Case Study: University of Maryland Medical System boosts prescription first-fill rates with DrFirst

University of Maryland Medical System boosts prescription first-fill rates 20% to 25% with DrFirst

The University of Maryland Medical System, a private regional health system, faced the challenge of medication non-adherence among high-risk patients with chronic conditions like CHF and COPD, which led to poor outcomes and costly hospital readmissions. To address this, they partnered with vendor DrFirst and utilized its population health management solution to establish a baseline and measure prescription fill data for specific patient populations.

DrFirst's solution provided accurate medication history data, which was merged with the health system's Epic EHR data to calculate first-fill rates and monitor prescription patterns. This data supported a Mobile Integrated Health and Community Paramedicine (MIH-CP) program that included pharmacist-led interventions. As a result, DrFirst helped the program achieve a 20% to 25% increase in prescription first-fill rates and an 8% to 14% improvement in medication adherence.

University of Maryland Medical System