case m. a process whereby covered persons with specific health care needs are identified and an efficient treatment plan formulated and implemented to produce the most cost-effective outcomes.
- component m. the approach to health care cost containment that involves trying to control individual components such as drug, hospitalization, or laboratory testing costs. SEE ALSO: managed care.
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man·age·ment 'man-ij-mənt n the whole system of care and treatment of a disease or a sick individual <the \management of contagious diseases>
Medical dictionary. 2011.