CHAPTER 7: MONITORING IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH BUDGETS & IMPLEMENTATION SYSTEM
3 Key Elements That Contribute to the Success of a Program & the Ability to Evaluate a Program
Budget
Includes all the costs and revenues related to delivery of the program
What the program managers should know?
Understanding the basic budgeting
Basic costing skills
Information system
Accompanying skills to develop & monitor the programs budget
Recording program participants
Recording the outcome of participants
Tracking
Information System (IS) Considerations
For health data elements
Secure mechanism for e-sharing & transmits health information
To monitor in real time health events & trends
Budget Terminology
Indirect costs
Charges
Direct costs
Revenue
Variables costs
Opportunity costs
Fixed costs
Budgeting as Part of Planning
Monetize & compute program costs
Break even analysis
Quantity of services is the same as fixed cost
Budget for start up & evaluation costs
Budget justification
Budget as Monitoring Tools
Tracking an expenses & income can be very helpful in doing different types of cost analysis
Monitor the implementation after the program has started
Tracking the budget variances
Types of cost analyses
During program implementation, variance should be less than / equal to 10-20% of projected budget
Cost-effectiveness analyses
Cost-benefit analyses
Cost comparison analyses
Cost-utility analyses