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If it has a word like 'standard' in it, you would assume there is a measure or definition for that standard, not just 'not the worst.' Best doctor in the count
by headsoup 5y ago
If it has a word like 'standard' in it, you would assume there is a measure or definition for that standard, not just 'not the worst.'
Best doctor in the country can quite easily still be "bronze standard."
There's an expectation of quality in saying something is Gold Standard, it's not an entirely arbitrary label.
- refurb 5y agoMaybe it’s a lingo thing. “Standard of care” is used all the time and just means “standard” in the sense of “best supported by data”. But the standard of care might just be “give morphine to ease pain until death”.