Orthopaedic Urgent Care Versus the Emergency Department: Cost Implications for Low-energy Fracture Care.
Christian A PeanMackenzie L BirdDaniel B BuchalterS Steven YangKenneth A EgolPublished in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2021)
These results suggest that the I-Care orthopaedic urgent care model is a more cost-effective and more efficient alternative to the ED for patients with fractures requiring procedural treatment and low-acuity patients managed on an outpatient basis.