Office surgery cuts medical bills, surgical society says
A fledgling society of about 200 surgeons argues that many surgical patients could share 60 percent of medical bills by care in doctors offices, a move hospital officials fear would shift costs to the ill. The group cites cost gaps between office based facilities and hospitals, noting substantial savings per procedure and rapid growth in membership.
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Surgical Society
Los Angeles
Leon Starr
Southern California Hospital Council
Purvis Martin
San Diego
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Office Based Surgery
Rodney MacDonald
Society
Robert Kotler
Martin
Kotler
Surgeons Debate Office Surgery Use and Patient Selection
A Frederick News article quotes physicians noting office surgery is underused for potential benefits. General surgeons discuss economic incentives from investing in a surgical suite and stress careful patient selection.
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MacDonald
Noted Scientist Dr Scoville Speaks in Frederick
A large Frederick audience heard Dr Herbert Scoville, famed for his work on American and Soviet military capabilities, discuss nuclear dangers and the need to curb arms race. He warned of world extinction from larger bombs and computer mishaps, citing his career with the Arms Control agency and DoD projects. The event, hosted by local peace groups, also featured a cultural program by the Baltimore Ballet Company and notes on community arts events and local social updates.
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Frederick
Carroll
Washington Counties
Maryland
Nevil Shute
Yale
Cambridge
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Scoville
Rasearch
CSA
Armed Forces Special Weapons Project
Department of Defense
Betty
Buell Floyd
Donna Grossnickle
Middletown
Wayne Grossnickle
Washington
Donna
Floyds
Jeff Grills
Bob Hanson
Bob
Galen Clagett
Board of County Commissioners
Wallace Landis
Bush Creek Church of the Brethren
Ron Sundergirl
Widens
Prs
Ann Widener
Baltimore Ballet Company
Wendy Robinson
Boe
Bob Pitts
Catherine de Medici
Louis
America
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