Safety and Cost-Efficacy of Surgical Fixation of Isolated Ankle Fractures in a Free-Standing Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) vs. Hospital-Owned Outpatient Facility (HOPD)

Category: Ankle, Trauma Introduction/Purpose: Free-standing Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) typically provide uncomplicated surgical procedures in a non-hospital setting, and function as ‘focused factories’ that replicate the delivery of quality care while achieving lower costs as compared to hos...

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Main Authors: Azeem Tariq Malik MBBS, Safdar N Khan MD, Carmen E Quatman MD, PhD, Thuan V Ly MD, Laura Phieffer MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-10-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011419S00290