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
- Full Societal PerspectiveComplete Societal Perspective, Broad Societal Perspective
- An analytic viewpoint including all costs and consequences regardless of who bears them, spanning healthcare, patient and carer time, and productivity losses.
L
- Limited Societal PerspectiveRestricted Societal Perspective, Modified Societal Perspective
- An analytic viewpoint including healthcare sector costs along with a defined subset of non-healthcare costs, such as informal carer time, short of a full societal view.
S
- Societal CostSocietal Perspective Cost, Total Social Cost
- The total cost of an intervention from the broadest perspective, covering direct healthcare, direct non-medical, and indirect costs regardless of who bears them.
- Societal PerspectiveSocial Perspective, Whole-Society Viewpoint
- An analytic viewpoint including all costs and outcomes regardless of who bears them, including productivity losses and informal carer time.