Appropriate use criteria
Appropriate Use Criteria
Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC, /əˈproʊpriˌeɪt juːs ˈkraɪtɛriə/) is a set of standards that assists healthcare providers in making the most suitable treatment decisions for a specific clinical condition. These criteria are typically developed by professional medical societies.
Etymology
The term "Appropriate Use Criteria" originates from the English words "appropriate" (fitting or suitable), "use" (to employ for a purpose), and "criteria" (a standard by which something can be judged or decided).
Definition
Appropriate Use Criteria are guidelines that help healthcare providers determine when it is suitable to use certain medical procedures, treatments, or services. They are based on evidence-based medicine, patient's individual needs, and clinical expertise.
Related Terms
- Evidence-based medicine: An approach to medical practice intended to optimize decision-making by emphasizing the use of evidence from well-designed and well-conducted research.
- Clinical expertise: The proficiency and judgment that individual clinicians acquire through clinical experience and clinical practice.
- Healthcare provider: An individual or an institution that provides preventive, curative, promotional, or rehabilitative health care services in a systematic way to individuals, families, or communities.
- Medical procedure: A course of action intended to achieve a result in the delivery of healthcare. A medical procedure with the intention of determining, measuring, or diagnosing a patient condition or parameter is also called a medical test.
- Treatment: Management and care of a patient to combat, ameliorate, or prevent a disease, disorder, or injury.
- Service: The action of helping or doing work for someone, in this context, it refers to the medical assistance provided by healthcare providers.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Appropriate use criteria
- Wikipedia's article - Appropriate use criteria
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