2021
Urgent 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 ResearchConceptsUrgent 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 conditionsCOVID-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. DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.23203.1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research