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Beecham and Knapp, 2001). This instrument gathers data on service utilization, household circumstances relevant to a costing study, employment patterns and experiences, caregiver input, and income and benefit receipts. Johnston et al (1999) oflFer an excellent review of cost assessments in healthcare evaluations more broadly. 

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The stream of new tests in laboratory medicine requires frequent decisions about whether or not to implement them. Economic evaluations can help in making these decisions. The finite resources for healthcare require use of an objective means of determining how resources are allocated and how the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery can be improved. 

These considerations are primarily enterprise-wide in scope. With integration being of primary importance to healthcare in general, it is still necessary to obtain best-of-class software solutions for specific pharmacy activities. Recommendations that will help select appropriate applications and technologies that are backed by reliable implementation, support, and services will be the focus of the remainder of this chapter. Refer to Tables 1 and 2 (used with permission from ComputerTalk) as you read this chapter. These figures contain an extensive evaluation of the current information systems market. 

In contrast to how quality is measured and evaluated, satisfaction is specific to the individual and is based on the perceptions and judgments of individuals. It follows, then, that patient satisfaction is an individual s judgment about the extent to which a healthcare product or service provides a pleasurable level of consumption-related fulfillment. In the recent literature, satisfaction has been conceptualized in four ways 1) performance evaluation 2) disconfirmation of expectations 3) affect-based assessment and 4) equity-based assessment (Table 1). 

Also, one should remember that patient satisfaction might not be the most relevant outcome for study. Performance, quality, loyalty, complaining behavior, trust, or some other outcome might be more useful for decision making, planning, implementation, and evaluation related to healthcare products and services. It is important to link the construct being measured to the problem or decision that the study results will help address. 

Quality is evaluated by measuring relevant indicators. Outcomes indicators (economic, clinical, and humanistic) will be the major importance in the future for clinical pharmacist services. Clinical pharmacist services must relocate themselves strategically as a proactive agent and lead drug therapy in the healthcare team. 

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