The future of the pathologist in the hospital setting.
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.
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