title: Achieving success for freestanding ambulatory care centers. Start-up and initial operation.
abstract: This is the last in a series of three articles focusing on achieving success for freestanding ambulatory care centers. This article discusses start-up and initial operation of freestanding centers. The first article, published in the fall 1998 issue of Ambulatory Outreach, provided a framework for making the decision to invest in a freestanding ambulatory care center. The second article, published in the winter 1998 issue, discussed detailed planning for a center. The combined articles offer proven approaches for strategic decision-making, detailed planning and implementation of ambulatory care centers.
authors.affiliation: Chi Systems Practice, Superior Consultant Company, Inc., Southfield, MI, USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Riina
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005376:Financial Management; D008331:Management Information Systems; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D010559:Personnel Management; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States