title: Ambulatory surgery: the growth of an industry.
abstract: Over a short 30 years, ambulatory surgery has grown from a few freestanding facilities to a continuously growing industry. This article gives a historical overview of that growth, while specifically documenting the impact that competition, regulation, capitation, technology, and the consumer have on nursing and a single industry.
authors.affiliation: Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Poole
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history*; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000266:history; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000266:history; D006278:Medicare / Q000266:history; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000266:history; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000266:history; D014481:United States