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I
t was in the pages of this magazine
where I first read about anesthesiologist
Keith Smith, MD, the medical director
at the Surgery Center of Oklahoma in
Oklahoma City, who has championed
price transparency in surgery with the aim of
revamping the U.S. healthcare system to the
benefit of facilities, surgeons and patients.
Since that light-bulb-illuminating moment,
we've followed Dr. Smith's lead by providing
one-time fees on our facility's website
(sgsc.net): $4,990 for a shoulder
arthroscopy, $5,935 for an ACL repair
and $950 for a colonoscopy, just to
name a few. Each price includes 1 pre-
op visit, the facility fee, the surgeon's
fee, the anesthesia charge and 1
post-op visit.
Shopping
for Surgery
How to make the self-pay model
work for you and your patients.
Jerry Hadlock, CRNA | St. George, Utah
z THE PRICE IS RIGHT Facilities
that promote all-inclusive prices
for surgery are poised to tap into
a growing market.
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