title: Ambulatory care directors help hospitals gear up for growth.
abstract: The continuing shift toward outpatient care is spurring many hospitals to rethink their administrative structures. Hospitals interested in improving the coordination of their outpatient services are appointing ambulatory care directors and involving them in strategic planning for that area.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D003625:Data Collection; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000639:trends; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States