"Cost Allocation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The assignment, to each of several particular cost-centers, of an equitable proportion of the costs of activities that serve all of them. Cost-center usually refers to institutional departments or services.
| Descriptor ID |
D003361
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.151.080
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| Concept/Terms |
Cost Allocation- Cost Allocation
- Allocation, Cost
- Allocations, Cost
- Cost Allocations
- Cost Apportionment
- Apportionment, Cost
- Apportionments, Cost
- Cost Apportionments
Cost Shifting- Cost Shifting
- Cost Shiftings
- Shifting, Cost
- Shiftings, Cost
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cost Allocation" by people in Profiles.
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A critical review of cost reduction in neonatal intensive care. I. The structure of costs. J Perinatol. 2001 Mar; 21(2):107-15.
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Resource utilization and cost of care for rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis in a managed care setting: the importance of drug and surgery costs. Arthritis Rheum. 1997 Aug; 40(8):1475-81.
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Health insurance and preventive care sources of children at public immunization clinics. Pediatrics. 1994 Mar; 93(3):373-8.
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Economic incentives and control: some issues for research in the VA hospital system. J Med Syst. 1981; 5(1-2):69-96.