The phrase "an external benchmark" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a standard or point of reference that is outside of a particular system or organization, often for comparison purposes.
Example: "To evaluate our performance, we need to compare our results against an external benchmark."
Alternatives: "an outside standard" or "a comparative reference point."
Just as most countries link the value of their currencies to an external benchmark (dollar or euro), traditionally, the leading international currencies would also be linked to an external benchmark, namely gold.
Another 21.5% are "stabilized": they also have an external benchmark, such as the dollar, but are allowed to vary somewhat against this.
It is useful to run a separate imputation method as an external benchmark.
To account for this variability and to test the original postulate would require an external benchmark of VAP-IP.
The main limitation of our study is the lack of an external benchmark to evaluate predictive performance.
In both examples, local infection rates are compared with those of a sample that serves as an external benchmark.
The shift to focusing on a schools within the lowest 5% shifts the focus from an internal benchmarking system to an external benchmarking system where schools only need to be better than those in the lowest 5%.
The authors concluded that if an external benchmarking of CVC-BSI rates is intended, an adjustment according to the BC frequency is necessary.
These evidence-based resources provided a validated, external benchmark to identify treatment options.
Both effects can be estimated by relying on the quality and time of an internal or external benchmark (e.g., a competitor, another business unit) that already uses standardized processes or by drawing from the results in Münstermann et al. (2010).
Our study suggests that hospital personnel can use local monitoring data, interpreted in the context of a risk-adjusted external benchmark, to help direct their efforts to reduce excessive use of antimicrobial drugs and reduce antimicrobial resistance.
