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A perverse quality incentive in surgery: implications of reimbursing surgeons less for doing laparoscopic surgery
2016
Surgical Endoscopy
Surgery is one of the highest priced services in health care, and complications from surgery can be serious and costly. Recently, advances in surgical techniques have allowed surgeons to perform many common operations using minimally invasive methods that result in fewer complications. Despite this, the rates of open surgery remain high across multiple surgical disciplines. Methods This is an expert commentary and review of the contemporary literature regarding minimally invasive surgery
doi:10.1007/s00464-016-5170-9
pmid:27752810
pmcid:PMC5576022
fatcat:akv37gpjjfbjbowr3xujipqlyi