1. Snapshot of IMS LifeLink Claims Database 10% Random Sample
Prepared by:
Gary W. Moore and Bradley C. Martin
Health Data Unit of the UAMS Translational Research Institute

2. What is LifeLink? LifeLink is an administrative claims database
Captures bills paid to health providers by over 80 insurance and managed care plans.
Demographic and enrollment information
Geographic (state and zip3) of member residence
Diagnostic information (ICD-9-CM)
Procedures (HCPCs CPT-4) and Lab tests
Prescriptions Dispensed
Adjudicated claims for more than 40 million unique enrollees per year
10% ember random sample obtained by UAMS TRI

3. Outline of LifeLink Statistics
Demographic Characteristics
Plan Characteristics
HMO, PPO, Commercial, Medicare
Geographic Representation
Utilization
Inpatient, Office, Hospital outpatient
Most frequent diagnostic categories treated

4. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. Age and Gender Distribution of Plan Members

5. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. Gender and Age Distribution of Plan Members

6. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. LifeLink Members Covered by State

7. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. Proportion of Population Enrolled in LifeLink by State

8. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. Length of Enrollment of Plan Members

9. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. Pharmacy Benefits Enrollment of Plan Members
Average patient enrollment = months
N (%) patients w/ enrollment > 2 years = 4.09 million (45.59%)

10. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – Arkansas LifeLink Members by 3 Digit Zip Code Area in Arkansas

11. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – Texas LifeLink Members by 3 Digit Zip Code Area in Texas

12. Number of Enrollees (N, %) by Pay Type Group
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. Distribution of Payer Type of Plan Members
Number of Enrollees (N, %) by Pay Type Group

13. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. Distribution of Payer Type by Children, Adults, and Elderly

14. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. Distribution of Payer Type by Year

15. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. Distribution of Insurance Product Type of Plan Members

16. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. Distribution of Insurance Product Type of Children, Adults, and Elderly

17. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. Distribution of Insurance Product Type by Year

18. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. Descriptive Statistics for Enrollees with at least one Retail Pharmacy Rx Fill in Year

19. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. Descriptive Statistics for Enrollees with at least one Retail Pharmacy Rx Fill in Year

20. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. Descriptive Statistics for Enrollees with at least one Retail Pharmacy Rx Fill in Year
NOTE: Year 2013 is limited to the months from January to July.

21. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. 25 Most Frequent Retail Pharmacy Rx Fills of LifeLink Members by Drug Group

22. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. 25 Most Frequent Retail Pharmacy Rx Fills of LifeLink Members by Drug Name

23. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. Inpatient Hospitalizations by Year

24. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. Primary Discharge Diagnosis Types of Inpatient Hospitalizations

25. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. 12 Most Frequent Discharge Diagnosis Types of Inpatient Hospitalizations

26. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. Outpatient Office Encounters by Year

27. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. Primary Diagnosis Types of Outpatient Office Encounters

28. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. 12 Most Frequent Discharge Diagnosis Types of Outpatient Office Encounters
54.578

29. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. Outpatient Facility / Hospital Encounter by Year

30. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. Primary Diagnoses of Outpatient Facility / Hospital Encounters

31. IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U. S
IMS LifeLink PharMetrics Plus™ – U.S. 12 Most Frequent Primary Diagnoses of Outpatient Facility / Hospital Encounters