title: Outward bound: annual survey shows hospital systems, even with flat volumes and income, continue to invest in operations, especially outpatient services.
authors: Beth
authors: B
authors: Kutscher
authors: Ashok
authors: A
authors: Selvam
mesh_terms: D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007449:Investments; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States