Pediatric Urgent Care —The Right Fit, Right Time

When I started my pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) career 10 years ago, I thought every hospital would eventually have a dedicated pediatric emergency department (ED). A decade later, I ′m now watching medicine steer in a very different direction. Value-based care, accountable care, convenience care, telemedicine, high-deductible insurance plans, and changes in pediatric reimbursement are all pushing children out of EDs and inpatient units. Meanwhile, pediatricians are struggling to compete with new disruptive models that are driving routine acute care visits elsewhere.
Source: Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Guest Editor's Preface Source Type: research