Explain Why Health-Care Cost Management Has Become Important

question 147

Essay

Explain why health-care cost management has become important.Discuss several strategies available for controlling costs.

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Definitions:

Postmyocardial Depression

Emotional or psychological depression that can occur after experiencing a myocardial infarction (heart attack).

Cardiac Rehabilitation

A customized program of exercise, education, and support to help patients recover after a heart attack, surgery, or other heart conditions.

Myocardial Infarction

Medical term for a heart attack, resulting from the interruption of blood supply to part of the heart, causing heart cells to die.

CINAHL

An acronym for the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, a comprehensive database of nursing and allied health journals.