| Over 1,800 individuals from various groups provided input via primary data sources, thus strengthening the level of evidence. |
| The only way providers get to see a lot of primary data is through interactions with the pharmaceutical industry. |
| Therefore, appropriate use of administrative data is an important tool for arriving at full coverage in the primary data collection. |
| Secondary data is primary data that was collected, compiled and published by someone else. |
| Within these categories, the data were summarized and, together with primary data, were subsequently synthesized into evaluation findings. |
| The first two methods involve the collection of secondary data, while the latter four deal with the collection of primary data. |
