Site of Treatment for Non-Urgent Conditions by Medicare Beneficiaries: Is There a Role for Urgent Care Centers? Gregory S. Corwin, MPH, Devin M. Parker,

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Site of Treatment for Non-Urgent Conditions by Medicare Beneficiaries: Is There a Role for Urgent Care Centers? Gregory S. Corwin, MPH, Devin M. Parker, MS, Jeremiah R. Brown, PhD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 129, Issue 9, Pages 966-973 (September 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.03.013 Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Utilization rates by hospital referral regions adjusted for age, sex, and race. (A) Urgent care centers (UCC), (B) emergency department (ED), (C) physician office (OV). The American Journal of Medicine 2016 129, 966-973DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.03.013) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Utilization rate ratios by hospital referral regions adjusted for age, sex, and race. (A) Urgent care center (UC) to emergency department (ED) and (B) urgent care center (UC) to physician office (OV). The American Journal of Medicine 2016 129, 966-973DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.03.013) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions