title: Implementation of clinical budgeting in a public teaching hospital--first steps.
abstract: An action research project commenced the process of introducing a clinical budgeting system into the clinical areas in a large public teaching hospital. Focused interviews were used as the initial activity aimed at involving Heads in using the system. The process underlined a number of issues which need to be managed in this type of process and pointed to a number of factors which should be present to assist its introduction.
authors: C J
authors: CJ
authors: Keegan
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003361:Cost Allocation; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000191:economics*; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000191:economics*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000191:economics*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012107:Research Design; D014739:Victoria