Global budgeting Health Dictionary

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Global Budgeting: From 1 Different Sources

A limit on total health care spending for a given unit of population, taking into account all sources of funds.
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Programme Budgeting

The process of making resources available to attain the objectives of programmes. Programme budgeting differs from ordinary budgeting in that the emphasis is on the results to be achieved rather than on unconnected budgetary items. The objectives and targets of the programme are defined clearly and, in order to attain them, the resources required are grouped together, those who will receive them specified, and their sources determined.... programme budgeting

Clinical Global Impression

(CGI) rating scales commonly used by clinicians to measure symptom severity and treatment response in treatment studies of patients with psychiatric illnesses. Many researchers consider them to be a good tool to measure the clinical utility or relevance of a given treatment. The Clinical Global Impression–Severity scale (CGI-S) is used to rate the severity of the patient’s symptoms relative to the clinician’s past experience with patients who have the same diagnosis. Scores range from 1 (normal) to 7 (extremely ill). The Clinical Global Impression–Improvement scale (CGI-I) measures change in the patient’s presentation from baseline. Scores range from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse). A score of 4 indicates no change.... clinical global impression

Global Ethics

an approach to moral problems acknowledging that ethical analysis is frequently culture-specific and geographically limited. The international and worldwide experience of health care is the subject of study and there is commonly close attention to inequities in health and health-care provision, with frequent emphasis on *human rights, *justice, and *equality.... global ethics

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