title: Economic success for hospitals depends on their adaptability.
abstract: How successful hospitals will be in the future in remaining the major providers of health care depends on whether they are able to redefine their role in a changing environment and on whether they are able to change their relationships with other providers.
mesh_terms: D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control; D005376:Financial Management / Q000639:trends; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000639:trends*; D007250:Inflation, Economic; D010820:Physicians / Q000600:supply & distribution; D012380:Role; D012922:Social Change; D014481:United States