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Rx Decisions:
Chris D. Anderson
Joseph A. Fadul
Anupam Menon
Harold D. Terceros
Decision Support Tool
Estimated Savings of PDPs in the
Commonwealth of Virginia
A Decision Support Tool for Choosing
Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs) for Patients
Problem
• Chronically ill population have
large prescription drug costs
• Prescription drug costs are
covered by insurance
• Patient’s choice of PDP is
• Individual
• Insurance attributes affect
premium
• Level of care
• Must perform trade-off
analysis
• Complex
• Options available
• Coverage plans
• Uncertain
• Health outcome
– Prescriptions
– Procedures
• Follow-on coverage
Physician Prescribed
Course of Action
Patient
Condition
Personal
Attributes
Insurance
Preferences
Ranked List
of PDPs
Decision Support Tool
Graphical
Interpretation of Rx
Cost vs. PDP cost
• 50% of patients save $1,389.74 or more
Historic
Data
Rx Drug
Plans
Sensitivity of PDP Rankings with
User-Preferences
Decision Support Tool Results
Design Solution
Develop a decision support tool to aid
in the identification of the most
suitable PDP
• Coverage Preferences
• Financial Preferences
• Historic Health Data
• 30-Commonwealth of Virginia
Medicare Part D PDPs
Recommendations
Rx Decisions should be implemented
in physician office waiting rooms and
online to enhance a patient’s
knowledge base; allowing for
informed decisions to be made
between patients and their
healthcare professionals