The Ambulatory Endoscopy Center (AEC): What It Can Do For Your Gastroenterology Practice

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 687-694

  Frakes, James T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY SURGERY; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MARKETING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750686023     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2006.08.007     Document Type: Review

References (20)

1. Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association. Medicare payments for procedures performed in ambulatory surgery centers compared with hospital outpatient departments (2005), Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association, Alexandria, VA
2. Frakes J.T. The importance of the ambulatory endoscopy center (AEC) to the gastroenterology practice. In: Frakes J.T. (Ed). Ambulatory endoscopy centers: a primer (2006), American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Oak Brook (IL) (in press)
3. American Medical Association. Medicare RBRVS: the physician guide (2004), American Medical Association, Chicago
4. Pike I.M. Outpatient endoscopy: possibilities for the office. Gastrointest Endosc Clin North Am 12 2 (2002) 247-261
5. Overholt B.F. Office endoscopy or an endoscopic ambulatory surgery center?. Gastroenterologist 1 (1993) 99-106
6. Herzlinger R. Market driven health care: who wins, who loses in the transformation of America's largest service industry (1997), Addison-Wesley, Reading (MA)
7. Deas Jr. T.M. Assessing the financial health of the endoscopy center. Gastrointest Endosc Clin North Am 12 2 (2002) 231-246
8. Verispan L.L.C. Outpatient surgery center market report 2005 edition (2005), Verispan, LLC, Yardley (PA)
9. Frakes J.T. Setting up an endoscopy facility. In: Ginsberg G.G., Kochman M., Norton I., and Gostout C.J. (Eds). Clinical gastrointestinal endoscopy (2005), Elsevier Science Ltd, London 13-27
10. Marasco J.A., and Marasco R.F. Designing the ambulatory endoscopy center. Ambulatory endoscopy centers. Gastrointest Endosc Clin North Am 12 2 (2002) 185-204
11. Deas Jr. T.M., and Drerup D.M. Endoscopic ambulatory surgery centers: demise, survive or thrive?. J Clin Gastroenterol 29 (1999) 253-256
12. McMillin D.F. Staffing and scheduling in the endoscopy center. Ambulatory endoscopy centers. Gastrointest Endosc Clin North Am 12 2 (2002) 285-296
13. Johanson J.F. Continuous quality improvement in the ambulatory endoscopy center. Ambulatory endoscopy centers. Gastrointest Endosc Clin North Am 12 2 (2002) 351-365
14. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Establishment of gastrointestinal endoscopy areas. Policy and procedure manual for gastrointestinal endoscopy: guidelines for training and practice (2005), American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Oak Brook (IL) (CD)
15. Johanson J.F. Benchmark data for quality assessment of colonoscopy. [abstract]. Gastrointest Endosc 53 (2001) AB55
16. Korman L.Y., Overholt B.F., Box T.D., et al. Incidence of perforation during colonoscopy in endoscopy ambulatory surgery centers. [abstract]. Gastrointest Endosc 53 (2001) AB72
17. Schmitt C.M. Clinical research. Gastrointest Endosc Clin North Am 12 2 (2002) 395-419
18. Schmitt C.M. Research in clinical practice. Gastrointest Endosc Clin North Am 16 4 (2006) 751-773
19. Frakes J.T. The endoscopy unit: considerations for selecting a professional environment. Gastroenterol Hepatol 1 (2005) 68-69
20. Frakes J.T. Ambulatory endoscopy centers (AECs): what the interviewing fellow needs to know. Gastrointest Endosc 62 1 (2005) 112-113