ER Urgent Care Adds Pharmacy Component.MIAMI Miami, cities, United States Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. -- ER Urgent Care (Pink Sheets:ERUG) is proud to announce a joint venture with pharmaceutical solutions company IV Rx. The collaborative effort will allow ER Urgent Care to set up full service pharmacies in all its centers, becoming a part of the PHD Network. As part of the network, ER Urgent Care Centers will now be able to bill for all PBM PBM - play by mail. See play by electronic mail. medications. All meds will be billed electronically and create additional revenue for the Urgent Care Centers in the form of patient co-payment, dispensing fee and reimbursement from the PBMs through the PHD Network. "To have an idea of how profitable this venture can be, if we average 100 meds prescribed per day. By filling these prescriptions in-house and billing electronically, at an average of $50/medication at approximately 25% profit each, we can increase revenue by $450,000 per year, per center," explains Jerry Miller Jerry Miller (born July 10, 1943 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American musician, a guitarist and vocalist who was a member of the 1960s San Francisco band Moby Grape. Before joining the group, Miller and bandmate Don Stevenson were members of The Frantics, a Pacific Northwest bar , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and Founder of ER Urgent Care Centers. In addition, the collaboration will allow ER Urgent Care Centers to treat patients in need of intravenous medication by setting up infusion suites. This will expand ER Urgent Care Centers services by adding treatments for HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. , Crohn's Disease Crohn's disease: see colitis. , Rheumatoid Arthritis rheumatoid arthritis Chronic, progressive autoimmune disease causing connective-tissue inflammation, mostly in synovial joints. It can occur at any age, is more common in women, and has an unpredictable course. and Multiple Sclerosis. About ER Urgent Care ERUC Management Company Inc. operates ER Urgent Care Centers in the South Florida area. The "true, bona-fide," "Urgent Care Center" is a one-stop-shop where patients can receive premier health care, after-hours, at a fraction of the cost of emergency room visits. With the "Urgent Care Center" model emergency rooms will no longer lose money on ER patients with minor injuries and illnesses and the HMOs will no longer have to pay exorbitant claims for non-admitted patients. ER Urgent Care Centers create a win-win situation for everyone, filling the financial and service gap between primary care physicians (PCPs) and hospital emergency rooms. For more information visit our Web site at www.erurgentcare.net or sign up for the corporate newsletter at http://www.erurgentcare.net/updates.asp Or visit our locations at: 850 Ives Dairy Rd. North Miami Beach North Miami Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 35,359), Dade co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1931. It is a major office and retail area. , Fl. 33179 213 North Federal Highway Hallandale Beach, Fl. 33009 15463 SW 137th Ave. Kendal, Fl. 33177 Coming Soon: Hialeah, Fl. 33012 ER Urgent Care Center is a provider for Amerigroup, Avmed, Humana HUM, Aetna AET AET Aetna, Inc. 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