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less physical stress on the surgeon. "Lasers may add 5 years to some- one's career if they want to continue operating," he says. For physician-owners, says Mr. Cox, it's more profitable to have the surgery center buy the laser. For non-owners, he says, the fixed and recurring costs of acquiring their own laser don't add up. "When you have an ASC do it, the sur- geon will get a por- tion [of the reim- bursement] that's not that much less," adds Mr. Cox. "You're dis- counting your profes- sional fee a little bit, but you make up for it because you don't have to put up the money to pay for the laser and the upkeep." There's also the cru- cial consideration of reimbursements. CMS, for example, doesn't distinguish whether the surgeon uses a laser or tradi- tional instruments for 1 1 0 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 9 800 -225-1195 • www.katena.com Don't be surprised by a broken or underperforming instrument in the OR. ® KI-Adv-022819-Rev0 During an ACT assessment our experienced Territory Managers will: Examine and ASSESS the overall health of your instrument sets Make recommendations to CORRECT and/or repair "Surprises" come at a price: • OR downtime • Surgeon dissatisfaction • Risk to patient outcome • Staff time and morale This is a FREE semi-annual service e surprised by a broken or underperforming ment in the OR. ory Managers will: nt sets rprises" come at a price: • OR downtime • Surgeon dissatisfaction • Risk to patient outcome • Staff time and morale Th Th This is is a FR FR FREE se semi-annua ual l l service Register to request an ACT today Be proACTive! We will assess your ophthalmic surgical sets. Introducing ACT - Assess - Correct - Tune Visit Katena in Booth 5964 at AAO 2019

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