Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleAre you throwing away money with unnecessary routine preop tests?AuthorsDickinson, Joy DaughteryAbstractThe article reports on medical care cost savings which many U.S. hospitals could find as a result of discontinuing routine preoperative tests for low-risk ambulatory surgery patients.SubjectsPREOPERATIVE care; UNNECESSARY surgery; AMBULATORY surgery; MEDICAL care costs; MEDICAL protocols; PATIENT Protection &; Affordable Care Act; ROUTINE diagnostic tests; ECONOMICSPublicationSame-Day Surgery, 2013, Vol 37, Issue 2, p13ISSN0190-5066Publication typeArticle