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Integrated Medical and Pharmacy Record Optimization and Validation Engine (IMPROVE)

A complete, accurate risk score is key to optimizing revenue in the many markets in which you participate—from provider shared-risk deals to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid markets. Reporting even a small difference in risk score from its true value can transform an otherwise profitable book of business into a losing proposition. Unfortunately, not all medical conditions affecting enrollee risk scores are properly identified (and some are completely missed), leaving your revenue out of line with your true level of risk. You need to perform all the necessary steps to optimize your risk score and reap the benefits that come with it.

How can you accomplish that? Increase the accuracy of your medical coding and condition identification through a robust statistical model. Milliman’s Integrated Medical and Pharmacy Record Optimization and Validation Engine (IMPROVE) combines your detailed claim and enrollment information with a proprietary algorithm to uncover opportunities to investigate undocumented or unsupported conditions or encourage enrollees to schedule annual wellness visits.

What makes our approach different? We combine multiple healthcare and demographic markers to isolate your enrollees with the highest likelihood of having a condition missing in your medical claim data. And, unlike other solutions currently on the market, IMPROVE provides a detailed assessment of the enrollee, the suspected condition, and the expected financial opportunity, allowing you to create a prioritized action plan for organizing and deploying your limited resources. Milliman specializes in analytics and analysis, and we strive to empower you by providing all the necessary information to make informed decisions.

IMPROVE can assist with any of your risk-adjusted populations. The graphic below demonstrates how IMPROVE identifies conditions and evaluates the financial impact, using the commercial ACA market as an example.

Example ACA IMPROVE Marker Summary – John Smith

Predicted HCC Predictive Marker Marker Type Probability Contribution
HCC012 Tamoxifen Citrate Pharmacy 46%
HCC012 Computer DX mammogram add-on Medical Procedure 13%
HCC012 Carcinoembryonic antigen Medical Procedure 11%
HCC012 Hematology/oncology: 1 or More Visits Specialist 6%
HCC012 Ct thorax w/dye Medical Procedure 5%
Total   81%
HCC012 Value   $6,800
Final Expected Value   $5,500

IMPROVE arms you with valuable information and insights, guiding the efforts and decisions that will help you stay ahead of the coding curve. Optimize your risk score and reap the benefits!

Key Features

  • Advanced algorithm and multiple healthcare interactions
  • Robust results with potential revenue impacts, facilitating member prioritization and more efficient resource utilization
  • Customizable outputs for effective workflow integration and enhanced action plans
  • Locally downloadable application in the ACA market, allowing daily refreshes and real-time electronic health record integration
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Benefits

  • Get credit for your level of risk
  • Maximize risk scores
  • Increase bottom line revenue
  • Identify additional potential areas for care management
  • Minimize chart review costs

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