 Cost Control
"Cost Control" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The containment, regulation, or restraint of costs. Costs are said to be contained when the value of resources committed to an activity is not considered excessive. This determination is frequently subjective and dependent upon the specific geographic area of the activity being measured. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)
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D003363
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.151.160
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| Concept/Terms |
Cost Control- Cost Control
- Control, Cost
- Controls, Cost
- Cost Controls
- Cost Containment
- Containment, Cost
- Containments, Cost
- Cost Containments
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| 1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1990 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1994 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cost Control" by people in Profiles.
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Tseng J, Sax HC, Gewertz BL, Margulies DR, Alban RF. Surgical Supply Cost Awareness Is Associated With Lower Costs: A Single-Center Experience. Am Surg. 2020 Oct; 86(10):1407-1410.
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Wray CM, Fahrenbach J, Bassi N, Bhattacharjee P, Modes M, Howell MD, Arora VM. Improving Value by Reducing Unnecessary Telemetry and Urinary Catheter Utilization in Hospitalized Patients. Am J Med. 2017 09; 130(9):1037-1041.
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Tabit CE, Coplan MJ, Spencer KT, Alcain CF, Spiegel T, Vohra AS, Adelman D, Liao JK, Sanghani RM. Cardiology Consultation in the Emergency Department Reduces Re-hospitalizations for Low-Socioeconomic Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Am J Med. 2017 09; 130(9):1112.e17-1112.e31.
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Conti RM, Gee RE, Sharfstein JM. Pharmaceuticals and Public Health. JAMA. 2016 Nov 22; 316(20):2083-2084.
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Bach PB, Conti RM, Muller RJ, Schnorr GC, Saltz LB. Overspending driven by oversized single dose vials of cancer drugs. BMJ. 2016 Feb 29; 352:i788.
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Vigneswaran Y, Linn JG, Gitelis M, Muldoon JP, Lapin B, Denham W, Talamonti M, Ujiki MB. Educating surgeons may allow for reduced intraoperative costs for inguinal herniorrhaphy. J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Jun; 220(6):1107-12.
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Pollack HA. Oregon's coordinated care organizations. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2014 Aug; 39(4):929-31.
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Meltzer DO, Ruhnke GW. Redesigning care for patients at increased hospitalization risk: the Comprehensive Care Physician model. Health Aff (Millwood). 2014 May; 33(5):770-7.
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Tilburt JC, Wynia MK, Montori VM, Thorsteinsdottir B, Egginton JS, Sheeler RD, Liebow M, Humeniuk KM, Goold SD. Shared decision-making as a cost-containment strategy: US physician reactions from a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. 2014 Jan 14; 4(1):e004027.
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Tilburt JC, Wynia MK, Goold SD. Health care cost control and views of physicians--reply. JAMA. 2013 Nov 27; 310(20):2200-1.
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