Iowa Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Commission Annual Report of Activities SFY15, September 30, 2015

This report provides a summary description of the activities of the Iowa Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Commission, along with an evaluation of the Iowa Medicaid retrospective drug utilization review program. Information contained in this report covers projects completed and evaluated during the time period of July 2014 through June 2015.

State of Iowa Outcomes Monitoring System Year 16 Annual Evaluation Report, September 2014

The Outcomes Monitoring System (OMS) was established to systematically gather data on substance abuse treatment outcomes in Iowa. Randomly selected clients from 22 Iowa Department of Public Health-funded treatment agencies were contacted for follow-up interviews that occurred approximately six months after discharge from treatment. This report examines outcomes for clients admitted in calendar year 2013. Outcomes are presented for 334 of the clients who completed the follow-up interview.