Urgent Care and Primary Care

You receive a fax from a local urgent care clinic describing the recent visit of a patient that has come to the primary clinic where you work. You notice this patient has been seeking care at the urgent care clinic and has not been seen by the primary care health care providers for more than a year. The manager asks you to educate patients about urgent care clinics and traditional primary care clinics.

Distinguish between two health care models.

Include the following aspects in the assignment:

Ø  Expand on what urgent care and primary care is.

Ø  Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each

Ø  Explain the difference in the quality of care provided at each facility

Ø  How many of each type of facilities (urgent care and primary care offices) exist in the U.S. and tell me your personal experience with utilizing them.