Annals of surgery
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Ann. Surg.
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Observational Study
Factors associated with adoption of robotic surgical technology in US hospitals and relationship to radical prostatectomy procedure volume.
Robotic technology has diffused rapidly despite high costs and limited additive reimbursement by major payers. We aimed to identify the factors associated with hospitals' decisions to adopt robotic technology and the consequences of these decisions. ⋯ Local area robot competition was associated with the rapid spread of robot technology in the United States. Significantly more radical prostatectomies were performed in hospitals with robots and in market areas of hospitals with robotic technology.