Using Mirixa – How Insurance
Companies and Pharmacies are Linked
VCU School of Pharmacy
PHAR534: Foundations III
Mirixa Training Module
Insurance
Plans
Insurance companies determine which
patients will receive MTM services by
instituting eligibility criteria.
After identifying eligible patients,
companies work with Mirixa to establish
the MTM program expectations.
Traditionally, patients are divided into
2 intervention groups:
• Comprehensive
• Targeted
#1
-Eligibility criteria
-Program expectations
Comprehensive vs. Targeted Interventions
Targeted Comprehensive
Comprehensive vs. Targeted Interventions
Targeted Comprehensive
Targeted interventions:
• Adherence
• Gaps in care
• Cost savings
• Drug interactions
• Dose adjustment
Insurance
Plans
#2
Mirixa
-Patient care
network
Mirixa acts as the middle-man between the insurance companies and
community pharmacies. When Mirixa knows which patients are
eligible and the services patients need, Mirixa works with their
network of pharmacies to provide patient services directly.
Community
Pharmacies
#3
-Medication
therapy reviews
-Targeted
interventions
Insurance
Plans
Mirixa
Community
Pharmacists
Mirixa connects pharmacies with local patients
eligible for MTM services using the online
MirixaPro platform. Community pharmacists
complete comprehensive medication reviews or
targeted interventions with patients.
Insurance
Plans
Mirixa
#4 Increased adherence, reduced DRPs
Pharmacists’ interventions benefit patients and insurance plans –
from increased patient medication adherence to avoidance of
drug-related problems.
Key Points
• Mirixa coordinates insurance companies and
community pharmacies in their network to
provide direct patient care
• Patients may be eligible for 1 of 2 intervention
programs:
– Comprehensive
– Targeted

MTM Training Module: How It Works

  • 1.
    Using Mirixa –How Insurance Companies and Pharmacies are Linked VCU School of Pharmacy PHAR534: Foundations III Mirixa Training Module
  • 2.
    Insurance Plans Insurance companies determinewhich patients will receive MTM services by instituting eligibility criteria. After identifying eligible patients, companies work with Mirixa to establish the MTM program expectations. Traditionally, patients are divided into 2 intervention groups: • Comprehensive • Targeted #1 -Eligibility criteria -Program expectations
  • 3.
    Comprehensive vs. TargetedInterventions Targeted Comprehensive
  • 4.
    Comprehensive vs. TargetedInterventions Targeted Comprehensive Targeted interventions: • Adherence • Gaps in care • Cost savings • Drug interactions • Dose adjustment
  • 5.
    Insurance Plans #2 Mirixa -Patient care network Mirixa actsas the middle-man between the insurance companies and community pharmacies. When Mirixa knows which patients are eligible and the services patients need, Mirixa works with their network of pharmacies to provide patient services directly. Community Pharmacies
  • 6.
    #3 -Medication therapy reviews -Targeted interventions Insurance Plans Mirixa Community Pharmacists Mirixa connectspharmacies with local patients eligible for MTM services using the online MirixaPro platform. Community pharmacists complete comprehensive medication reviews or targeted interventions with patients.
  • 7.
    Insurance Plans Mirixa #4 Increased adherence,reduced DRPs Pharmacists’ interventions benefit patients and insurance plans – from increased patient medication adherence to avoidance of drug-related problems.
  • 8.
    Key Points • Mirixacoordinates insurance companies and community pharmacies in their network to provide direct patient care • Patients may be eligible for 1 of 2 intervention programs: – Comprehensive – Targeted