Growth of ambulatory surgical centers, surgery volume, and savings to medicare

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 10-15

  Koenig, Lane ^a   Gu, Qian ^a  

^a KNG Health Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COST SAVINGS; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURGICENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872024715     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2012.183     Document Type: Article

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