title: Planning: simplistic guidelines won't work.
abstract: The controversy over the national guidelines for health planning and appropriateness review is well-founded. There is no question that planning tools are required if the planning process is to have validity, but simplistic rules will only make planning chaotic. There must be room for input from the grass roots.
mesh_terms: D001509:Bed Occupancy; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006307:Health Systems Agencies; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services