Topic: Outpatient Care Settings

Details: Compare and contrast three different types of outpatient care settings, such as physician offices, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care, emergency rooms, et cetera.
Explain the role of the administrator in each setting.
Explain how clinicians provide quality care to patients in each setting.
Analyze the importance of understanding cultural diversity in each setting and how this understanding relates to the quality of care.
How can administrators contribute to ensuring respect for cultural diversity?
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Outpatient Care Settings
The urgent care centers, primary care centers, and the emergency department have several differences and similarities. Each of these settings has administrators who have several roles to play. Clinicians in each setting use several ways to ensure that patients receive quality care.

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