Cost Containment

Healthcare Cost Containment Name Institution Course and Code Professor Date Healthcare Cost Containment The article “Bringing Nurses Into the Cost Containment Discussion” depicts that including caregivers in healthcare cost containment is good for controlling the increasing medical costs. In reality, in the past, nurses have been left out when it comes to the discussion of reducing healthcare costs. However, their perspectives and active participation can significantly contribute to declining the costs of medical services. In particular, nurses make decisions in the clinical setting that can help in reducing the cost without adversely affecting the quality of patient care. Together with doctors, caregivers can assist in avoiding unnecessary laboratory tests or medications. For instance, in the scenario at hand, a patient who had undergone abdominal surgery came in on day 3 vomiting, nausea...