Factors Associated With Hospital Decisions to Purchase Robotic Surgical Systems

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...

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Main Authors: Chan Shen, Dian Gu, Roger Klein, Shouhao Zhou, Ya-Chen T. Shih, Thomas Tracy, David Soybel, Peter Dillon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-02-01
Series:MDM Policy & Practice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2381468320904364