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Policy Related to OR Management
(last updated 05/08/10)

 

2010

Hollingsworth JM, Ye Z, Strope SA, Krein SL, Hollenbeck AT, Hollenbeck BK. Physician-ownership of ambulatory surgery centers linked to higher volume of surgeries. Health Affairs 29: 683-689, 2010

Varkevisser M, van der Geest SA, Schut FT. Assessing hospital competition when prices don't matter to patients: the use of time-elasticities. International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics 10:43-60, 2010


2009

Strope SA, Daignault S, Hollingsworth JM, Ye Z, Wei JT, Hollenbeck BK. Physician ownership of ambulatory surgery centers and practice patterns for urological surgery: evidence from the state of Florida. Medical Care Science 47: 403-410, 2009

Strope SA, Sarma A, Ye Z, Wei JT, Hollenbeck BK. Disparities in the use of ambulatory surgical centers: a cross sectional study. BMC Health Services Research 9:121, 2009

Valente R, Testi A, Tanfani E, Fato M, Porro I, Santo M, Santori G, Torre G, Ansaldo G. A model to prioritize access to elective surgery on the basis of clinical urgency and waiting time. BMC Health Services Research 9:1, 2009


2008

Carey K, Burgess JF Jr, Young GJ. Specialty and full-service hospitals: a comparative cost analysis. Health Services Research 43:1869-1887, 2008

Encinosa WE, Hellinger FJ. The impact of medical errors on ninety-day costs and outcomes: an examination of surgical patients. Health Services Research 43:2067-2085, 2008

Siciliani L. A note on the dynamic interaction between waiting times and waiting lists. Health Economics 17:639-647, 2008


2007

Bian J, Morrisey MA. Free-standing ambulatory surgery centers and hospital surgery volume. Inquiry 44:200-210, 2007

Cipriano LE, Chesworth BM, Anderson CK, Zaric GS. Predicting joint replacement waiting times. Health Care Management Science 10:195-215, 2007

Mitchell JM. Utilization changes following market entry by physician-owned specialty hospitals. Medical Care Research and Review 64:395-415, 2007



2005

Siciliani L, Hurstb J. Tackling excessive waiting times for elective surgery: a comparative analysis of policies in 12 OECD countries. Health Policy 72:201-215, 2005

Singh N, Brooke-Cowden GL, Whitehurst C, Smith D, Senior J. The Auburn Elective Surgery Pilot Project. ANZ Journal of Surgery 75:768-775, 2005

Sobolev BG, Levy AR, Kuramoto L, Hayden R. Chances of late surgery in relation to length of wait lists. BMC Health Services Research 5:63, 2005


2004

Shortt SE, Shaw RA, Elliott D, Mackillop WJ. Monitoring trends in waiting periods in Canada for elective surgery: validation of a method using administrative data. The Canadian Journal of Surgery 47:173-178, 2004

Sobolev B, Brown P, Zelt D, Kuramoto L. Waiting time in relation to wait-list size at registration: statistical analysis of a waiting-list registry. The Clinical and Investigative Medicine 27:298-305, 2004


2003

Ham C, Kipping R, McLeod H. Redesigning work processes in health care: lessons from the National Health Service. The Milbank Quarterly 81:415-439, 2003


2002

Taylor MC, Hadorn DC. Developing priority criteria for general surgery: results from the Western Canada Waiting List Project. Canadian Journal of Surgery 45:351-357, 2002

Quan H, Lafreniere R, Johnson D. Health service costs for patients on the waiting list. Canadian Journal of Surgery 45:34-42, 2002


2001

Birkmeyer JD, Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer CM. Volume standards for high-risk surgical procedures: potential benefits of the Leapfrog initiative. Surgery 130:415-431, 2001

Sobolev B, Brown P, Zelt D. Modeling and analysis of multistate access to elective surgery. Health Care Management Science 4:125-132, 2001


2000

McDonagh MS, Smith DH, Goddard M. Measuring appropriate use of acute beds - A systematic review of methods and results. Health Policy 53:157-184, 2000


1999

Roberts RR, Frutos PW, Ciavarella GG, Gussow LM, Mensah EK, Kampe LM, Straus HE, Joseph G, Rydman RJ. Distribution of variable vs fixed costs of hospital care. JAMA 281:644-649, 1999


1995

Macario A, Vitez TS, Dunn B, McDonald T. Where are the costs in perioperative care? Analysis of hospital costs and charges for inpatient surgical care. Anesthesiology 83:1138-1144, 1995

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