1. Use of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research Information in Health Care Decisions – SURVEY Results Peter K Wong, PhD, MS, MBA, RPh Steve 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

2. 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

3. Question #2 How long have you been a decision maker?

4. Question #3 What is your current occupation?

5. Question #4 In which country do you reside?

6. Question #5 Please describe your residing country's health care financing method(s).

7. 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?

8. Question #7 Please 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?

9. Question #8 Referring to the last question, on which committee are you a member?

10. Question #9 Have you read any articles that have used any of these terms?

11. Question #10 Do 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

12. 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

13. Question #12 Which types of analysis have you used to make health decisions? 86% responded with Yes

14. Question #13 Have you conducted or participated in any studies using these pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research methods? 79% responded Yes

15. Question #14 In your last drug, medical device or diagnostics treatment decision, was pharmaco- economics and/or outcomes research information considered?

16. Question #15 Do you routinely use the pharmaco- economics and outcomes research information to make drug, medical device, or diagnostic treatment decisions?

17. Question #16 In your opinion, which method(s) provide you with the best information to make your drug, medical device, or diagnostic treatment decisions

18. 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?