title: Physician ownership of specialty spine hospitals.
abstract: Patients expect and deserve quality medical care. Physicians, by nature, want what is best for their patients. With the advent of specialty hospitals, physicians can own, run, and control a superior center designed to deliver the highest quality health care. Neurosurgeons who manage their own hospital may set the standards for medical excellence, with patient satisfaction as their primary focus.
authors.affiliation: Oklahoma Spine Hospital, Oklahoma City, USA.
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Tibbs
authors.forename: Stan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pelofsky
authors.forename: Eric S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Blaylock
mesh_terms: D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D010820:Physicians / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy