Voluntary planning forestalls excessive competition, regulation.
Overemphasizing competition or regulation to control health care costs jeopardizes improved medical technology, continued specialized medical education, and care for indigent patients. Voluntary planning can help institutions to achieve cost containment without undermining long-range goals.
D003132:Commerce; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000639:trends*; D006755:Hospital Shared Services; D014481:United States