Implementation of pharmacogenomic clinical decision support for health systems: a cost-utility analysis

Shangqing Jiang, Patrick C. Mathias, Nathaniel Hendrix, Brian H. Shirts, Peter Tarczy-Hornoch, David Veenstra, Daniel Malone, Beth Devine*

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Abstract

We constructed a cost-effectiveness model to assess the clinical and economic value of a CDS alert program that provides pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing results, compared to no alert program in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and atrial fibrillation (AF), from a health system perspective. We defaulted that 20% of 500,000 health-system members between the ages of 55 and 65 received PGx testing for CYP2C19 (ACS-clopidogrel) and CYP2C9, CYP4F2 and VKORC1 (AF-warfarin) annually. Clinical events, costs, and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) were calculated over 20 years with an annual discount rate of 3%. In total, 3169 alerts would be fired. The CDS alert program would help avoid 16 major clinical events and 6 deaths for ACS; and 2 clinical events and 0.9 deaths for AF. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was $39,477/QALY. A PGx-CDS alert program was cost-effective, under a willingness-to-pay threshold of $100,000/QALY gained, compared to no alert program.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)188-197
Number of pages10
JournalPharmacogenomics Journal
Volume22
Issue number3
Early online date2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2022

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