A corporate partner in the endoscopic ambulatory surgery center. Is it worth the cost?
In the preceding article of this two-part polemic on the advisability of a corporate partner in the endoscopic ambulatory surgery center (EASC), the advantages of such a partner were discussed and criteria given for judging its performance. Alternatives to the corporate partner were discussed. In that article, the corporate partnership in the EASC is a positive development yielding many benefits and few disadvantages to the physicians and the center. In this article, the balance tilts the other way.
Department of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, 1601 Parkview Avenue, Rockford, IL 61107, USA. jamesf@uic.edu
James T
JT
Frakes
D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D009935:Organizational Affiliation / Q000191:economics; D010067:Ownership / Q000191:economics; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics*; D011362:Professional Corporations / Q000191:economics*; D013531:Surgicenters / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States