The patient population of a major chain of investor-owned ambulatory care walk-in centers

S B Cashman; A Ash; C L Parks; W J Bicknell

doi:10.1097/00004479-199101000-00009

The patient population of a major chain of investor-owned ambulatory care walk-in centers

J Ambul Care Manage. 1991 Jan;14(1):66-77. doi: 10.1097/00004479-199101000-00009.

Authors

S B Cashman¹, A Ash, C L Parks, W J Bicknell

Affiliation

¹ Health Policy Institute, Boston University, MA.

PMID: 10113467
DOI: 10.1097/00004479-199101000-00009

Abstract

In sum, people go to a walk-in office for quick, convenient service, and overall they are happy with their experience. Although we cannot generalize from this case study of one chain of walk-in centers to walk-ins nationally, results from other studies of walk-in patient populations are approximately similar to ours.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Ambulatory Care Facilities / statistics & numerical data*
Boston
Diagnosis-Related Groups
Health Facilities, Proprietary / statistics & numerical data
Patient Acceptance of Health Care / statistics & numerical data*
Sampling Studies
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires