Legacy ER & Urgent Care's Hybrid Health Care Model Eliminates Confusion, Unnecessary Charges Created by Standalone ERs

FRISCO, Texas, Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- An answer has arrived for people confused by standalone ER facilities that charge patients "an arm and a leg" when they seek care for minor ailments. Legacy ER & Urgent Care's hybrid health care model merges ER and urgent care services at each of their locations, meaning their patients are charged only for the level of care they receive.

"Before, patients who visited a standalone ER for simple ailments like strep or the flu were charged for the equivalent of a full emergency room visit when they received their bill," said Dr. Jay Woody, founding partner and chief medical officer of Frisco, Texas-based Legacy ER & Urgent Care. "Our hybrid ER/UC model cuts down on both the confusion and the unnecessary charges incurred by patients at other standalone ERs. Instead, we provide a simple and efficient billing approach that improves transparency, as well as the overall patient experience."

Legacy ER & Urgent Care's model represents an emerging category in the health care industry, and is noted for its ability to centralize everything from paperwork, to labs, to X-Rays, to CT scans. It also provides less stress on LER's board-certified doctors and staff, which gives them more personal time to spend with patients and raises the quality of care.

And it's an approach that is working, because LER has plans to double its size in 2015 by opening additional locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

"Our success with this model is best illustrated by our Allen location, which cared for more than 10,000 patients in its first year alone," said Dr. Woody. "We're excited to see where our expansion plans take us in 2015 as we extend our care to more North Texans."

Typical ailments treated in an urgent care environment include:

• Cold and flu symptoms
• Sore throat
• Ear pain
• Sprains and strains
• Sinusitis
• Most broken bones

Typical ailments treated in an ER include:

• Abdominal pain
• Chest pain
• High fever
• Kidney stones
• Nausea and vomiting
• Major broken bones requiring reduction

About Legacy ER & Urgent Care
Legacy ER & Urgent Care (LER) is one of the nation's first flexible health care models to offer both urgent care and emergency room treatment options at one location. With board-certified doctors directly tending to patients, LER's goal is to combine quality medical care, minimal wait times and higher cost-savings over hospital-based ERs and standard urgent care facilities. LER has two locations in Frisco and Allen, Texas that serve the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. For more information, visit www.legacyer.com.

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