The Urgent Care Association (UCA) is a membership organization founded in 2004 and headquartered in Warrenville, IL, United States, which represents professionals working in urgent care centers in the United States and internationally.[1]

Educational resources

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UCA offers educational and professional development resources including live webinars, convention recordings, and self-paced learning content through its online education portal, in addition to providing resources for starting a new urgent care center, provision of clinical care in the urgent care setting, and running a successful urgent care practice.[2]

UCA also holds an annual Convention in coordination with the College of Urgent Care Medicine. Additionally, UCA publishes Benchmarking Reports[3] on emerging trends in the urgent care industry.

Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

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The journal features columns on medical coding, legal aspects of urgent care, and occupational medicine matters.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "About UCAOA".
  2. ^ "Education". Urgent Care Association. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Urgent Care Association > Resources > Industry". www.ucaoa.org. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  4. ^ StuWilli (2018-04-27). "About Us". Journal of Urgent Care Medicine. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
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