Outpatient Neurosurgery: ASCs and the Medicolegal Landscape

Michael J Visconti; Vincent J Alentado; Eric A Potts

doi:10.1016/j.nec.2024.08.005

Outpatient Neurosurgery: ASCs and the Medicolegal Landscape

Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2025 Jan;36(1):65-71. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2024.08.005. Epub 2024 Oct 15.

Authors

Michael J Visconti¹, Vincent J Alentado², Eric A Potts³

Affiliations

¹ Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, Carmel, IN, USA; Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
² Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, Carmel, IN, USA; Ascension St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
³ Ascension St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, USA; Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, 13345 Illinois Street, Carmel, IN 46032, USA. Electronic address: epotts@goodmancampbell.com.

PMID: 39542550
DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2024.08.005

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to provide an understanding of the medicolegal landscape with regards to ambulatory surgery centers and physician owned hospitals, trends in our healthcare system, the benefits of facility ownership for both outpatient and inpatient spine surgery, and the effect of each on physicians and patients.

Keywords: ASC; Hospital consolidation; Outpatient surgery; Spine surgery; Value.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Ambulatory Surgical Procedures* / legislation & jurisprudence
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures* / trends
Humans
Neurosurgery / legislation & jurisprudence
Neurosurgical Procedures* / legislation & jurisprudence
Neurosurgical Procedures* / trends
Outpatients / legislation & jurisprudence
Surgicenters / legislation & jurisprudence