The Rise Of Outpatient Care Centers
Debby Lopez, Katie Pham, Visish Srinivasan, Catiana Syllien, Marie Christine Uwamahoro
Drexel University
ECON 240 – 1
Dr. Edward A Tomczyk
12 November 2006
Economic Analysis of Outpatient Care Centers vs. Hospitals
A recent phenomenon in the health services is the burgeoning of outpatient healthcare centers. Particularly vigorous growth has been observed in centers that perform diagnostic tests and simple surgeries and procedures like colonoscopies. At the current state, outpatient care centers outnumber hospitals in Pennsylvania. Furthermore, these centers now perform one of every four surgical and diagnostic procedures in the state (Levy 2006). However, the trend applies nationwide, and other states could easily follow suit. Many critics have commented on the negative and positive aspects of this trend. What remains to be determined are the long term effects (on health and the economy) of this paradigm shift, in terms of the wellness of the community as well as......
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