title: Specialty hospitals hang in the balance.
authors.affiliation: Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente, Rockville, MD 20852, USA. michael.j.pentecost@kp.org
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pentecost
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004465:Economic Competition; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D004470:Economics, Medical; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000191:economics* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine / Q000592:standards; D011786:Quality Control; D013038:Specialization; D014481:United States