What is an outlier in medical terms?

Answer 1

As far as I know, outlier is a statistical term. It is used for biological, possibly medical as any other research purpose as a form of statistical analisys. It basically means a point that is very different than the other points, usually because of an artifact or an error that occurs in the process of collecting the data and therefore has no statistical significance.
I'm not sure if there is another definition in medical terms, but I hope you may able to figure it out in the context.

Answer 2

In Simple Terms
Outliers are those patients who require an unusually long hospital stay or whose stay generates unusually high costs.

Patients are also outliers if their lengths of stay exceed the mean by 20 days or 1.94 standard deviations, whichever is less . Even if the length of stay is within accepted bounds, the patient can be deemed an outlier if there is increased resource utilization.stress.

An outlier, is a human being who suffers an incredible physiologic, emotional, and financial burden; who, in turn, will cause health care providers and administrators economic and psychological stress

Importance of recognizing outliers
1- financial risk to the institution to which they are admitted
2-an outlier will cost money,
3- an outlier will tax emotions.

it comes under DRG ( Drug Related Group) Classification

Answer 3

Out-Lier
In medical terms and outlier is an individual that requires much more services than the usual for a particular illness. Such as a person who has complications from surgery.
It is much more important to insurance carriers. These "outlier" individuals cost more to the hospital and the hospital can sometimes be paid more for their services. Sometimes not.
It never seem to matter if the individual requires less services than usual.

Answer 4

an individual instance that doesn't fit within statistical norms