4 Topic Commentaries

Resources for a Stronger ASC

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  Carrie L. Langstraat, M.D.

  Gynecologic Oncology

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  Mayo Clinic

  “This is pretty significant, as there was a large shift to more outpatient hysterectomy and improved costs, yet clinical outcomes remained the same,”

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  Matthew Abdel, M.D.

  Orthopedic Surgery

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  Mayo Clinic

  “Everything related to that remains essential– preparing the patient, educating the patient, managing expectations, and having a multidisciplinary team in place – all must work together to allow that patient to go home that day safely.”

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  Martin Makary, M.D., M.P.H.

  Surgery

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  Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  There’s a growing movement in the United States for transparent and fixed pricing for predictable services, and this study suggests that the market rewards such practices.

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  Patrick Byrne, M.D., M.B.A.

  Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery)

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  Johns Hopkins Medicine

  “A lot of data has come out, especially in the last decade, about the high quality of surgery performed at free-standing outpatient surgical centers,” he says, “and it’s delivered at a fraction of the cost.”

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