Dictionary
The Dictionary provides concise definitions of health economics terms, arranged alphabetically for quick reference. Use it to understand unfamiliar terminology or confirm the meaning of a specific term.
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- Thrombolysis EconomicsEconomics of Thrombolysis, Clot-Buster Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to clot-dissolving medication used in emergency stroke and heart attack treatment, emphasising treatment speed.
- Thrombosis EconomicsEconomics of Thrombosis, Blood-Clot Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to abnormal blood clot formation, spanning both venous and arterial thrombosis prevention and treatment.
- Thyroid Disease EconomicsEconomics of Thyroid Disease, Thyroid Disorder Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to thyroid conditions, covering both underactive and overactive function as well as thyroid cancer.
- TIA EconomicsTransient Ischaemic Attack Economics, Mini-Stroke Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to transient ischaemic attacks, brief stroke-like episodes warning of future stroke risk, emphasising rapid diagnosis.
- Time HorizonAnalytic Horizon, Evaluation Period
- The span of time over which an economic evaluation captures relevant differences in costs and outcomes among the options being compared.
- Time PreferenceTemporal Discounting, Impatience Parameter
- The valuation of otherwise comparable outcomes according to when they occur, often contributing to the rationale for discounting future costs and health effects in economic evaluation.
- Tobacco Control EconomicsEconomics of Tobacco Control, Smoking Control Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to population-level tobacco policies, including taxation, advertising restrictions, and public smoking bans.
- Toxoplasmosis EconomicsEconomics of Toxoplasmosis, Toxoplasma Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to toxoplasmosis, a parasitic infection posing particular risks to immunocompromised patients and fetal development.
- Transferability AssessmentTransferability Evaluation, Cross-Jurisdiction Assessment
- An evaluation of whether an economic evaluation from one country or population can be validly applied to inform a decision elsewhere.
- Transplant Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to organ and tissue transplantation, weighing donor, surgical, and lifelong immunosuppression costs against survival and quality of life gains.
- Trauma Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to severe physical injury treatment, covering emergency trauma care, surgery, and long-term rehabilitation.
- TreatmentTherapy, Therapeutic Intervention, Medical Treatment
- In health economics, any therapeutic intervention - pharmacological, device-based, surgical or behavioural - intended to cure, control or relieve a health condition, and the unit of comparison in most economic evaluations.
- Trypanosomiasis EconomicsSleeping Sickness Economics, HAT Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to trypanosomiasis, including African sleeping sickness, endemic to certain tropical regions.
- Tuberculosis EconomicsTB Economics, Economics of Tuberculosis
- The application of health economic evaluation to tuberculosis, covering screening, prolonged multi-drug treatment, and growing drug-resistant strain challenges.
- Tumour Board EconomicsTumour Board Cost-Effectiveness, MDT Meeting Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to multidisciplinary tumour board meetings reviewing complex cancer cases to recommend treatment.
- Type 1 Diabetes EconomicsT1D Economics, Economics of Type 1 Diabetes
- The application of health economic evaluation to type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune condition requiring lifelong insulin therapy from diagnosis.
- Type 2 Diabetes EconomicsT2D Economics, Economics of Type 2 Diabetes
- The application of health economic evaluation to type 2 diabetes, comparing oral medications, injectable therapies, and lifestyle interventions across varying severity.
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- Ulcerative Colitis EconomicsUC Economics, Economics of Ulcerative Colitis
- The application of health economic evaluation to ulcerative colitis, comparing conventional therapies against biologics and, in severe cases, surgical colon removal.
- Urinary Tract Infection EconomicsUTI Economics, Economics of Urinary Tract Infection
- The application of health economic evaluation to urinary tract infections, among the most common bacterial infections in community and healthcare settings.
- Urology EconomicsEconomics of Urology, Urological Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to conditions affecting the urinary tract and male reproductive system, spanning kidney stones and incontinence.
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- Vaccine EconomicsVaccination Economics, Immunisation Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation specifically to vaccines, covering pricing, programme design, and modelling techniques capturing indirect protective effects.
- Value GapValue Shortfall, Evidence Shortfall
- The difference between a technology's price and its assessed value based on formal health economic evaluation, favourable or unfavourable.
- Valve Disease EconomicsValvular Disease Economics, Cardiac Valve Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to heart valve conditions, spanning surgical and catheter-based treatment as options have expanded.
- Valve Replacement EconomicsValvular Replacement Economics, Valve Surgery Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to replacing a damaged heart valve, comparing durability, complications, and costs across device types and approaches.
- Vascular Surgery EconomicsEconomics of Vascular Surgery, Vascular Procedure Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to blood vessel surgery, including aneurysm repair, comparing open surgery against endovascular alternatives.
- Vision Care EconomicsOptical Economics, Vision Services Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to eye care services, from routine correction to cataract surgery and chronic eye disease treatment.
- VRE EconomicsVancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Economics, VRE Cost-Effectiveness
- The application of health economic evaluation to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, a bacterial pathogen resistant to a commonly used antibiotic class.
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- Warfarin EconomicsEconomics of Warfarin, Warfarin Cost-Effectiveness
- The application of health economic evaluation to warfarin, accounting for its substantial ongoing monitoring cost against newer anticoagulants requiring none.
- Weight Management EconomicsEconomics of Weight Management, Obesity Intervention Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to weight management programmes, spanning behavioural counselling, medication, and bariatric surgery.
- Within-Trial Evaluation
- An economic evaluation using cost and outcome data collected directly within a clinical trial's follow-up period, without extrapolation beyond it.
- Wound Care Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to chronic and acute wound treatment, comparing advanced wound care products against standard dressings.
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- Zika Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to Zika virus, a mosquito-borne disease notable for its association with severe birth defects.