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.
Frakes
James T
JT
Department of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, 1601 Parkview Avenue, Rockford, IL 61107, USA. jamesf@uic.edu
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