"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 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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A Unique All-Payer Rate-Setting System Controls the Cost but Not the Racial Disparity in Lower Extremity Revascularization Procedures. Ann Vasc Surg. 2018 Oct; 52:116-125.
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Potential savings in prescription drug costs for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes mellitus by equivalent drug substitution in Austria: a nationwide cohort study. Appl Health Econ Health Policy. 2015 Apr; 13(2):193-205.
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The rising cost of medical education and its significance for (not only) psychiatry. Acad Psychiatry. 2014 Jun; 38(3):305-8.
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Design and development of low-cost tissue replicas for simulation of rare neonatal congenital defects. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2014; 196:159-62.
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Key stakeholder perceptions regarding acute care psychiatry in distressed publicly funded mental health care markets. Bull Menninger Clin. 2012; 76(1):1-20.
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Improving patient care through implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011 Nov 15; 68(22):2170-4.
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The future of malpractice reform. Am J Med. 2010 Aug; 123(8):673-4.
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Do financial incentives in a globally budgeted healthcare payment system produce changes in the way patients are categorized? A five-year study. Am J Manag Care. 2007 Sep; 13(9):513-22.
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AOA Symposium. Gainsharing in orthopaedics: passing fancy or wave of the future? J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007 Sep; 89(9):2075-83.
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Institutional futility: factual or phony? J Vasc Surg. 2007 Jul; 46(1):169-70.