title: Ongoing transition is forecast for hospitals.
abstract: Hospitals will continue to react to rising costs, access to health care, and fragmentation of the delivery system. If they respond wisely, the future will be bright. Otherwise the negative trends of today may accelerate.
mesh_terms: D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000639:trends; D006296:Health Services / Q000639:trends; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000639:trends*; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States