TABLE 1.

Relative Strengths of Different Pharmacy Data Sources for Implementing a Data to Care Strategy

	Characteristic
Data Source	Proximity to Patient	Real-Time ARV Claims Tracking	ARV Claims Tracking Across Time	Catchment Area	Data Elements
Individual pharmacy	+++	+++	+/−	−	+++
Pharmacy network	+++	+++	+	+/++	+++
Insurer	++	+++	++	++	++
PBM*	+	+++	+++	+++	++
Claims aggregator	−	−	++	+/++	−

Relative strengths are denoted with a “+” sign. For each characteristic, cells with a higher number of “+” signs are considered stronger data sources than those with a lower number. “+++” is considered the strongest source. A “−” sign indicates that a data source is weak in the given characteristic.

^*PBM, pharmacy benefits manager.