Match the Term with the Appropriate Definition or Description

question 30

Multiple Choice

Match the term with the appropriate definition or description:
-Emphasize patient-centered care and clinical outcomes to help rein in costs

• A)cost-push inflation
• B)demand-pull inflation
• C)diagnosis related groups (DRGs)
• D)Final Report of the Committee on the Costs of Medical Care
• E)gross domestic product (GDP)
• F)health maintenance organization (HMO)
• G)medical malpractice
• H)national debt
• I)Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
• J)"pain and suffering"
• K)quality improvement (QI) initiatives
• L)regional variation in health care costs
• M)Roemer's law
• N)yearly deficit

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Definitions:

Public Interest

The welfare or well-being of the general public; often used to justify government actions or policies intended to protect or benefit the population as a whole.

Selfish Interests

Actions or motives focused primarily on one's own advantage, benefit or well-being, often at the expense of others.

American Industry

The sector of the U.S. economy involved in the production of goods and services, encompassing a wide range of activities from manufacturing to technology.

Automobile

A motorized vehicle on wheels, commonly propelled by an internal combustion engine or an electric motor, utilized for transport purposes.