Factors Associated With Hospital Decisions to Purchase Robotic Surgical Systems.

ABSTRACT: Background. Robotic surgical systems are expensive to own and operate, and the purchase of such technology is an important decision for hospital administrators. Most prior literature focuses on the comparison of clinical outcomes between robotic surgery and other laparoscopic or open surgery. There is a knowledge gap about what drives hospitals' decisions to purchase robotic systems. Objective. To identify factors associated with a hospital's acquisition of advanced surgical systems. Method. We used 2002 to 2011 data from the State of California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development to examine robotic surgical system purchase decisions of 476 hospitals. We used a probit estimation allowing heteroscedasticity in the error term including a set of two equations: one binary respo

SUBMITTER: Shen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6997967 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature