IMS Health was an American company that provided information, services and technology for the healthcare industry. ... IMS stood for Intercontinental Medical Statistics. It was the largest vendor of U.S. physician prescribing data. IMS Health was founded in 1954 by Bill Frohlich and David Dubow.
Where does IMS data come from?
A global company based in Danbury, Connecticut, IMS (IMS) buys bulk data from pharmacy chains such as CVS (CVS), doctor's electronic record systems such as Allscripts, claims from insurers such as Blue Cross Blue Shield and from others who handle your health information.Feb 9, 2016
Who bought IMS Health?
In a Supreme Court decision, the law was struck down. In May 2016, IMS Health announced that it would merge with a company named Quintiles, a provider of product development and integrated healthcare services, in a deal to the tune of $9 billion. The merger was completed in October 2016.Feb 19, 2021
How does IMS Health collect data?
Nowadays IMS automatically receives petabytes (1015 bytes or more) of data from the computerized records held by pharmacies, insurance companies and other medical organizations—including federal and many state health departments.Feb 1, 2016
How did Iqvia get my information?
It collects the data from providers, payers, and pharmacies, according to Kim Gray, Iqvia's chief privacy officer. ... Even when data appear to come from a hospital, they are technically arriving via a technology partner.Apr 7, 2018
What is IMS PlanTrak data?
IMS HEALTH's Xponent PlanTrak is one the industry's premier payer reimbursement data products. Xponent PlanTrak captures payer reimbursement only from retail and LTC pharmacies through the same Xponent prescription data, and projects it to the national universe of these pharmacies.
What database does IQVIA use?
IQVIA PharMetrics® Plus is IQVIA's longitudinal health plan database of adjudicated medical and pharmacy claims, including patient enrollment data for national and sub-national health plans and self-insured employer groups.May 28, 2020
Where does IQVIA get its data from?
pharmacies
What is IQVIA xponent data?
Data sources Xponent is an IQVIA database with dispensed antibiotic prescription counts aggregated at the physician prescriber-level. Non-physician prescribers (i.e. dentists, nurse practitioners, optometrists, etc.)Sep 26, 2019