IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. - IMS Health

GLOBAL PATIENT-CENTERED ANALYTICS AND SERVICES
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus – U.S.
Real World Evidence. Real World Impact.
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus brings you
details on the real-world treatment experience
and health outcomes of more than 150 million
unique patients.
IMS Health introduces LifeLink
PharMetrics Plus, the largest,
most comprehensive database
of integrated medical claims in
the United States. The depth
and breadth of the coverage
provides new patient- and
physician-level insights.
Key Information Types
• Diagnoses and Procedures
• Retail and Mail Order Prescriptions
• Inpatient details—Admitting Diagnosis,
Admission Source & Type
• Provider/Pharmacy ID
• Pharmacy Benefit Design—Co-pay/
Coinsurance Amount; Deductible Amount
• Costs of Services and Prescriptions
• Place of Service
• Plan Type and Time Enrolled
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NEW INSIGHTS
As global market dynamics have placed increasing importance
on evidence that proves the value of health technologies, the
demand for HEOR guidance has grown. Yet, historical challenges
stemming from the quality of data, gaps between data sets,
and the need for specialized technical skills have remained.
To power your research more effectively, IMS brings you IMS
LifeLink PharMetrics Plus with health plan claims information
on 150 million de-identified lives in the U.S.—all in a single,
database. Rich details down to the three-digit ZIP Code level
and from 2006 onward include:
• Diagnosis, procedures and prescriptions spanning all
therapy areas
• Provider identities for billing, rendering and attending
physicians across all healthcare settings
• Insurance provisions such as co-pays and deductibles
The depth and breadth of this coverage allows you to study
sub-populations of patients, while streamlining your costs for
claims data. Because we de-identify the data at the patient
level using IMS’ patented technology, you can integrate
PharMetrics Plus with other IMS databases or with your own
patient-level data sets for research.
A TRUSTED SOURCE
Through an agreement with Health Intelligence Company LLC,
IMS has exclusive rights to the organization's healthcare claims
database for use in the biopharmaceutical market. The data
are amassed from the member plans within HIC, the operating
arm of Blue Health Intelligence, and comingled with IMS data
from various sources throughout the U.S., including commercial
health and managed care plans.
Our four-step certification and quality-control process
ensures that the data meet our exacting standards and are
HIPAA compliant.
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GLOBAL PATIENT-CENTERED ANALYTICS AND SERVICES
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus – U.S.
ENABLING RIGOROUS ANALYTICS
With the granularity that such a comprehensive dataset provides, IMS LifeLink PharMetrics
Plus serves as the foundation for:
• HEOR studies that measure the comprehensive Burden of Illness across settings of care,
Total Cost of Care, Patient Treatment Patterns, Adherence and Persistence to Treatment,
Disease Incidence, Prevalence and Safety
• Market Access initiatives such as Value Preparation and HTA readiness
• Commercial activities that rely on an understanding of the patient experience, including
Adherence & Compliance programs, Segmentation exercises (provider and patient) and
Patient Flow mapping
COMPATIBILITY ACROSS PATIENT-LEVEL DATA SOURCES
Because we de-identify the data at the patient level, IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus:
• Is compatible with a range of supplemental, proprietary LifeLink data assets including
EMR,Longitudinal Prescription, and Demographic sets encompassing more than 240 million
U.S. patients
• Through IMS customized solutions, can be integrated with other traditionally disparate
data sets including internal data (e.g., RCT), IMS data, and additional third-party data
• Through de-identification technology, PharMetrics Plus and other IMS assets are
scalable over time as new data sources are acquired to close gaps at the therapeutic
level and beyond
COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT
Our focus extends beyond data solutions by providing comprehensive tools and support services
and investing in technologies that support your current and future global needs. We offer:
• Technology solutions to provide efficient interrogation of the data, including structured
analytic, visualization and reporting features.
• A team of more than 200 HEOR staff members across 18 countries who are available to
help you analyze, interpret and communicate your research results.
• Global partnerships including a collaboration with the UK’s National Health Service
observational data and interventional research service, Clinical Practice Research Datalink.
2011 SAMPLE COUNTS FOR PATIENTS WITH MEDICAL AND PHARMACY COVERAGE
>4.5 million
patients
>1.3 million
patients
250 thousand
patients
Hypertension Asthma Breast Cancer
With the richness of insights available in IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus, IMS is leading
the way to a greater understanding of the value of medical technologies—and more
productive dialogues with a range of healthcare stakeholders.
To find out more about the way that IMS can help you benefit from comprehensive
patient-level information, please email RWEinfo@imshealth.com
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