Payer | Determine reimbursement. | Exclusive | Separate | Binary | Yes |
Administrator | Count affected persons. | Exclusive | Separate | Binary | Yes |
Epidemiologist | Count affected persons. | Inclusive or exclusive | Separate >linear | Binary | Yes |
Clinical researcher | Identify homogeneous populations to identify risk, measure outcomes, study mechanisms, develop and test treatments. | Exclusive | Separate | Binary | Yes |
Basic/translational researcher | Identify affected persons to study mechanisms and/or causes. | Inclusive or exclusive | Separate or linear | Binary or scalar | Yes or no |
Editor | Classify published articles. | Inclusive or exclusive | Separate or linear | Not considered | Not considered |
Physician | Identify cause of symptoms, prognosticate and treat. | Inclusive | Linear | Scalar | No |
Patient | Know prognosis, choose among diagnostic and treatment options. | Inclusive | Linear | Scalar | No |