Posts Tagged ‘outpatient’
Controlling Hypertension without Drugs
Over the years, scientists have been studying the sympathetic nervous system and found that it plays a major part in controlling blood pressure. This has lead to two novel approaches for the treatment of resistant hypertension: Sympathetic Renal Denervation Treatment and Baroreflex Activation Therapy, technologies that target separate portions of the sympathetic nervous system. Read More »
The Role of Physicians in Outpatient Surgery Costs
Turns out there are two factors that drive surgical costs: time/labor and consumables. According to a National Health Statistics Report, the average time spent in the operating room during an ASC outpatient surgery was 43.2 minutes compared to 61.7 minutes in hospital centers. Patients also spent less time in the postoperative recovery room in an ASC (79.0 verses 53.1 minutes). This better patient throughput also results in a more efficient usage of capital equipment. Read More »