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.
S
- Standardization
- The process of establishing and consistently applying a uniform, defined approach to a process across an organisation, reducing unwarranted variation.
U
- Unwarranted Variation
- Differences in utilisation or practice unexplained by patient illness, preferences, or evidence-based medicine, unlike warranted variation reflecting legitimate need.
W
- Warranted Variation
- Differences in utilisation or practice that appropriately reflect legitimate differences in patient illness or informed preference, unlike unwarranted variation.