Should Physicians be Owners of Surgical Centers?

Karen Gatlin

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The Bergen County Superior Court of New Jersey has ruled that physicians who own surgical centers violate the Codey Act, a law which prohibits referral of patients to facilities that a physician owns. Ambulatory Care Centers and free standing surgical centers have proliferated in New Jersey, and physicians argue that such centers provide inexpensive alternatives to hospitalization; however, others are concerned that such centers are not as well regulated as hospitals and may not have all of the necessary specialists and equipment in the event of complications.

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