The Textbook of Urgent Care Management is now offering individual chapters for sale. The full book, provides an expert business consulting guide to potential or existing urgent care clinic owners, managers & operators as well as investors. Learn how to more effectively run your immediate care or walk-in center as well as start incorporating urgent care services into your existing primary care practice. The chapters cover valuable information from industry experts on how to start, manage, and even sell your urgent care center. Chapter 34 includes: What Is an Accountable Care Organization? Why Should Accountable Care Organizations be Interested in Urgent Care Centers? - Reducing Total Costs of Care - Improving Accessibility of Care and Patient-Satisfaction Indicators - Involving Urgent Care Primary-Care Physicians Why Should Urgent Care Centers be Interested in Accountable Care Organizations? Strategic Accountable Care Organization Options for Urgent Care Centers - Option 1: Be a Participating Accountable Care Organization Provider - Option 2: Be a Good Partner - Option 3: Wait and See