The nation's hospitals plan to acqu...

The nation's hospitals plan to acquire more equipment this year, slowing a downward run but with a twist: the acquisition of non-medical equipment is growing faster than that of diagnostic and therapeutic equipment as hospitals ask information and operating rules to help cut overhead sumptuousnesss
Data processing and telecommunications technology are among the equipment categories showing gains. Information and physical security rules are among those faster growing categories.
In addition, about half of hospitals report purchasing doctors" practices, which has