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
- Fundamental Performance MeasurementMinimum-Standard Performance Measurement, Threshold Performance Measurement
- A performance measurement limited to the most basic indicators of whether an organisation met a minimum standard, without further process measures.
- Fundamental Quality EvaluationMinimum-Standard Quality Evaluation, Basic Quality Check
- A quality evaluation limited to the most basic indicators of whether care met a minimum acceptable standard, without further process measures.
P
- Process Measure
- A metric assessing whether appropriate, evidence-based care processes were actually followed, unlike measures of resources available or outcomes achieved.
S
- Statistical Process ControlSPC
- Statistical process control is a set of methods that monitors time-ordered process measurements to distinguish expected variation from signals of a possible process change.