Please answer true or false and explain your reasoning in a pithy manner (bullet
ID: 242810 • Letter: P
Question
Please answer true or false and explain your reasoning in a pithy manner (bullet points are welcomed). The correct T/F answer is worth 1 mark and the reasoning is worth 2 marks. The exam is out of 60 which will be converted to a percentage.
7. Canadian health care databases are robust, timely, accessible, and linkable.
8. Canadians are 3 to 5 times more likely to skip prescriptions because of cost than other countries
9. HTAs generally utilize cost-benefit analysis to determine if a drug should be funded.
10. With 80% of Saskatchewan physicians having adopted an EMR, the Health Ministry can declare the implementation a success.
11. It is unlikely that the extension of patent protection in Canada has had a notable impact on the rate of drug innovation worldwide.
Explanation / Answer
7. Canadian healthcare databases are robust, timely, accessible, and linkable. -----> TRUE (most of the Canadians (about 71%) does not feel any difficulty in accessing the healthcare data)
8. Canadians are 3 to 5 times more likely to skip prescriptions because of cost than other countries ---> TRUE (every 1 in 10 Canadians (mostly the elderly patients) is likely to skip prescriptions due to higher cost)
9. HTAs generally utilize cost-benefit analysis to determine if a drug should be funded. ---> TRUE (Economic evaluation is a part of health technology assessment (HTA) )