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.
H
- Heart Failure Economics
- The application of health economic evaluation to heart failure diagnosis, medication, device therapy, and rehabilitation, emphasising reduced hospital readmission.
P
- Potentially Preventable Event
- An adverse outcome, such as a readmission, that could plausibly have been avoided through appropriate care, unlike a disease's natural progression.
R
- Readmission
- A subsequent hospital admission occurring within a defined period, commonly thirty days, after a patient's discharge from a prior stay.
- Readmission Management
- The strategies used to identify patients at high risk of hospital readmission and implement targeted interventions to prevent avoidable returns.
- Readmission Measure
- A quality indicator tracking the rate of hospital readmission within a defined period, commonly thirty days, following a prior discharge.
- Readmission Rate
- A measure of the proportion of patients readmitted to hospital within a defined period, commonly thirty days, after a prior discharge.