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Urgent Cares (UCs) may be suitable for the evaluation and treatment of such patients but there is little data on how headache is evaluated in UC settings and what types of treatments are available. We conducted a study to evaluate the types of care available for patients with headache presenting to UCs.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Cross-Sectional.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Headache specialists across the United States contacted UCs to collect data on a questionnaire. Questions asked about UC staffing (e.g. number and backgrounds of staff, hours of operation), average length of UC visits for headache, treatments and tests available for patients presenting with headache, and disposition including to the ED.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Data from 10 UC programs comprised of 61 individual UC sites revealed: The vast majority (8\/10; 80%) had diagnostic testing onsite for headache evaluation. A small majority (6\/10; 60%) had the American Headache Society recommended intravenous medications for acute migraine available. Half (5\/10) had a headache protocol in place. The majority (6\/10; 60%) had no follow up policy after UC discharge.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>UCs have the potential to provide expedited care for patients presenting for evaluation and treatment of headache. However, considerable variability exists amongst UCs in their abilities to manage headaches. This study reveals many opportunities for future research including the development of protocols and professional partnerships to help guide the evaluation, triage, and treatment of patients with headache in UC settings.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12913-021-07457-2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,8]],"date-time":"2022-02-08T10:03:44Z","timestamp":1644314624000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["The role of urgent care centers in headache management: a quality improvement project"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"22","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4991-3703","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mia T.","family":"Minen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dennique","family":"Khanns","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jenny","family":"Guiracocha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Annika","family":"Ehrlich","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fawad A.","family":"Khan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ashhar S.","family":"Ali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marius","family":"Birlea","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Niranjan N.","family":"Singh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Addie","family":"Peretz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"I. 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There was implicit consent on the part of those who provided information about urgent care facility operations.","order":2,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Ethics approval and consent to participate"}},{"value":"The authors agree that the manuscript can be published.","order":3,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Consent for publication"}},{"value":"Dr. Charleston has received personal compensation for serving as a consultant for Allergan\/AbbVie, Alder\/Lundbeck, Biohaven, Satsuma and Teva; is on the advisory panel for Ctrl M Health (stock); received grant support from the Disparities in Headache Advisory Council; served as an Expert Witness for Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. He is a non-compensated associate editor for Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain and serves as a non-compensated Board Member-at-Large for the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy. He reports no relevant conflict of interest for this manuscript.Ms. Ehrlich is on speaker bureau for Lilly and Abbvie. She has received consulting fees from Abbvie. She has served on advisory boards for Impel Neuropharma and Currax. She reports no relevant conflict of interest for this manuscript.Dr. Minen, Ms. Khanns, Ms. Guiracocha, Dr. Khan, Dr. Ali, Dr. Birlea, Dr. Singh, and Dr. Peretz report no conflicts.","order":4,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Competing interests"}}],"article-number":"162"}}