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Ambulatory Care Accreditation for Urgent Care Centers


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  Register for the Urgent Care Center Toolkit  to access:

  • Accreditation Handbook A must-have for the prospective customer, this booklet summarizes the complete accreditation process from submitting an application to sample survey agendas. 
  • Standards Sampler Gain a better understanding of how imaging standards are structured and the issues they address.
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Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA) Spring Conference
Orlando, FL
May 25-27, 2010

National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
TBD
August 23-25, 2010

Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA) Fall Conference
Phoenix, AZ
October 22-23, 2010

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Resources

Recent News

  • Learn more about Joint Commission accreditation for urgent care centers in Immediate Care Business’s 3-part series: 
      - Part One: Apr 2009 
      - Part Two: Jun 2009
      - Part Three: Aug 2009
  • How do you make patient safety a priority in your urgent care center?  Read article from Journal of Urgent Care Medicine (Part 1 of 2).*
    - May 2009
  • Create a “safety culture” in your urgent care center. How? Read article from Journal of Urgent Care Medicine (Part 2 of 2).*
    - June 2009

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