title: Ambulatory care to drive hospital services in 1990s.
abstract: Health care providers can expect a dramatic change in ambulatory care in the next decade. Driven by a variety of factors, including double digit growth in key outpatient areas, hospital administrators can expect a continuation of a trend that began in the 1980s. In the following article, the author details the changes that will focus on outpatient services.
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authors: Matson
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000191:economics; D006278:Medicare; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States