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Leo Spector, MD discusses the shift from inpatient to outpatient surgery and its implications for healthcare organizations.

In this episode, Leo Spector, MD, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon and CEO of OrthoCarolina, joins the podcast to discuss major industry shifts from inpatient to outpatient surgery. He shares how expanding access to care, lowering costs, and improving outcomes are shaping strategy, and offers his perspective on what success will look like for healthcare organizations in the future.

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Guest: Leo Spector, MD

Topics covered

• outpatient surgery
• healthcare strategy
• access to care
• cost reduction
• healthcare outcomes

Keywords

• outpatient surgery
• healthcare strategy
• OrthoCarolina
• cost reduction
• patient outcomes

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Organizations: OrthoCarolina

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