title: Establishing benchmarks for ambulatory surgery costs.
abstract: The acceleration of managed care activity has made benchmark data on performance especially important. To date, benchmark data on financial and clinical performance in ambulatory surgery have been lacking in both hospital-based and independent, freestanding ambulatory surgery centers. This article discusses tools, empirical data, and strategies to assist financial (and clinical) managers in healthcare organizations critically examine the efficiency of their ambulatory surgery services.
authors.affiliation: CHPS Consulting, Columbia, MD, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Balicki
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D004180:Direct Service Costs; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics*; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013531:Surgicenters / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D014481:United States