title: Finding the Value of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery.
abstract: Minimally invasive surgery is indistinctly defined and some cases possess clinical outcomes that are similarly indistinct or excessively costly. Seeking to clarify these issues will offer organized medicine an opportunity to deliver value-based health care. Context (patient, society, and clinician) is critical to finding that clarity, although the clinician context likely offers the best insights into how the ideal of high-value care may be incorporated into minimally invasive gynecologic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Whiteside
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*