Managing regulations on patient admissions

With increasing regulations to contain cost of health insurance, hospitals face substantial pressure to comply with regulations to admit patients. "Over the last two decades, the demand for hospital services in the United States has been on the rise. Inpatient admissions have increased by 14 percent and emergency department (ED) visits by 40 percent, while the number of staffed hospital beds has dropped by 15 percent.". This has led to new forms of organization of hospitals, and an interesting application for a South-Side hospital in Chicagto can be found here.