Description
Identify the source of a supplied health-utility tariff.
Health-economic accounting distinguishes evaluation perspective, reference years, utility tariffs, timing and allocated costs. Missing resource use differs from measured zero, and a caller-supplied weight differs from a validated model correction. One cost or budget contribution does not establish cost effectiveness or an appropriate allocation of care.
Identify the source of a supplied health-utility tariff.
When to use this tool
Use Utility Tariff Source Key when checking the stated supplied health-economic record, timing or allocation convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter instrumentCode, populationSource, tariffVersion. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read token. Use the output convention below.
Require nonempty instrument code, population source and tariff version. Encode [instrumentCode,populationSource,tariffVersion] as JSON text.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| instrumentCode | Instrument Code | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| populationSource | Population Source | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| tariffVersion | Tariff Version | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| token | JSON-encoded ordered tuple or literal token under the convention above; not a database lookup or authentication result. | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"instrumentCode": "EQ-A",
"populationSource": "Population B",
"tariffVersion": "2026"
},
"output": {
"token": "[\"EQ-A\",\"Population B\",\"2026\"]"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- A tariff source is recorded, not retrieved or validated; the tool does not score a health state or determine utility values.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use a complete justified economic model, verified sources and qualified health-economic/financial assessment for real policy or care-allocation decisions.
References
Similar or alternative tools
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