title: The future of the pathologist in the hospital setting.
abstract: The future of the pathologist in the hospital setting can be speculated on in light of contemporary and predictable trends occurring in hospitals. From five of these trends--downsizing, restructuring, diversification, hospital-physician relations, and for-profit hospitals--eight implications for the practice of pathology are identified.
mesh_terms: D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006276:Health Facility Size / Q000639:trends; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000639:trends*; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000639:trends; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000639:trends; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States