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.
C
- Cancer Screening CoverageScreening Coverage Rate, Cancer Screening Uptake
- A measure of the proportion of an eligible population receiving recommended cancer screening tests, an indicator of preventive service access.
- Cancer Screening EconomicsScreening Cost-Effectiveness, Oncology Screening Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to cancer screening programmes across cancer types, comparing intervals, modalities, and eligible population definitions.
E
- Eligible PopulationQualifying Population, Eligible Cohort
- The subgroup of patients who meet the clinical or administrative criteria for receiving a given treatment.
H
- Hepatitis C EconomicsHCV Economics, Hep C Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to hepatitis C, evolving substantially as curative antiviral treatment costs have declined and eligible populations expanded.
L
- Leakage RateBenefit Leakage, Targeting Leakage
- The proportion of a targeted programme's total benefits that reach individuals outside its intended eligible population.
S
- Screening ProgrammeScreening Program, Population Screening
- An organised public health initiative systematically testing an eligible population for early disease signs, before symptoms would otherwise prompt care-seeking.
T
- Targeting EfficiencyTargeting Accuracy, Allocation Precision
- A measure of how effectively a programme directs its benefits to its intended eligible population, typically the share of benefits received by eligible individuals.
U
- Undercoverage RateCoverage Shortfall Rate, Non-Coverage Rate
- The proportion of a programme's intended eligible population that does not actually receive its benefits, whether from awareness, administrative, or targeting failures.
- Uptake RateAdoption Rate, Rate of Uptake
- The proportion of an eligible population that adopts a new treatment or technology over a given period.