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Health Care Economics and Organizations
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The economic aspects of health care, its planning, and delivery. It includes government agencies and organizations in the private sector. |
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Health Care Economics and Organizations Categories.
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Health Planning - Planning for needed health and/or welfare services and facilities. |
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Organizations - Administration and functional structures for the purpose of collectively systematizing activities for a particular goal. |
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State Dentistry - Control, direction and financing of the total dental care of the population by a national government. |
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State Medicine - A system of medical care regulated, controlled and financed by the government, in which the government assumes responsibility for the health needs of the population. |
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Technology Assessment, Biomedical - Evaluation of biomedical technology in relation to cost, efficacy, utilization, etc., and its future impact on social, ethical, and legal systems. |
Health Care Economics and Organizations Definitions and Terms
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