"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)
Descriptor ID |
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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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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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 | 0 | 1 |
2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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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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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Urologists' estimations of the cost of commonly used disposable devices. Can J Urol. 2019 02; 26(1):9660-9663.
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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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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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Pharmaceuticals and Public Health. JAMA. 2016 Nov 22; 316(20):2083-2084.
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Overspending driven by oversized single dose vials of cancer drugs. BMJ. 2016 Feb 29; 352:i788.
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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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Oregon's coordinated care organizations. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2014 Aug; 39(4):929-31.
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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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Shared decision-making as a cost-containment strategy: US physician reactions from a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. 2014 Jan 14; 4(1):e004027.