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.
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- HTA ProcessTermAssessment Process, HTA Workflow
- The overall sequence of steps a body follows, from scoping and submission through technical review to a final recommendation.
- HTA ReportTermAssessment Report, HTA Document
- The formal written document produced at an assessment's conclusion, presenting the evidence, methods, and conclusions reached on a technology.
- HTA ScopeTermAssessment Scope, Scope Definition
- The formally defined boundaries of an assessment, specifying the technology, population, comparators, and outcomes to be considered.
- HTAiTermHealth Technology Assessment International, HTA Society, ISTAHC, International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care
- Health Technology Assessment International, a global professional society bringing together researchers and policymakers working in the field.
- Hub And Spoke ModelTermHub-and-Spoke Network, Centralised Care Network
- A network structure where a central, highly specialist hub coordinates with dispersed spoke facilities providing basic care and referring complex cases.
- HUITermHealth Utilities Index
- An abbreviation for the Health Utilities Index, a family of generic, multi-attribute health status classification systems producing a single utility value.
- HUI2TermHealth Utilities Index Mark 2, HUI Mark II
- The second version of the Health Utilities Index, measuring health across dimensions including sensation, mobility, emotion, cognition, and fertility.
- HUI3TermHealth Utilities Index Mark 3, HUI Mark III
- The third version of the Health Utilities Index, measuring eight dimensions including vision, hearing, dexterity, and pain, replacing HUI2's fertility dimension.
- Human Capital ApproachConceptHuman Capital Valuation, Wage-Based Productivity Valuation, Human Capital Method
- A way to value productivity lost to illness or premature death by applying an economic value, often based on earnings, to forgone productive time.
- Human Subjects ProtectionTermHuman Participant Protection, Research Participant Protection
- The comprehensive set of ethical principles and oversight mechanisms designed to safeguard the rights, safety, and wellbeing of research participants.
- Hybrid ModelTermHybrid Decision Model, Combined Model
- A decision-analytic model combining two or more approaches, such as a decision tree feeding into a Markov model, to represent a disease process.
- Hyperbolic DiscountingConceptPresent-Biased Discounting, Hyperbolic Time Preference
- Hyperbolic discounting is time preference in which the discount rate falls as delay grows, so plans made for later are often reversed when the time comes.
- Hypertension Control RateTermBP Control Rate, Blood Pressure Control Rate
- A measure of the proportion of diagnosed hypertension patients achieving recommended blood pressure control targets, an indicator of programme effectiveness.
- Hypertension ManagementTermBP Management, Blood Pressure Management
- The clinical process of diagnosing, treating, and monitoring high blood pressure, combining lifestyle change and drug therapy tailored to cardiovascular risk.
- Hypothesis TestingConceptSignificance Testing, Null-Hypothesis Test, Statistical Test
- Hypothesis testing is a statistical decision framework that evaluates how compatible observed data are with a prespecified null hypothesis by comparing a test statistic with its sampling distribution under stated assumptions.
- Hypothetical BiasTermStated-Preference Bias, WTP Overstatement
- The tendency for willingness-to-pay values stated in a hypothetical survey to overstate what respondents would actually pay in a real transaction.