| GB | Global budget; |
| RGB-FPS | Regional Global Budget with Floating Payment System; |
| DRG | Diagnosis Related Groups; |
| PV | Point Value; |
| FFS | fee-for-service; |
| PI | the proportion of inpatients; |
| ATI | the average times of inpatients; |
| PNE | the proportion of non-reimbursable expenses; |
| ITSA | interrupted time series analysis. |