Feud Between Emergency Physicians and Urgent Care Physicians Boils Over
Summary
“Getting even a fifth of these patients out of the emergency department and into urgent care centers would result in at least a $20-billion reduction in the nation’s healthcare costs.Why wouldn’t the two industries want to work together to produce this kind of cost-savings for the general public?” In order to further drive home the value of urgent care in this discussion, Dr. Stern wrote “I highly encourage the public to read these editorials to get the real facts about the important role the urgent care industry plays in their healthcare,” says Dr. Stern.This has caused a major divide between emergency physicians and urgent care physicians.The feud reached new heights this month after the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) issued a press release denying unnecessary ER visits are the cause of the nation’s high healthcare costs.Dr. Stern’s editorial was met with negative comments further denying the value of urgent care.“I am amazed at the reaction from these emergency physicians,” says Dr. Stern.Why wouldn’t the two industries want to work together to produce this kind of cost-savings for the general public?”In order to further drive home the value of urgent care in this discussion, Dr. Stern wrote a second editorial that was published in Urgent Care News providing additional facts refuting the misleading comments that were posted in response to his original editorial.“I highly encourage the public to read these editorials to get the real facts about the important role the urgent care industry plays in their healthcare,” says Dr. Stern.