Prioritization

{{Short description|Arranging things in order of importance}}

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Prioritization is the activity that arranges items or activities in order of urgency.{{cite web

| title="Prioritization" in Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition.| publisher= Dictionary.com|date=2016

| url = http://www.dictionary.com/browse/prioritization

| accessdate = 2016-10-09

}}{{cite web

| title = Prioritization – definition of prioritization |publisher=The Free Dictionary| url = http://www.thefreedictionary.com/prioritization

| accessdate = 2016-10-09

}}

In the context of medical evaluation it is the establishment of the importance or the urgency of actions that are necessary to preserve the welfare of client or patient.{{cite web

| title = Definition of prioritization by Medical dictionary | publisher=The Free Dictionary

| url = http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/prioritization

| accessdate = 2016-10-09

}} In the clinical context, establishing priorities aids in the rationale and justification for the use of limited resources. Priority setting is influenced by time, money, and expertise.{{cite book |last=Jeffreys|first=M |date=2016|title= Priorization. Teaching Cultural Competence in Nursing and Health Care|access-date= 9 October 2016|url=http://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/0826119964/ch0013s0233 |isbn=978-0-8261-1996-4|publisher= Springer Publishing Company }} A risk priority number assessment is one way to establish priorities that may be difficult to establish in a health care setting.{{cite web

| title = Institute for Healthcare Improvement: Risk Priority Number |publisher=Institute for Healthcare Improvement|date = 2016|url = http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/Measures/RiskPriorityNumberfromFailureModesandEffectsAnalysis.aspx

| accessdate = 2016-10-09

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Software has been designed to assist professionals in establishing priorities in a specific business setting.{{cite web | url=http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/top-10-time-management-software-for-windows/|publisher =Gaea News Network|last= Partho|date=18 February 2009 | title=Top 10 Time Management Software for Windows|accessdate=October 9, 2016}}