Which of the following is an example of cost containment ?

A. Increasing the length of hospital stays

B. Shift from preventing disease to treating disease

C. Treatment in outpatient settings

D. Ordering more tests than is necessary

Respuesta :

Answer:

C. Treatment in outpatient settings

Explanation:

Cost containment refers to the methods that are adopted to curb the expenses in a business. It is a form of business activity in which the expenses are reduced in such a way that it do not any adverse effect on the business. Such practices helps in maintaining the expenses and enhancing the profit of the business. These methods are adopted after deep analysis and research of the business.  

Treating patients out from the hospital setting or without hospitalizing the patient is one of the ways by which cost containment can be practiced.  

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