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Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Outpatient Procedure Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries

2014; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 52; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/mlr.0000000000000213

1537-1948

Brent K. Hollenbeck, Rodney L. Dunn, Anne M. Suskind, Yun Zhang, John M. Hollingsworth, John D. Birkmeyer,

Hospital Admissions and Outcomes

There has been a strong push to move outpatient surgery from hospital settings to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). Despite the efficiency advantages of ASCs, many are concerned that these facilities could increase overall utilization.