Healthcare Systems Shifting Capital Away from Hospitals to Ambulatory Care, Telemedicine

Healthcare Systems Shifting Capital Away from Hospitals to Ambulatory Care, Telemedicine

Tenet Healthcare Corp. is reducing capital spending for hospitals by $150 million in its 2017 budget in order to add urgent care centers in key markets, and to open freestanding emergency departments and microhospitals over the next 18–24 months. The idea is to shore up the facilities’ ability to meet growing volume in those settings. Kaiser Permanente is also building up its spending on emerging practice trends; in recognition of the fact that more than …

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