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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-10-01
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Series: | Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011419S00290 |