Geospatial Distribution of Ambulatory Surgery Center Utilization for Otorhinolaryngologic Surgeries Among Medicare Patients From 2015 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the geographic clustering of ambulatory surgical center (ASC) utilization in otolaryngology to determine hot spot areas of high utilization and cold spot areas of low utilization and socioeconomic factors that correlate with these hot spots and cold spots.

Study design

To develop a national epidemiologic study of ASC utilization in otolaryngology in the United States.

Setting

United States of America.

Methods

Multiple county-level national databases were reviewed including Center for Medicare Services (CMS) physician billing data, CMS Medicare demographic data, and US Census socioeconomic data. The analysis was conducted using the average of all Medicare billing information from 2015 to 2019. Whether a procedure was performed in an ASC

SUBMITTER: Nyaeme M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10249421 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature