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Healthcare is continuing its slow, but inevitable transformation away from the traditional fee-for-service payment models to value-based care. This shift ensures providers focus on improving outcomes and the quality of care a patient receives rather than volume of cases, while also improving access to care across the board. The question is how can this reach...
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Healthcare in the US is demanding more office-based surgical practices. Let's get into how to start (or grow) one, and who can help.
Today's post is part III of our ongoing series about moving procedures out of the hospital and into ambulatory surgery center and office-based environments. Today, we're discussing changing patient demographics and market signals.
Today's post is part II of our ongoing series about moving procedures out of the hospital and into ambulatory surgery center and office-based environments. We're discussing the contributing factors to the site of service shift, and its benefits to patients and doctors alike. Last week, we covered advances in surgical procedures and anesthesia. This time, we're addressing the rise of office healthcare technology.
Reason #1: ADVANCES IN ANESTHESIA AND SURGICAL PROCEDURES The modernization of anesthesia, particularly outsourced anesthesia, has played a clear role in the site of service transition to office-based procedures. The healthcare industry is undergoing a dramatic transformation. The past decade has seen a steady increase in surgical procedures moving away from hospital environments into surgery...
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