utcome. The procedures assessed would be evaluated first within the context of meeting the outcome standard, but the procedures also would be evaluated within the context of the health care resources required to attain the desired outcome, along with the availability of and access to those health care resources.
Once a superior procedure has been identified, that procedures becomes the benchmark standard for that specific patient outcome. From thence forward, all new procedures considered for the attainment of that specific patient outcome would be measured against the benchmark procedure. If the new procedure could not perform as well it would be rejected.
Huber (1996, p. 170) identifies seven budget types. These budget types are as follows:
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