Biomaterial Database

Observation units: cost saving through cost shifting. 2012

Kristin L Rising, and Judd E Hollander

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003361	Cost Allocation	The assignment, to each of several particular cost-centers, of an equitable proportion of the costs of activities that serve all of them. Cost-center usually refers to institutional departments or services.	Cost Apportionment,Cost Shifting,Allocation, Cost,Allocations, Cost,Apportionment, Cost,Apportionments, Cost,Cost Allocations,Cost Apportionments,Cost Shiftings,Shifting, Cost,Shiftings, Cost
D006757	Hospital Units	Those areas of the hospital organization not considered departments which provide specialized patient care. They include various hospital special care wards.	Hospital Unit,Unit, Hospital,Units, Hospital
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D017046	Cost Savings	Reductions in all or any portion of the costs of providing goods or services. Savings may be incurred by the provider or the consumer.	Cost Saving,Saving, Cost,Savings, Cost
D017721	Hospital Costs	The expenses incurred by a hospital in providing care. The hospital costs attributed to a particular patient care episode include the direct costs plus an appropriate proportion of the overhead for administration, personnel, building maintenance, equipment, etc. Hospital costs are one of the factors which determine HOSPITAL CHARGES (the price the hospital sets for its services).	Cost, Hospital,Costs, Hospital,Hospital Cost
D019370	Observation	The act of regarding attentively and studying facts and occurrences, gathering data through analyzing, measuring, and drawing conclusions, with the purpose of applying the observed information to theoretical assumptions. Observation as a scientific method in the acquisition of knowledge began in classical antiquity; in modern science and medicine its greatest application is facilitated by modern technology. Observation is one of the components of the research process.