Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common complication of ambulatory
surgery, leading to numerous deleterious effects such as decreased patient satisfaction …

Hospital ownership of physician practices has grown across the US, and these strategic
decisions seem to drive higher prices and spending. Using detailed physician ownership …

Background: More procedures are being completed on an outpatient basis at freestanding
ambulatory surgery centers. The purpose of our study was to determine the safety and rate …

Importance Shifting care to alternative sites when clinically appropriate may be associated
with reduced US health care spending, improved access, and, in some cases, improved …

Methods: Custom-scripted accounting software was queried for line-item costs for a period of
3 fiscal years (fiscal year 2012 to fiscal year 2014) for eight day surgery procedures at both a …

Study Design. Retrospective database review. Objective. The aim of the present study was
to examine how often spine surgery is being performed in an outpatient hospital setting …

Healthcare firms regularly seek outside capital; yet, we have an incomplete understanding of
external investor influence on provider behavior. We investigate the effects of private equity …

Background Optimization of surgical instrument trays improves efficiency and reduces cost.
The purpose of this study is to assess the economic impact of optimizing orthopedic …

Background: Outpatient unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) has been shown to be
safe and feasible when compared with inpatient surgery; however, no studies have …

Cataracts are a leading cause of reversible blindness in India, where millions of people can
be effectively treated for this condition with surgery. The Aravind Eye Care System in …