title: Pumped up prices? Advice on controlling scope creep in health care construction projects.
abstract: Changes in the scope of any health care construction project are inevitable. They happen for a number of reasons, including pressure from doctors and staff. While some are justified by factors that influence space requirements, such as changing market needs, new physicians or new technology, others inflate the cost of a construction project without adding significant benefits.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Care Planning, Nashville, Tenn., USA.
authors.forename: J Kenneth
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Upchurch
authors.forename: Mary Huston
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: McLendon
mesh_terms: D001108:Architecture / Q000191:economics; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000191:economics*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States