WWW DATABASE OF FREE MEDICATIONS FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS

为贫困患者提供免费药物的 WWW 数据库

• 批准号: 6151390
• 负责人: CARLTON R MOORE
• 金额: $ 7.67万
• 依托单位: ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-01-25 至
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6151390
• 关键词: Internet; computer system design /evaluation; health care service availability; health services research tag; human data; information systems; medical indigency; pharmacy; therapy compliance

Background: Several studies have shown that cost plays an important role in patient noncompliance with their prescribed medications and that noncompliance with medications is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Medication assistance programs, available through pharmaceutical companies, provide medications free of cost to patients who otherwise could not afford them, do not have insurance, and are not eligible for Medicaid or Medicare. Purpose: To determine if a comprehensive database of medication assistance programs, available to health care providers via the Internet (PharmFree), is an effective mechanism for increasing access to medications for indigent patients who otherwise could not afford their medications. If a health care provider wishes to access the database, he simply navigates to the PharmFree Web-site at any computer connected to the Internet. The provider puts in the name of the medication that he wishes to provide to the patient free of cost. The screen will return a listing of all pharmaceutical companies in the database that have assistance programs for the requested medication (with their respective application forms). The application is filled out and faxed to the pharmaceutical company. The patient usually receives the medication in 5-10 working days. Initially, PharmFree will be accessible to only one of the three firms in the primary care clinic (by use of a password). Providers at the other two clinic firms will not have access to PharmFree, however all the clinic firms will continue to have access to social services already in place. If an indigent patient in any clinic firm needs assistance to pay for medications, his name, address, and telephone number will be recorded. Two to 4 weeks after a patient requests medication assistance, he will be contacted to determine if the prescribed medications were received, how much medication was provided, and if he is compliant with his medications. Patients in the different clinic firms will be followed for one year in order to assess differences in patient access to and compliance with medications.

背景：多项研究表明，成本在 患者不遵守规定的药物， 不依从药物治疗与发病率增加有关 and mortality. 药物援助计划，可通过 制药公司，免费提供药物给病人 他们买不起保险，没有保险， 有资格获得医疗补助或医疗保险。 目的：确定是否有一个全面的药物数据库 通过互联网提供给医疗保健提供者的援助计划 （PharmFree）是一种有效的机制， 为贫困患者提供药物，否则他们无法负担 药物治疗 如果健康护理提供者希望访问数据库， 他只需在任何一台电脑上导航到PharmFree网站 到互联网. 供应商将药物的名称 他希望免费提供给病人。 屏幕将 返回数据库中所有制药公司的列表， 有援助计划，为所要求的药物（与他们的 申请表）。 申请表填好后传真 给制药公司 患者通常会收到 5-10个工作日内完成用药。 最初，PharmFree将只对三家公司中的一家开放 在初级保健诊所（通过使用密码）。供应商在 另外两家诊所公司将无法访问PharmFree，但所有 诊所公司将继续获得社会服务， 到位 如果任何诊所的贫困病人需要帮助， 支付药物费用，他的姓名，地址和电话号码将被 记录下来。 患者要求服药后2至4周 他将被联系，以确定是否规定的援助， 药物被接受，提供了多少药物，如果他 他的药物治疗很有效 不同诊所的患者 公司将被跟踪一年，以评估差异， 患者获取药物的途径和依从性。