Medscape October 22, 2019
Outpatient, same-day surgery centers across the United States differ on training of providers and staff, communication with patients, and several key quality and safety measures, according to a report released today by the nonprofit watchdog organization The Leapfrog Group.
Researchers collected information for two surveys on the measures for hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). The results are aggregated this year nationally, but after next year’s survey they will be available by facility, according to Leapfrog’s president and chief executive officer Leah Binder, MA, MGA, so that patients, providers, and payers can compare them.
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