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Who bears this cost, and can it be priced in money?
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What does the patient lose because of the illness?Tap a term: its definition, what you can do with it, and how often the exam asks it.
Definition: a resource used in delivering care, such as drugs, staff and therapist time.
You can: Tell a direct cost from an indirect cost by whether the money pays for the resources used to deliver care.
Definition: a resource used in delivering care, such as drugs, staff and therapist time.
You can: Tell a direct cost from an indirect cost by whether the money pays for the resources used to deliver care.
Definition: a productivity loss, such as sick leave and lost earnings.
You can: Tell an indirect cost from an intangible cost by whether the loss can be counted in money.
Definition: pain, distress or stigma that cannot readily be put into money.
You can: Tell an intangible cost from an indirect cost by whether the loss is pain, distress or stigma.
Each card is one term. The grey line is what the patient says, which is what the question stem gives.
Summary
A direct cost is a resource used in delivering care.
A direct cost is a resource used in delivering care. Drugs, staff, therapist time, equipment and are direct costs. The health service usually pays these costs.
Graham Hughes attends the early intervention in psychosis team in Cardiff. A nurse lists his drugs and his therapist time. Graham says, "The health board pays for all my tablets."
An can look like a direct cost when a patient misses work for treatment. Only resources used to deliver the care count as direct costs.
Direct costs rise when treatments are combined. Each treatment adds its own cost of delivery, which is a real dilemma for combination treatment. Setting up a service also uses resources. High set-up costs can limit the rollout of a cost-effective service, as with supervised injectable opioid treatment.
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