Because they have yet to pass national legislation protecting the chiropractic profession, Japanese DCs are in a similar situation that U.S. DCs faced. We were fortunate enough to be able to pass chiropractic licensure state by state. The DCs in Japan must accomplish this nationally, which has proved to be an extremely difficult task. And in spite of their efforts, Japanese DCs are currently faced with two chiropractic professions.
I.Q.-- Interesting Quotes
Surgery Goes Outpatient
It's startling to realize how many surgeries are now being performed on an outpatient basis. Surgeries that once routinely had patients in the hospital for a week are done in outpatient centers. Outpatient surgical centers of course greatly lower the expense of postsurgical attention.
According to a recent article in Medical Products Sales:1
"The nation's 1,862 surgical centers performed 3.2 million surgical procedures in 1993, according to a recent outpatient market survey conducted by SMG Marketing Group Inc., Chicago. The health care marketing and research firm estimates that outpatient surgical procedures will continue to grow, with an expected 60% or more of all surgical procedures would be performed in the outpatient setting as early as 1995."
These are just some of the changes being generated by medical/surgical practice guidelines.
References
- At least 60% of surgeries to be outpatient by 1995: study, Medical Products Sales, October 1994, 25(10), p. 14.