Open AccessEffect of Physician Ownership of Specialty Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers on Frequency of Use of Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery
Author(s) -
Jean M. Mitchell
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
archives of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3644
pISSN - 0004-0010
DOI - 10.1001/archsurg.2010.149
Subject(s) - medicine , ambulatory , orthopedic surgery , specialty , surgery , outpatient surgery , family medicine
Physician-owned specialty hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers have become commonplace in many markets throughout the United States. Little is known about whether the financial incentives linked to ownership affect frequency of outpatient surgery.
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