Abstract
BackgroundAn investigational drug service (IDS) has a foundational role in ensuring the safe and efficient management of investigational drugs. The objective of this assessment is to determine economic value of an IDS within a Veterans Affairs health care system.MethodsThis assessment was a single-center retrospective record review. Study protocols managed by the IDS over a 2-year period were evaluated for cost avoidance, revenue, and waived revenue. Cost avoidance was defined as the cost savings generated when a research subject received sponsor-provided treatment in place of a therapy that would have been otherwise funded by the institution. Revenue from fees charged to investigators and waived revenue based on the standardized IDS fee schedule were also totaled. The total economic value to the institution accounted for the personnel costs of the IDS.ResultsTwenty-three investigational study protocols managed by the IDS resulted in economic outcomes. The total cost avoidance during the two-year period was $482,627.33. The total revenue and waived revenue associated with the IDS was $16,822 and $54,200, respectively. Oncology protocols had the highest contribution to the outcomes of cost avoidance and revenue and mental health protocols had the highest contribution for waived revenue. The overall economic value of the IDS to the institution was $393,649.33.ConclusionsOver a two-year period, the IDS demonstrated a substantial economic value that was largely driven by cost avoidance. Revenue generation from fees charged to investigators and cost savings to the investigator through waived revenue also contributed economic benefits to the institution.
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