title: Competition keeps getting hotter for ambulatory surgery.
abstract: With fast-paced advances in medicine and technology, certain types of surgery that could once only be performed on an inpatient basis are now moving to ambulatory surgery centers. Hospitals are exploring a variety of strategies to hold on to--and even expand--their share of the few profitable areas of health care today.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haugh
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D016344:Medicare Part A; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010824:Physicians' Offices / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011357:Product Line Management / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D013531:Surgicenters / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States