Coding Challenge: Acute Asthma Exacerbations in Urgent Care

Determine the correct evaluation and management (E/M) service code for this urgent care encounter: PRESENTATION: 44-year-old…

5 Tips When Looking at EKGs in Urgent Care

Jennifer Carlquist, PA-C, and course director of The Urgent Care EKG Course shares a few helpful…

Myth 1 – You Cannot Use Epinephrine For Finger Lacerations

We tend to practice based on what our attending physicians and residents told us. Some of…

Test Your Knowledge of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Management in Urgent Care (Postscript 2 of 2)

Which of the following best describes the role of ultrasound in suspected PID cases? a. Ultrasound…

Coding Challenge: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in Urgent Care

Determine the correct evaluation and management (E/M) service code for this urgent care encounter: PRESENTATION: 25-year-old…

Test Your Knowledge of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Management in Urgent Care (Postscript 1 of 2)

A 26-year-old female patient presents with 2 days of increasing midline lower abdominal/pelvic pain. She denies…

Test Your Knowledge of Pediatric Orthopedic Injury Management in Urgent Care (Postscript 2 of 2)

A 7-year-old boy arrives at urgent care with his father. The boy fell off a trampoline…

Coding Challenge: Pediatric Orthopedic Injury in Urgent Care

Determine the correct evaluation and management (E/M) service code for this urgent care encounter: SUBJECTIVE: 12-year-old…

Test Your Knowledge of Pediatric Orthopedic Injury Management in Urgent Care (Postscript 1 of 2)

A 9-year-old girl is brought to urgent care by her mother with right lateral ankle pain…