title: Physician glut will force hospitals to look outward.
abstract: The widely projected oversupply of physicians in the decade ahead will force hospitals to carefully analyze their roles as providers, causing them to move away from concentration on acute care to more emphasis on primary care.
mesh_terms: D004470:Economics, Medical / Q000639:trends*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000639:trends; D006291:Health Policy; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000639:trends*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000191:economics; D008504:Medical Staff Privileges / Q000639:trends; D010820:Physicians / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States