Use of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research

Information in Health Care Decisions – SURVEY Results

Peter K Wong, PhD, MS, MBA, RPhSteve Marx, PharmD, MS

Stephen L. Priori and the Editorial Board of ISPOR CONNECTIONS

This is a joint project of ISPOR CONNECTIONS and the Health Care Decisions Using Outcomes Research SIG

The aim of this project is to bridge the understanding between pharmacoeconomics & outcomes researchers

and decision makers

Question #1 Do you consider

yourself a drug, medical device or diagnostic treatment decision maker?

Yes-34.43% No-65.57% 42 out 122

responded with Yes For the rest of the

survey, N is equal to 42

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Question #2

How long have you been a decision maker?

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Lessthan 1year

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Question #3What is your

current occupation?

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Health Care Administrator-Health Plan

Health Care Decision Maker-Government

Health Care Administrator-Hospital

Practicing Physician

Practicing Pharmacist

Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee Member

Technology Assessment Committee Member

Other

Question #4 In which country do you

reside?

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Question #5Please describe your residing

country's health care financing method(s).

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Question #6 In your residing country, who has the authority to

make drug, medical device, or diagnostics treatment reimbursement decisions that will impact

patient care?

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National Government

Regional Government

National Insurance Health Plan

Regional Insurance Health Plan

Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee

Direct Care Providers

Patients

Other

Question #7Please indicate if your employer has any of these

committees whose function is to assess and select drug, medical device, or diagnostics treatments at a national,

regional or local level?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Pharmacy andTherapeuticCommittee

TechnologyAssessmentCommittee

Other

Question #8Referring to the last question, on which

committee are you a member?

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Other None Pharmacy andTherapeuticCommittee

TechnologyAssessmentCommittee

Question #9Have you read any articles that have

used any of these terms?

40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

Question #10Do you have any training in the areas listed below? (The term training in this survey refers to as 'formal schooling,

attended courses, worked with an expert, or read extensively)

95% Answered Yes

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100%

Question #11 Referring to the

last question, in your opinion, did the training help you in your decisions in selecting the appropriate drug, medical device or diagnostics treatment?

Note: Two did not respond at all

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Yes No No Opinion

Question #12Which types of analysis have you used to make health decisions?

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•86% responded with Yes

Question #13Have you conducted or participated in any

studies using these pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research methods?

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•79% responded Yes

Question #14

In your last drug, medical device or diagnostics treatment decision, was pharmaco-economics and/or outcomes research information considered? 0%

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Yes No No opinion

Question #15

Do you routinely use the pharmaco-economics and outcomes research information to make drug, medical device, or diagnostic treatment decisions?

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Question #16In your opinion, which method(s) provide you with the best information to make your drug,

medical device, or diagnostic treatment decisions

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Question #17 As a decision maker, do you feel you have been provided

with adequate pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research information to make drug, medical device, or

diagnostics treatment decisions?

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Totally inadequate Somewhatinadequate

Adequateinformation

Too muchinformation