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With plans for 80 new urgent care centers by 2013, Doctors Express turns to DocuTAP’s solution to ensure consistency in EMR and PM during growth and expansion.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DocuTAP, a provider of electronic medical records (EMR) and practice management (PM) software, today announced a partnership with Doctors Express, a nationwide urgent care franchise.
“Industry veterans like Dr. Shufeldt understand the importance of enhancing operational efficiencies to succeed in this highly competitive market.”
“Given DocuTAP’s track record within the urgent care industry and the company’s excellent reputation and experience in electronic medical records space specifically in the urgent care space, DocuTAP was a clear choice for us to support our company’s business development objectives and enable ongoing innovation and growth,” said John Shufeldt, MD, JD MBA, CEO of Doctors Express... |
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Urgent care franchisor strengthens leadership, prepares for growth.
Towson, MD (PRWEB) March 05, 2012 - Doctors Express, the first ever national urgent care franchise, has been acquired by Phoenix-based Immediate Clinic, LLC and The Ensign Group, Inc., based in Mission Viejo, Calif. The acquisition will infuse the resources and leadership experience to accelerate the company’s strategic growth plans.
Doctors Express will continue to operate under the same name. The executive team will remain with the company serving on the Board of Directors, and Dr. Scott Burger will continue in the role of Medical Director.
Immediate Clinic’s seasoned urgent care executive team is led by Dr. John Shufeldt, founder and former CEO of NextCare, one of the nation's largest and most successful privately-owned providers of urgent care and occupational medical services... |
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Doctors Express Transforms Medical Care in Portland Area.
Portland, OR (PRWEB) February 07, 2012 - Doctors Express, the first ever national urgent care franchise is expanding in Portland just 9 months after they established their first center in Lake Oswego. Renowned Portland physician Dr. Lou Perretta joined the group as the Medical Director and is partnering with former Intel Executive Guru Sankar to build and operate the new urgent care facilities, combining clinical excellence with business savvy and a singular focus on patient service. The team plans to establish a high quality, state-of-the art, walk-in medical center that is comfortable, convenient and affordable for patients. The new Doctors Express Portland will open in March in the prime Uptown Shopping Center... |
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A New Solution in Patient Care Opens Doors in Pembroke Pines
Pembroke Pines, FL (PRWEB) February 04, 2012 - While debate over the nation’s healthcare system continues, a board-certified family physician is teaming up with a successful international businessman, to provide a new alternative in efficient and affordable patient care. The first national urgent care franchise, Doctors Express opens in Pembroke Pines on February 3rd to eliminate long waits associated with emergency room visits and the often found challenges scheduling doctor appointments on short notice. Board-certified family physician, Dr. Avraham Uncyk, has teamed up with franchise manager Manual Perez to deliver affordable, efficient, non-emergency treatment – no appointment needed... |
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A New Solution in Patient Care Opens Doors in Pembroke Pines
Broward County, FL, January 26, 2012 --(PR.com)-- While debate over the nation’s healthcare system continues, a board-certified family physician is teaming up with a successful international businessman, to provide a new alternative in efficient and affordable patient care. The first national urgent care franchise, Doctors Express opens in Pembroke Pines on February 3rd to eliminate long waits associated with emergency room visits and the often found challenges scheduling doctor appointments on short notice. Board-certified family physician, Dr. Avraham Uncyk, has teamed up with franchise manager Manual Perez, to deliver affordable, efficient, non-emergency treatment – no appointment needed... |
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Doctors Express Expands Medical Care Options in the Capitol Area
Edgewater, MD, November 19, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Doctors Express, the first ever national urgent care franchise, has awarded a territory to a local husband-and-wife business team that plans to greatly enhance medical care in the in the Chesapeake Bay area. The Doctors Express center on Solomons Island Road across from Lee Airport will service the Edgewater/Annapolis area and nearby Anne Arundel County communities.
Rick and Ginni Morani, bring a solid background of running successful businesses and have been awarded the rights to develop and open the fourth Doctors Express center to be located in Maryland. The Moranis and their medical director, Dr. Rinde Fadirepo, will establish a high-quality, state-of-the art, walk-in medical center that is comfortable, convenient and affordable for patients... |
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CHESTER COUNTY, Pa., Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Urgent care centers act as convenient, affordable alternatives to emergency rooms for non-life-threatening conditions. One innovative center in Downingtown, Pa. has taken the concept to a new level. As owner Jeff Evons explains, Doctors Express is committed to providing prompt, professional medical care in a friendly and welcoming environment.
The Center, which is open 363 days a year, performs digital X-rays and lab work onsite. Handles everything from cuts and bruises to fractures and flu. Best of all they're open 8am to 8pm Monday-Friday and 8 to 5 weekends. They accept most major insurance, and see un-insured and under-insured patients at affordable rates.
To that end, Doctors Express has expanded its service offerings to include more than just urgent care... |
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State-of-the-Art Queen Anne Facility Features Short Wait Times, Extended Hours and Physicians On Site 365 Days a Year to Treat Urgent, Non Life-Threatening Conditions SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - January 31, 2011) - Amid a period of turbulence for America's health care system, and as the family doctor becomes more over-loaded and less accessible, a new state-of-the art medical center is opening its doors, with the promise to dramatically improve access and affordability for those seeking urgent care in Seattle.
Doctors Express, part of a nationwide network of urgent care centers, opens locally in lower Queen Anne Friday, Feb. 19 as a Seattle urgent care center that helps redefine the patient experience. The new center, at 610 1st Avenue North (above Metropolitan Market), is the first Doctors Express location in the Pacific Northwest and the 25th nationwide... |
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New Concept in Convenient and Cost Effective Care Relieves Patients from ER Overcrowding and Prices Raleigh, NC, January 27, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Patients with winter related injuries and sicknesses are filling-up a new, local medical facility that offers patients a more cost effective and quicker alternative to the area's overcrowded emergency rooms. Doctors Express, the nation's first ever nationally franchised urgent care with a center serving the area, is experiencing a tremendous increase in patients this winter who want to see a doctor without long waits and high prices. Doctors Express physicians say they provide one solution to the cost and overcrowding of the ER that spikes during winter months with cold weather-related injuries and illnesses... |
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Business Brains Hope to Change Industry Not Known for Speed or Efficiency Beaumont, TX --(PR.com)-- At a time when Congress is debating different ways to overhaul the nation's health care system, two local business owners will use their business backgrounds to create a new remedy for Beaumont's ailing health care system. Doctors Express, the first national urgent care franchise, will open in Beaumont later this month and redefine the patient experience; eliminating long waits associated with doctor's office or emergency room visits. The owners will use a business approach to deliver affordable, efficient, non emergency treatment to almost anyone who walks in. The Doctors Express franchise will do for urgent care, what, say, Pearl Vision did for glasses... |
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New health care franchise is opening an Atlanta branch in December. It will be owned by local residents Chris and Theone Rutledge. HOLLY SPRINGS, NC /24-7PressRelease/ -- Doctors Express, a unique new urgent care treatment concept, plans to open its first Atlanta area facility in Buckhead by early December. To be located on the ground floor of the new Piedmont West Medical Building at the intersection of I-75 & Howell Mill Road, the facility is owned by local Atlanta residents and business partners Chris and Theone Rutledge.
According to co-owner Chris Rutledge, "The Doctors Express concept has proved successful as a convenient and compassionate alternative to hospital ERs. Our physicians and medical staff will treat patients with urgent, but non-life-threatening illnesses or injuries, utilizing the very latest in medical technology, including electronic medical records, digital X-rays and an on-site lab... |
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Fort Collins Resident Mark Damschroder will open the Center in June 2009, Damschroder plans to open more centers in Wyoming and Colorado
Baltimore, MD, Doctors Express announces its first urgent care center in Colorado. Fort Collins resident Mark Damschroder will own the new Northern Colorado center scheduled to open in June 2009. Damschroder plans to open other centers in Colorado and Wyoming.
"It's great to be able to bring this service to communities and I want to work as quickly as possible to get centers open," Damschroder said. "Doctors Express is a great way to help people and that's what drew me to urgent care. There's a tremendous need for urgent care services in our area."
"Our Emergency Rooms are overcrowded," Damschroder said noting the average ER wait time in Colorado is 3 and 1/2 hours, and in Wyoming it's 3... |
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Doctors Express was formed in late 2005 by Dr. Scott Burger, Chief Medical Officer, in response to the growing need for high quality and convenient medical care in a warm, friendly environment.
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