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Establishing benchmarks for ambulatory surgery costs.

B Balicki1, W P Kelly, H Miller

  • 1CHPS Consulting, Columbia, MD, USA.

Healthcare Financial Management : Journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association
|August 6, 1995
PubMed
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Benchmark data for ambulatory surgery performance is crucial due to increased managed care. This study provides tools and strategies for healthcare managers to assess the efficiency of ambulatory surgery services, addressing a current data gap.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Surgical Services Performance
  • Ambulatory Care Analysis

Background:

  • Managed care growth necessitates performance benchmarks.
  • Lack of financial and clinical performance data in ambulatory surgery centers.
  • Need for tools to evaluate ambulatory surgery efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the deficit of benchmark data in ambulatory surgery.
  • To provide managers with tools for assessing ambulatory surgery efficiency.
  • To guide critical examination of financial and clinical performance.

Main Methods:

  • Discussion of available tools for performance assessment.
  • Presentation of empirical data on ambulatory surgery.
  • Outline of strategies for efficiency evaluation.

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Main Results:

  • Identified a significant gap in ambulatory surgery performance data.
  • Presented methods for evaluating financial and clinical efficiency.
  • Offered strategies for healthcare managers.

Conclusions:

  • Healthcare managers can now better assess ambulatory surgery efficiency.
  • The study provides a foundation for future performance benchmarking.
  • Improved efficiency evaluation can lead to better healthcare outcomes.