2024
National trends in musculoskeletal urgent care centers: Improved Medicaid access from 2019 to 2023
Dlott C, O’Marr J, Jain S, Metcalfe T, Kayani J, Bahel A, Wiznia D. National trends in musculoskeletal urgent care centers: Improved Medicaid access from 2019 to 2023. Medicine 2024, 103: e38936. PMID: 39093793, PMCID: PMC11296439, DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000038936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory Care FacilitiesHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMedicaidMusculoskeletal DiseasesUnited States
2022
Evaluating musculoskeletal urgent care center triage and transfer of emergency conditions for emergency surgical assessment and intervention
Dlott C, Metcalfe T, Khunte A, Jain S, Bahel A, Hsiang W, Donnelley C, Kayani J, Wiznia D. Evaluating musculoskeletal urgent care center triage and transfer of emergency conditions for emergency surgical assessment and intervention. Medicine 2022, 101: e32519. PMID: 36595864, PMCID: PMC9794202, DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000032519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory Care FacilitiesEmergency Service, HospitalHumansMedicaidPlastic Surgery ProceduresTriageUnited StatesConceptsEmergency departmentCompartment syndromeLower extremity compartment syndromeExtremity compartment syndromeUrgent surgical interventionUrgent care centersDelay of careClinician suspicionEmergency surgeryJoint painOrthopedic emergencySurgical interventionAnkle sprainCare centerCritical patientsOrthopedic injuriesSurgical assessmentTriage questionsPrognostic studiesPatientsED resourcesOrthopedic conditionsReferral frequencyTriage practicesLevel IICharges for Initial Visits for Uninsured Patients at Musculoskeletal Urgent Care Centers in the US
Yousman LC, Hsiang WR, Khunte A, Najem M, Jin G, Mosier-Mills A, Jain S, Wiznia D. Charges for Initial Visits for Uninsured Patients at Musculoskeletal Urgent Care Centers in the US. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e229968. PMID: 35503219, PMCID: PMC9066286, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.9968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory Care FacilitiesFees and ChargesHumansInsurance CoverageMedicaidMedically UninsuredUnited StatesConceptsNew patient visitsUrgent care centersUninsured patientsCare centerPatient visitsPocket chargesClinic policiesZip codesMedicaid reimbursementUrgent care center visitsState Medicaid expansion statusPatient office visitsMedicaid expansion statusMedian incomePrimary outcomeInitial visitMedicaid insuranceOffice visitsEmergency departmentUrgent careMAIN OUTCOMEUnderinsured patientsCenter visitsState Medicaid reimbursement ratesPatients
2021
Musculoskeletal Urgent Care Centers Restrict Access for Patients with Medicaid Insurance Based on Policy and Location
Yousman LC, Hsiang WR, Jin G, Najem M, Mosier-Mills A, Khunte A, Jain S, Forman H, Wiznia DH. Musculoskeletal Urgent Care Centers Restrict Access for Patients with Medicaid Insurance Based on Policy and Location. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2021, 479: 2447-2453. PMID: 34114975, PMCID: PMC8509946, DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000001825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrgent care center wait times increase for COVID-19 results in August 2020, with rapid testing availability limited
Yousman LC, Khunte A, Hsiang W, Jain S, Forman H, Wiznia D. Urgent care center wait times increase for COVID-19 results in August 2020, with rapid testing availability limited. BMC Health Services Research 2021, 21: 318. PMID: 33832506, PMCID: PMC8027963, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06338-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrgent care centersCOVID-19 testingTesting availabilityPolymerase chain reactionCare centerRapid testingPCR test resultsCosts of visitsChi-square testCOVID-19 testCOVID-19 resultsCommon locationSignificant decreaseStandardized scriptChain reactionCare ActCenter classificationT-testOverall lackResultsOur resultsVisitsHigher proportionCritical roleTestingMajority
2020
COVID-19 testing capabilities at urgent care centers in states with greatest disease burden
Hsiang W, Forman H, Jain S, Khunte A, Jin G, Yousman L, Najem M, Mosier-Mills A, Wiznia D. COVID-19 testing capabilities at urgent care centers in states with greatest disease burden. F1000Research 2020, 9: 328. PMID: 33381298, PMCID: PMC7689602, DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.23203.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrgent Care Centers Delay Emergent Surgical Care Based on Patient Insurance Status in The United States.
Hsiang WR, Wiznia D, Yousman L, Najem M, Mosier-Mills A, Jin G, Jain S, Khunte A, Davis KA, Forman HP, Schuster KM. Urgent Care Centers Delay Emergent Surgical Care Based on Patient Insurance Status in The United States. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 272: 548-553. PMID: 32932304, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory Care FacilitiesEmergency TreatmentHumansInsurance CoverageMedicaidSurgical Procedures, OperativeTime-to-TreatmentUnited StatesConceptsUrgent care centersMedicaid patientsCare centerInsurance typePrivate patientsEmergent surgical careEmergent surgical casesUrgent surgical conditionIncarcerated inguinal herniaEmergency department referralsPatient insurance statusED referralsInsurance statusReferral ratesInguinal herniaSurgical conditionsSurgical careSurgical casesPatientsPrivate insuranceCliniciansStandardized scriptMedicaidCareEmergent conditionsPrevalence, Characteristics, and Costs of Urgent Care Center Membership Programs
Hsiang W, Jin G, Forman H, Wiznia D. Prevalence, Characteristics, and Costs of Urgent Care Center Membership Programs. JAMA 2020, 324: 513-514. PMID: 32749481, PMCID: PMC7403913, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.7317.Peer-Reviewed Original Research