Electronic commerce, slow to come to hospitals, has been even slower to reach ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). Part of the reason is that large, distributor-hosted ordering systems were impractical for small clients such as ASCs. Even most Internet-based systems, now in common use, were designed for high-volume transactions.
Growth is the goal in any ASC—growth in volume, growth…
The migration of surgical cases from inpatient settings to ambulatory…
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