Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:Introduction to Health Care and Public Health in the U.S.
Unit:Financing Health Care - Part 2
Lecture:Factors Contributing to Increasing U.S. Health Care Costs
Slide content:Early Detection and Prevention Increased Preventive Services Detection Screening mammograms Colonoscopy Prevention Immunizations 17
Slide notes:Additional resources are spent in the early detection and prevention of illness, for example, using screening mammograms to detect breast cancer, or immunizations to prevent infectious disease. 17