Funding and access to high cost medicines in public hospitals in Australia: Decision-makers' perspectives

Gallego, G; Taylor, SJ; Brien, JE

Funding and access to high cost medicines in public hospitals in Australia: Decision-makers' perspectives

Gallego, G Taylor, SJ Brien, JE

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Citation:: Health Policy, 2009, 92 (1), pp. 27 - 34
Issue Date:: 2009-01

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dc.contributor.author	Gallego, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Taylor, SJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Brien, JE	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Health Policy, 2009, 92 (1), pp. 27 - 34	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0168-8510	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	To investigate the perceptions, concerns and attitudes of decision-makers regarding access to high cost medicines (HCMs) in public hospitals. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 decisions-makers (executive directors of hospitals, area health service managers, directors of hospital pharmacy departments and senior medical doctors) in a Sydney Area Health Service. The interviews were digitally recorded and transcribed and analysed using a modified grounded theory approach.	en_US
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Abstract:

To investigate the perceptions, concerns and attitudes of decision-makers regarding access to high cost medicines (HCMs) in public hospitals. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 decisions-makers (executive directors of hospitals, area health service managers, directors of hospital pharmacy departments and senior medical doctors) in a Sydney Area Health Service. The interviews were digitally recorded and transcribed and analysed using a modified grounded theory approach.

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