title: In a time of change, construction planning takes on complex new dimensions.
abstract: While construction budgets appear to be tighter in the wake of Medicare's fold-in of inpatient capital payment, hospitals are going ahead with ambitious plans for expansion and renovation. But construction planning is increasingly becoming more interwined with overall strategic planning.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lumsdon
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Knowles
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Latimer
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000639:trends*; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000592:standards*; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States