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Table 1 Interview responses part 1

From: Case studies for implementing MCDA for tender and purchasing decisions in hospitals in Indonesia and Thailand

 

Thailand hospital tender (n = 4)

Indonesia hospital drug purchasing (n = 4)

Rationale for using MCDA

Improve quality at reasonable cost

Achieve transparency with agreed criteria

Consistency across hospitals

Listing only the best (most effective and affordable) alternatives

Rational selection process

Decisions meet hospital needs

Opportunities: expected differences due to MCDA (number of mentions)

Better patient health [3]

Transparency [2]

Better accuracy/consistency in scoring [2]

Better acceptance of purchasing decision by HCP and patients [2]

Quality improvement [1]

More fairness in tender [1]

Change in hospital purchasing practices [1]

Better product performance [1]

Awareness [1]

Better guidance of companies what type of products are expected [1]

Better access for high-quality products [1]

Quality of products [4]

Affordability [2]

More objective/rational decision [2]

Transparency in tender or formulary selection [2]

Fairness in Off-Patent-Pharmaceutical market [1]

Better decisions on the formulary [1]

Better (monitoring of) availability [1]

More (objective) consideration of value-added services [1]

  1. Summary of interview responses relating to the rationale for using MCDA in the respective decision process and the expected improvements (differences), which could be achieved