Cost-effectiveness models focus on the
a. elimination of all nonessential health care services
b. use of less expensive technology
c. selection of procedures that have the best outcome at the lowest cost
d. comparison of the low and high costs of health services
C
Cost effectiveness and cost containment refer to the reduction of expenses by working more efficiently to achieve the best outcomes at the lowest cost. Cost effectiveness involves choosing the procedures that have the best outcomes at the lowest cost, not necessarily the use of less expensive technology. Comparison of the low and high costs of health services is the data collection necessary for the development of cost effectiveness.
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