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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Benchmark Benchmark The term 'Benchmark ' as it applies to the area of Medicare in the United States can be defined as ' A benchmark is sustained superior performance by a medical care provider, which can be used as a reference to raise the mainstream of care for Medicare beneficiaries. The relative definition of superior will vary form situation to situation. In many instances an appropriate benchmark would be a provider that appears in the top 10% of all providers for more than a year'. Previous 5 Terms: Bench bench mark Bench mark (BM) bench mark, tidal benchmark Next 5 Terms: benchmark fraction Bend Beneficial use Beneficiary Beneficiary About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.