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Archive > August, 2010 Vol. XI, No. 8

Should You Add Spine Surgery?

Your answers to these 5 questions will tell you if this growing outpatient specialty is right for you.

Suzanne McCarthy

If you're wondering whether adding spine surgery is right for your facility, your first step is to figure out if you'll have enough doctors to bring spine cases. Figure out which spine surgeons are out there, where they're performing their cases and whether they'd be interested in switching to your facility. Don't just do a survey, ask around or speak with assistants. You need to interview the physicians to make sure that they actually have enough cases to bring to your facility to make it worth the substantial capital investment needed to add spine. Here are 5 other questions to ask.

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