity for urgent care centers. The report looks at center location growth, and the market for services performed by urgent care centers. It includes the following important data
Market for Urgent Care 2013-2018
- Survey of Consumers Who Have Visited an Urgent Care Clinic
- Breakout of Urgent Care Revenues by Type (Anxiety/Mental Disorder, Respiratory, Stomach/Nausea, Skin, Fracture, Lacerations/Wounds, Cold/Flu, Lab, Pharmacy, X-Ray/Imaging, Vaccine, Allergies, Membership Fees, Aesthetic/Spa, Burn, Eye Treatment, Earache, Physical Therapy, Other)
- IVD Sales to Urgent Care Centers (Chemistry Panels, Complete Blood Count, Cholesterol/Lipids, Hep Function, Glucose, HbA1c, Flu, Preg/LH, Urinalysis, HIV, Allergy, Strep, Drugs of Abuse, Cardiac Markers, Coagulation PT, Anemia, Other)
- X-Ray and Other Imaging Sales to Urgent Care Centers
- Prescriptions Written by Urgent Care Centers
- Vaccinations Performed by Urgent Care Centers
The urgent care business model involves providing a full range of services of non-emergency acute care. The model promises service and relies on a substantial investment in equipment and staff. Most have a physician on staff, generally more than one. UCC's differ from traditional Physicians' offices with procedure rooms for lacerations and fractures, radiology department for x-ray services, and a laboratory. While some traditional physician practices may have these facilitates, it is more the exception. Convenient hours are a key strength of urgent care centers. Most urgent cares have hours at least as early as 8 a.m. but sometimes 7 a.m. and close at 8-10 p.m. at night.
In addition to market estimates and forecasts, the report provides the following:
- Number of Centers Estimate and Growth Forecast, 2011-2017
- Ownership of Urgent Care Centers
- Age of Urgent Care Clinic
- Drivers of Growth
- Limitations and Challenges
- Profiles of Representative Urgent Care Companies
- Current and Likely Future Effects of Healthcare Reform
- Competition, Insurance Company "Urgent-Care Friendly" Policies, Hospital-Ownership, and Other Trends
Key Topics Covered:
ONE: Executive Summary
- Growth in Urgent Care Centers
- Limiters
- The Need for Urgent Care
- Consumer Feedback
- Urgent Care Center Market
- Opportunity for Suppliers - Imaging, IVD, Pharmaceutical
- Scope and Methodology
- Conclusions
TWO: Issues and Trends in Urgent Care
- The Costly and Overcrowded Emergency Department
- ER Costs vs. Urgent Care Costs
- Urgent Care Clinic Business Model
- Investment
- Ownership
- Services
- Payment Sources for UCCs
- Urgent Care Hours
- AMA Concerns about Urgent Care Savings
- Other Provider Hours
- Patient Visit Trends
- Affordable Care Act
- Doctor Waiting Room Times
- Hospital-Owned Urgent Care
- EMR Usage at Urgent Care Centers
- Mental Illness
- Insurance Policies to Encourage Urgent Care Usage
- Physician Shortage
THREE: Urgent Center User Survey
- Overview and Methodology
- Percentage of Urgent Care Usage by Population
- Percentage Who Have Seen a Physician in the Last Year
- Number of Urgent Care Visits in the Last Year
- Level of Patient Satisfaction
- Reasons for Urgent Center Visits
FOUR: Market Analysis
- Center Growth Forecast
- Urgent Clinic Sales Forecasts
- Urgent Care Sales by Type of Visit
- Imaging Equipment Sales to Urgent Care Centers
- Diagnostics Test Sales to Urgent Care Centers
- Clinical Chemistry
- Lipids/Cholesterol
- Pregnancy Ovulation
- Urinalysis
- Drugs of Abuse/Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
- Diabetes
- HIV POC Testing
- Influenza
- Prescription Drugs
- Vaccines
FIVE: Company Profiles
- American Family Care
- Initial Investment
- Ongoing Royalty
- Net Worth Requirements
- Converting an Existing Urgent Care Facility
- Multi-Unit Purchases
- Aurora Urgent Care
- CareNow
- CareSpot
- Concentra
- Dignity Healthcare
- Doctors Care
- FastMed
- Intermountain InstaCare
- MedExpress Urgent Care
- NextCare
- Patient First
- U.S. HealthWorks
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