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.
F
- Fully Incremental AnalysisFull Incremental Analysis, Sequential ICER Analysis
- Fully incremental analysis compares all mutually exclusive strategies in an ordered sequence to identify the cost-effectiveness frontier.
M
- Multiple ComparisonMulti-Way Comparison, Many-Option Ranking
- A situation involving more than two mutually exclusive interventions, requiring a systematic method, such as fully incremental analysis, to rank and compare them correctly.
P
- Pairwise ComparisonTwo-Arm Comparison, Direct Head-to-Head
- A comparison of exactly two interventions at a time, used as a building block within a fully incremental analysis of several options.