Abbreviations

ABBREVIATIONS

ALOS Average length of stay

AHP Allied Health Professional

ARI Acute respiratory infections

BOD Burden of Disease

BOR Bed Occupancy Rate

CQI Continuous Quality Improvement

CME Continuing Medical Education

DALE Disease Adjusted Life Expectancy

DALY Disability Adjusted Life Year

DHS Demographic and Health Survey

DPR Doctor to population ratio

DRG Diagnostic Related Group

EME Established Market Economies

FTE Full time equivalents

GDP Gross Domestic Product

GNI Gross National Income

GOSI Government Operated Social Insurance

IMR Infant Mortality Rate

HR Human Resources

JLI Joint Learning Initiative

MICS Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

MMR Maternal Mortality Rate

NGO Non-Governmental Organization

USAID United States Agency for International Development

WDI World Development Indicators

WDR World Development Report

WHO World Health Organization

Prepared by:

Dr Savio Pereira

MBBS St John's Medical College Hospital Bangalore

MS (General Surgery) Madras Medical College, Chennai (INDIA)

MBA (Hospital Management)

MSc (Healthcare Informatics) University of Bath, Royal College of Surgeons, (Edinburgh)

M Phil (Hospital & Health Systems Management) Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani & Christian Medical College, Vellore

Copyright © 2010 Savio Pereira

email:saviopereira7@gmail.com