title: Cost containment through cost awareness: a strategy that failed.
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy / Q000191:economics; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000191:economics; D003363:Cost Control; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D004470:Economics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000592:standards*