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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Tracking injury rates is crucial for public health surveillance.
  • Existing data primarily focuses on emergency department visits, leaving gaps in understanding injuries treated in other settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the proportion and types of injuries treated in urgent care centers (UCCs) compared to other healthcare settings.
  • To analyze trends in injury claims across different care settings from 2016 to 2019.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized FAIR Health claims data from 2016 to Q1 2019.
  • Calculated the percentage of injury claims and identified common injury types across various settings, including UCCs, office settings, hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs), inpatient, and emergency departments (EDs).

Main Results:

  • Physician offices (62%) and HOPDs (17%) accounted for the majority of injury claims.
  • Urgent care centers (UCCs) represented less than 2% of injury claims but showed a 6% increase from 2016 to 2018.
  • Emergency department (ED) injury claims decreased by 24% during the same period.

Conclusions:

  • Physician offices and HOPDs remain the primary sites for injury care.
  • Urgent care centers are emerging as a significant and rapidly growing setting for managing injuries.
  • The shift in injury care patterns suggests a potential increase in the utilization of UCCs for acute injuries.