1 Pain is considered a standard fifth vital sign in some organizations such as the U.S. Veterans Affairs. 2  Pain is measured on a pain scale based on subjective patient reporting and may be unreliable. 3  Some studies show that recording pain routinely may not change management.
incubator. 1  An investment and support program in which entrepreneurs starting internet businesses are provided with management advice, access to finance, and technical assistance by a network of investors. 2  A box-like structure with insulation and provisions for controlling its interior temperature.
DEFINITION of 'Incubation'. A trial process in which a fund company operates a number of funds privately with its own capital or employee capital, and only opens the top performing funds to the public. The higher performing funds that survive the incubation period are used by the fund company to generate business.