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.
A
- AMR Economic Burden
- The total economic cost attributable to antimicrobial resistance, covering increased treatment costs, longer hospital stays, and lost productivity from resistant infections.
- Anxiety Disorder Cost
- The total economic burden of anxiety disorders, covering direct treatment costs, lost workplace productivity, and broader impacts on quality of life.
B
- Bottom-Up Cost-of-Illness
- A cost-of-illness study estimating a disease's economic burden by aggregating detailed cost data collected at the individual patient level.
E
- Economic Burden
- The total cost imposed on a health system, individuals, or society by a specific disease, injury, or risk factor.
O
- Outbreak Cost
- The total economic burden of an infectious disease outbreak, covering direct healthcare costs, public health response spending, and productivity losses.
P
- Pandemic Cost
- The total economic burden of a pandemic, covering direct healthcare costs, public health response spending, and broader economic disruption beyond health.