title: Empty threat: Hospitals could see more vacancies as demand for outpatient care grows and financial pressure builds to curb inpatient admissions.
abstract: Markets with too many hospital beds could see trouble as providers seek to control spending and avoid expensive hospitalizations. "You'll need a lot fewer hospitals and hospital beds" because providers will do more to keep patients healthy enough not to need them, says Frank Trembulak, of Geisinger Health System.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D020380:Needs Assessment; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States