Drug Utilization Review Board Support
Industry Challenge
Regular DUR Board meetings are critical to an effective DUR program. However, the administrative activities surrounding the meetings are complex, detailed and time-consuming, and many rely on high-level clinical understanding. Many Medicaid agencies do not have a clinical resource available to perform the necessary administrative tasks.
Solution
HID’s DUR Board Support services provide Medicaid administrators with an experienced pharmacist to organize and facilitate DUR Board activities. Our pharmacists offer valuable expertise, a firm understanding of the mission and purpose of the DUR Board, expert knowledge of our RDUR application (RxExplorer) and related services, and clinical objectivity. Our DUR Support services provide reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis (these may vary at the client’s request).
Features
While each Medicaid State client may customize the DUR Board support to accommodate specific needs, HID provides standard services such as:
- Planning the logistics of quarterly meetings
- Providing honoraria to Board members
- Developing agendas
- Corresponding with DUR Board members
- Posting public notices of meeting information (via Web site and/or e-mail)
- Developing and distributing the DUR packs, including drug classes for review, RDUR criteria for approval, and other agenda items suggested by the State
- Providing the DUR Board with utilization reports of drug classes using RxExplorer®
- Providing the DUR Board with ad hoc reports as requested
- Facilitating DUR Board meetings
- Recording minutes and transcribing for Board approval
- Sending educational mailings (e.g., newsletters, letters) recommended by the Board above and beyond the standard RDUR profile letters
- Providing quarterly, biannual and annual reports of DUR activities
- Assisting with preparation of annual CMS report
- Training Board members on DUR profile review; alternatively, performing DUR profile review
- Preparing the meeting facilities
Benefits
- Significantly reduced costs
- Administrative consistency
- Improved clinical awareness and education
- Improved morale
For more information on how HID’s DUR Board Support can help your organization, contact us.