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Ambulatory surgery. An evolution.

D M DeFazio-Quinn
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Technological advances have allowed the number of outpatient surgical procedures performed each year to increase steadily. Pressure from patients, physicians, and third-party payers has led to an increase in the number of freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs). By virtue of their structure, freestanding ASCs have been able to provide services at a lower cost than their hospital counterparts. Rapid changes in the health care environment are forcing health care facilities to adopt cost-cutting measures in an attempt to compete in the marketplace.

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D M DeFazio-Quinn. 1997. Ambulatory surgery. An evolution.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9115483/

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