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Help Patients Start and Stay on Therapy

When patients don’t take their medicine, the results can be costly. The good news is it doesn’t have to be that way.

Real-Time Price Transparency 

Patients don’t take medicines they can’t afford. To avoid sticker shock at the pharmacy counter, clinicians need real-time access to patients’ benefits and out-of-pocket costs during a patient visit. DrFirst was the first in the industry to provide price transparency to healthcare providers and has processed more than 134 million transactions since 2015.

34%

of patients select less expensive alternatives

29%

of patients switch to medications that don’t require prior authorization

Up to 69%

of patients switch to higher-quantity supply via mail order

Data Source: NCPDP Foundation RTPB Grant Final Report

Automated Prior Authorization

Prior authorizations (PAs) remain a major roadblock in the continuity of care, especially for patients needing specialty medications that fall under medical benefits or a combination of pharmacy and medical benefits. The complexity of such PA requests, especially when relying on a mostly manual process, creates barriers to potentially life-changing medications.

The DrFirst automated PA solution helps clinicians and staff focus on patients, not paperwork.

70%

reduction in manual work

<6 minutes

to move from benefits verification to PA submission

90%

shorter PA cycle time compared to a manual process

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“A lot of miscommunication about medications happens because of a lack of interoperability. The retail pharmacy might have a different electronic record than the hospital uses, and primary care uses something different. With the help of DrFirst, we are integrating our inpatient data and the outpatient data to get the most accurate list for the patient.”

Olufunke Sokan, PharmD, MPharm, BCACP

Advanced Practice Pharmacist, eHealth Center, Center for Innovative Pharmacy Solutions, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

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Population Health Management 

Better outcomes start with informed clinical decision-making and patient outreach programs that promote good health even for your most challenging populations—and prevent expensive readmissions that can dim your star ratings. Launch value-based care initiatives with data as a powerful starting point.  

University of Maryland Medical Center Results

20%

increase in first-fill rates by CHF patients

25%

increase in first-fill rates by COPD patients

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“Putting patients’ out-of-pocket cost information in front of clinicians at the point of prescribing provides the opportunity to prevent a common barrier…. Enabling providers to initiate that conversation promotes better rapport, cost-effectiveness, and may ultimately save lives.”

BEN LONG, M.D.
Hospitalist & Associate, Professor of Internal Medicine
Magnolia Regional Health Center

Automated Patient Messaging 

Meet patients where they are by sending automated messages with reminders and cost-saving resources when a new prescription is ordered. Boost patient engagement with no extra keyboard clicks or changes in workflow for your clinical team. 

98%

of patients receive messages

75%

of patients click to get more information

1%

of patients opt out of receiving messages

Data Source: Average customer results from DrFirst data

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