In epidemiology, a<unk> , a clinical<unk> , or simply a<unk><unk>  lists the clinical criteria by which public health professionals determine whether a person's illness is included as a<unk>  in an outbreak investigation—that is, whether a person is considered directly affected by an outbreak. Absent an outbreak,<unk><unk> s are used in the surveillance of public health in order to categorize those conditions present in a population (e.g., incidence and prevalence).
Clinical case definition
Clinical pathway
Community rating
Patient-reported outcome
Admission, discharge, and transfer system
Toxicity category rating
Diagnosis-related group
Clinical decision support system