Cost-effective definition

Cost-effective means that the expenditures pursuant to
Cost-effective means a Health Intervention where the benefits and harms relative to the costs represent an economically efficient use of resources for patients with the medical condition being treated through the Health Intervention. For example, if the benefits and risks to the patient of two alternative Interventions are comparable, a Health Intervention costing $1,000 will be more cost effective than a Health Intervention costing $10,000. “Cost-effective” shall not necessarily mean the lowest price.
Cost-effective means being responsible and accountable with Department resources by offering less costly alternatives when providing choices that adequately meet the support needs of a child. Less costly alternatives include other programs available from the Department and the utilization of assistive devices, natural supports, environmental modifications, and alternative resources. Less costly alternatives may include resources not paid for by the Department.

Examples of Cost-effective in a sentence

  • The Cost Effective Care of Managing the Patient with Valvular Heart Disease.

  • OEB Staff Bulletin, Re: Local Community Preference for Alternative to Most Cost Effective Solution, September 29, 2022.


More Definitions of Cost-effective

Cost-effective means being responsible and accountable with Department resources. This is accomplished by offering less costly alternatives when providing choices that adequately meet an individual's service needs. Those choices consist of the available services under the Medicaid home and community-based service options, the utilization of assistive devices, natural supports, architectural modifications, and alternative service resources (defined in OAR 411-015-0005) not paid for by the Department.
Cost-effective means that in the opinion of the services coordinator, a specific service or support meets the child's service needs and costs less than, or is comparable to, other service options considered.
Cost-effective means that the measures satisfy the total
Cost-effective means that the present value to a state agency or school district of the energy reasonably expected to be saved or produced by a facility, activity, measure, or piece of equipment over its useful life, including any compensation received from a utility or the Bonneville Power Administration, is greater than the net present value of the costs of implementing, maintaining, and operating such facility, activity, measure, or piece of equipment over its useful life, when discounted at the cost of public borrowing.
Cost-effective means the lowest cost health service or item that, in the judgment of Authority staff or its contracted agencies, meets the medical needs of the client.
Cost-effective means a commercially reasonable price for
Cost-effective means a Health Intervention where the benefits and harms relative to the costs represent an economically efficient use of resources for patients with the medical condition being treated through the Health Intervention. For example, if the benefits and risks to the patient of two alternative Interventions are comparable, a Health Intervention costing