Final Flashcards
Costs
The value of the resources consumed by the program
Consequences
The effects, outputs, and outcomes of the program or treatment alternative
Pharmacoeconomics
A full evaluation of the costs and consequences differentiates pharmacoeconomics from traditional cost containment strategies and drug use evaluations
Cost vs price vs charge
Cost is magnitude of resources consumed in producing a good or service
Charge is what provider asks to be paid- like price
Reimbursement is what is actually paid
Cost categories
Direct
Indirect
Intangible
Direct cost
Resources consumed
Involves a transfer of money
Direct medical costs
Costs from the fundamental transactions associated with medical care.
Direct nonmedical
Exchange of money for something that is not medical care
Example- pay taxi to get to hospital
Indirect cost
Unpaid resource commitment
No money is exchanged
Productivity cost
Indirect medical cost
Costs that result from the morbidity and mortality of the illness.
Costs ranges in productivity that result from disease or health care interventions.
Missing work, lost productivity
Fixed cost
Overhead costs that are relatively constant that nod readily influenced
Heat, rent, lighting
Often not included
Intangible costs
Costs of pain, suffering, anxiety, or fatigue that can occur because of an illness or treatment of illness
What type of cost is drugs?
Direct medical
What type of cost is babysitting for the children of a patient?
Direct nonmedical
What type of cost is a decrease in lost time from work?
Indirect medical
What type of cost is a lab test
Direct medical
What type of cost is a pharmacist salary?
Direct medical
What type of cost is improvement in sleep awakening
Intangible
What type of cost is travel costs to clinic
Direct nonmedical
What type of cost is physician time/salary
Direct medical
What type of cost is advertising for medical service
Direct nonmedical
What type of cost is medical supplies
Direct medical
What type of cost is less anxiety from asthma attacks
Intangible
Resources for cost estimations
Measured directly
Retrospectively from medical records or reimbursement claims
Standard lists of costs
Average wholesale price (AWP)
List price, typically higher than what is actually paid by pharmacies