The Efficiency Of Ophthalmic Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Keywords

Ambulatory surgery centers; Cataract surgery; Data envelopment analysis; Ophthalmology; Organizational efficiency

Abstract

Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are important providers of ambulatory surgeries. However, little research exists examining the efficiency of ASCs in providing ambulatory surgical services. This study examined the technical efficiency of ASCs that concentrated on performing cataract surgeries, which are among the surgeries most commonly performed in the outpatient setting. This study, based on data from all active ASCs that provided the two most common cataract surgeries in California, found that a large proportion of ophthalmic ASCs were operating at low technical efficiency levels. The amount of slacks in input and output variables was estimated for each ASC, and the mean slacks were reported. The numbers of cataract surgery patients and operating rooms were found to significantly affect the efficiency of ophthalmic ASCs.

Publication Date

7-1-2015

Publication Title

Journal of Medical Practice Management

Volume

31

Issue

1

Number of Pages

20-25

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

84944686538 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84944686538

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