U.S. hospitals continued to see downward trends in hospital utilization in 2013, and many of them adopted new models of coordinated care [1] that might accommodate the flow of patients to outpatient-care settings. The American Hospital Association [2]'s latest annual statistical compilation again shows fewer admissions and births and higher expenses but also more outpatient visits in 2013.
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January 27, 2015
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