Compose 150 word response to fellow student adding some new information to : Ambulatory family medicine clinics and urgent care clinics both are needed elements of the continuum of care, but are very different from each other in form, function, and challenges to care coordination. Ambulatory family medicine clinics are designed to maximize continuity of care with focus on preventive health, chronic disease, and extended patient-provider relationships. Alternatively, urgent care facilities treat patients with acute but not life-threatening illnesses needing immediate but not necessarily immediate care on an inpatient basis. Without having access to their primary care physician, these patients also stand to gain. In urgent care centers, patients are usually being treated for one health issue and will not likely get adequate follow-up, especially if the visit is not being linked to their main care record. These missing follow-up and documentation can lead to disjointed care. Since, according to Khatri et al. (2023), poor care coordination across settings has a tendency to lead to missed diagnoses and wasteful use of resources,. Synchronization of electronic health records between family medicine clinics and urgent care is critical for informing treatment choices based on an integrated vision of the patient's history. Ambulatory clinics can benefit from urgent care centers by accepting referrals of patients for long-term care, and urgent care centers can serve as a portal to the healthcare system for individuals with no prior regular medical contact. Bouton et al. (2023) emphasize that robust interprofessional practice in primary care makes an enormous impact on patient health outcomes through facilitating communication and shared decision-making among disciplines. When nurses in both settings communicate well and utilize networks of referrals, they enable bridging the transition between continuous and episodic care. System-level strategies such as standardized referral forms, shared care plans, and scheduled interdisciplinary meetings can optimize internal and external processes. Nurses are at the center of these activities, often acting as the bridge linking urgent and ongoing care. They provide education to patients, schedule follow-up, and make certain that patients are adequately informed regarding when and how they should access the appropriate care