Free-Standing Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Hospital Surgery Volume

This paper examines the association of free-standing ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) with hospital surgery volume, using data from the 2002 Medicare Online Survey Certification and Reporting System and the American Hospital Association Annual Surveys of Hospitals. From 1993 to 2001, the number of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: John Bian, Michael A. Morrisey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2007-05-01
Series:Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_44.2.200