Biomaterial Database

R Handschin

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010821	Physicians, Family	Those physicians who have completed the education requirements specified by the American Academy of Family Physicians.	Family Physician,Family Physicians,Physician, Family
D003363	Cost Control	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)	Cost Containment,Containment, Cost,Containments, Cost,Control, Cost,Controls, Cost,Cost Containments,Cost Controls
D006123	Group Practice	Any group of three or more full-time physicians organized in a legally recognized entity for the provision of health care services, sharing space, equipment, personnel and records for both patient care and business management, and who have a predetermined arrangement for the distribution of income.	Group Practices,Practice, Group,Practices, Group
D006125	Group Practice, Prepaid	An organized group of three or more full-time physicians rendering services for a fixed prepayment.	Prepaid Group Practice,Group Practices, Prepaid,Practice, Prepaid Group,Practices, Prepaid Group,Prepaid Group Practices
D006760	Hospitalization	The confinement of a patient in a hospital.	Hospitalizations