Management Exam 4

MANAGEMENT EXAM 4 COMPILED WITH
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What gis gthe gpurpose gof gpharmacoeconomics? g- gCORRECT✅✅-to gevaluate
gclinical, geconomic, gand ghumanistic gaspects gof gexisting gand gnew gpharmaceutical
gproducts, gservices, gand gprograms
-identifies, gmeasures, gand gcompares gcosts gand gconsequences gof gpharmacy
gproducts, gservices, gand gprograms


What gare gthe gfour gcost gcategories? g- gCORRECT✅✅-direct gmedical
-indirect gmedical
-indirect
-intangible

What gare gexamples gof gdirect gmedical gcosts? g- gCORRECT✅✅Medications,
gmedication gmonitoring, gmedication gadmin, gcounseling/patient gconsultations,
gdiagnostic gtests, ghospitalizations, gclinic gvisits, gED gvisits, ghome gmedical gvisits,
gambulance gservice, gand gnursing gservices


What gare gexamples gof gdirect gnon gmedical gcosts? g- gCORRECT✅✅-travel gcosts
gto greceive ghealth gcare g(bus, ggas, gtaxi, gparking?)
-no gmedical gassistance grelated gto gcondition g(meals gon gwheels, ghomemaking
gservices)
-hotel gstays gfor gpatient gor gfamily gfor gout gof gtown gcare
-child gcare gservices gfor gchildren gof gpatients

What gare gexamples gof gindirect gcosts? g- gCORRECT✅✅-loss gof gproductivity gfor
gpatient g(missing gwork)
-lost gproductivity gfor gunpaid gcaregiver g(family gmember, gneighbor, gfriend)
-lost gproductivity gbecause gof gpremature gmortality

What gare gexamples gof gintangible gcosts? g- gCORRECT✅✅Pain gand gsuffering
Fatigue
Anxiety

Which gcost gcategories gdo gsocial gperspectives gfor gstudy's gconsider? g-
gCORRECT✅✅Direct gmedical
Direct gnon-medical
Indirect
Intangible

Which gcost gcategories gdo gpayer gperspective gstudies gconsider? g-
gCORRECT✅✅Direct gmedical gcosts g(focuses gon gcosts gborne gby gentities

, gresponsible gfor gfinancing ghealthcare gservices glike ginsurance gcompanies gor ggovt
gprograms)


Which gcost gcategories gdo gprovider gperspective gstudies gconsider? g-
gCORRECT✅✅Operational gcosts g(rare gstudies)


Which gcost gcategories gdo gpatient gperspective gstudies gconsider? g-
gCORRECT✅✅Out gof gpocket gexpenses g(direct gmedical)
Non gmedical gcosts
(Indirect gmedical gcosts)
Intangible gcosts g(sometimes)

Which gcost gcategories gdo ghealth gcare gsystem gperspective gstudies gconsider? g-
gCORRECT✅✅Direct gmedical gcosts gacross gthe gwhole gsystem


Inflation gis g___ g(retrospective/prospective). g- gCORRECT✅✅Retrospective

Discounting gis g___ g(retrospective/prospective). g- gCORRECT✅✅Prospective

When gshould gstudies ginclude gcost gadjustment gmeasures? g- gCORRECT✅✅If gtheir
gduration gis ggreater gthan g1 gyear


What gare gthe goutcomes gmeasured gwith gthe gECHO gmodel? g- gCORRECT✅✅-
economic: gfinancial gimpact gof gintervention
-clinical: gmedical gresults gof gintervention
-humanistic: gpatient's gperspective gof gintervention

What gare g4 gtypes gof gclinical goutcomes? g- gCORRECT✅✅-physiological: glab
gvalues, gvitals
-clinician greported: gphysical gexam
-patient greported: gsymptoms, gactivity gtolerance, gfeelings
-observer greported: gsymptoms, gactivity glimitations

What gdo ghumanistic goutcomes gfocus gon? g- gCORRECT✅✅Consequences gof
gdisease gor gtreatment gon gpatient gfunctional gstatus gor gquality gof glife, gor gthe
gpatient's ggeneral gperception gof gthe geffect gof gillness gand gtreatment


How gare ghumanistic goutcomes gmeasured? g- gCORRECT✅✅Health-related gquality
gof glife g(HR-QoL)


Describe ggeneric gHR-QoL gmeasures. g- gCORRECT✅✅Can gbe gapplied gto gdifferent
gdiseases gand gconditions
Ex: gSF-36, gSF-12, gEQ-5D, gHUI

Describe gspecific gHR-QoL gmeasures. g- gCORRECT✅✅Can gonly gbe gapplied gto
gspecific gdiseases/conditions gor gpopulations