title: The difference in dollars and sense: effective facility management for the outpatient cancer care center.
abstract: This article discusses the process to manage a modern cancer center effectively. The process is a continuous management cycle that begins with planning, then moves to implementation, and ultimately returns to planning. Within this cycle, a variety of management decisions and tools is analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Van Dijk, Pace, Westlake & Partners, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: R Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Pace
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002017:Budgets; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D019091:Critical Pathways; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D008961:Models, Structural; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology