title: Health system taps decision support tools to plan new facility, new oncology unit.
abstract: Decision support "consultant on a disk." Health care executives are now using decision support tools to analyze community discharge data, competitor performance, and other key performance measures. Read about a New York system that used computer-generated reports to justify ambulatory care facilities and a formal oncology program.
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003660:Decision Support Systems, Management; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D009519:New York City; D016522:Oncology Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011357:Product Line Management; D014481:United States