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Health and Rx Data Supply Services

Making Comprehensive National Rx and Health Data Available for Government Missions

As a subsidiary of IMS Health, IMS Government Solutions has direct access to comprehensive data sets that track nationwide health claims and prescription drug activities. Across multiple missions, this data has proven critical in supporting a variety of health regulatory and surveillance goals of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), and other regulatory offices in the federal space.

 

IMS LifeLink™ Health Plan Claims Database

With data from more than 80 health plan contributors and demographics that mirror the U.S. census population, the IMS LifeLink Health Plan Claims database is one of the most representative integrated health claims repositories available today.

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Unparalleled Rx Sales and Dispense Data Sets

IMS Health is one of the nation’s largest owners and custodians of pharmaceuticals data holdings. IMS leverages its assets for numerous commercial and Government customers. On a daily basis, IMS captures through data tracking approximately 96% of pharmaceutical sales in the U.S. from a panel of more than 500 indirect and direct sales data sources. IMS Health prescription services rely on an unparalleled data collection system accounting for 73% of all dispensed prescriptions. To support its customers in maximizing the value of the data we maintain and provide, IMS employs a 7300-member workforce comprised of accomplished professionals in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, managed markets, and institutional environments.

 

NIH Grant

IMS personnel provide data gathering and analysis to help identify shortfalls and improve the Air Force’s suicide prevention strategy

 
 

Recent Publications using IMS data

IMS data is frequently cited and used in studies and peer reviewed journal articles. Below are links to select studies and articles that have been published recently where IMS data and analytics have been used to further research and understanding of important health care issues.

Estimating Effect of Antiviral Drug Use during Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Outbreak, United States
Outpatient antibiotic prescribing and nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae in the United States, 1996-2003.
 
   
 
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