PASC acknowledges that DXA is associated with low radiation but that increasing the availability of DXA may significantly increase the exposure of the proposed population to ionising radiation, especially when this population includes young women. This issue should be addressed in the assessment of evidence. Health care resources In terms of healthcare resource information, all issues and data inputs will be examined and reported in full in the assessment report. 7 List of resources to be considered in the economic analysis Provider Setting Proportion Number Disaggregated unit cost of in which of patients of of MBS Safety Other Private Patient Total resource resource receiving resource net govt health cost is resource per budget insurer provided relevant time horizon per patient receiving resource Resources provided to identify eligible population public TBA of age and risk factor status Resources provided to deliver comparator 1 GP visit to public assess risk and discuss lifestyle Resources provided in association with comparator 1 (e.g., pre-treatments, co-administered interventions, resources used to monitor or in follow-up, resources used in management of adverse events, resources used for treatment of down-stream conditions) Dietary Patient cost Public or associated private with a hospital fracture Costs Patient cost associated with recovery from a fracture Resource 2, etc Resources provided to deliver proposed intervention Dual-Energy Technician Mainly TBA 1 per MBS X-ray private, patient but there
PASC acknowledges that DXA is associated with low radiation but that increasing the availability of DXA may significantly increase the exposure of the proposed population to ionising radiation, especially when this population includes young women. This issue should be addressed in the assessment of evidence. Health care resources In terms of healthcare resource information, all issues and data inputs will be examined and reported in full in the assessment report. 7 List of resources to be considered in the economic analysis Provider of resource Setting in which resource is provided Proportion of patients receiving resource Number of of resource per relevant time horizon per patient receiving resource Disaggregated unit cost MBS Safety net Other govt budget Private health insurer Patient Total cost Resources provided to identify eligible population of age and risk factor status public TBA Resources provided to deliver comparator 1 GP visit to assess risk and discuss lifestyle public Resources provided in association with comparator 1 (e.g., pre-treatments, co-administered interventions, resources used to monitor or in follow-up, resources used in management of adverse events, resources used for treatment of down-stream conditions) Dietary Patient cost associated with a fracture Public or private hospital Costs associated with recovery from a fracture Patient cost Resource 2, etc Resources provided to deliver proposed intervention Dual-Energy X-ray Technician Mainly private, but there TBA 1 per patient MBS
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