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
- Healthcare PerspectiveHealth System Perspective, Third-Party Payer Perspective
- An analytic viewpoint including only costs and outcomes falling on the healthcare payer or provider, excluding broader costs such as productivity loss.
S
- System PerspectivePayer-System Viewpoint, Third-Party Payer View
- An analytic viewpoint considering costs and outcomes across an entire health system rather than a single institution, programme, or payer.
T
- Third Party PerspectiveReimburser Viewpoint, Third-Payer Viewpoint
- An analytic viewpoint including only costs and outcomes relevant to a third-party payer, such as an insurer, excluding costs borne directly by patients.
- Third-Party PayerThird-Party Reimburser, Insurer-Payer
- An entity, other than the patient or provider, that finances healthcare costs on behalf of a covered individual, such as an insurer.