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Health Care Economics and Organizations > Economics > Costs and Cost Analysis > Cost Control
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Economics > Costs and Cost Analysis > Cost Control

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Cost Control  

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  • Containment, Cost
  • Containments, Cost
  • Cost Containment
  • Cost Containments

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Scope note

  • 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)

History note

  • 80(79); was see under COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS 1979

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