Drug Utilization Review (DUR) and Quality Metrics

This dataset provides comprehensive records of drug utilization reviews, capturing findings such as polypharmacy, inappropriate prescribing, Beers Criteria violations, and HEDIS pharmacy measure compliance. It also tracks quality improvement interventions and links each review to patient and prescriber details, enabling robust analysis of medication safety and prescribing practices. Ideal for healthcare quality improvement, regulatory reporting, and clinical research.

  • last updated 2 Nov 2025
  • by GoMask
The brief that made it

Monitoring and improving medication safety and prescribing practices

Sample rows

preview · 8 of 100 rows · all 18 columns
review_idstringhedis_measure_resultstringnum_active_medicationsintegerinappropriate_prescribing_flagbooleanhedis_measure_idstringpatient_idstringreview_datedatepolypharmacy_flagbooleanbeers_criteria_violation_flagbooleanhedis_measure_namestringquality_intervention_flagbooleanintervention_typestringintervention_datedateprescriber_idstringprescriber_specialtystringpatient_ageintegerpatient_genderstringnotesstring
DUR-1001compliant7falseHM-003PAT-20012023-03-11truefalseStatin Therapy for Patients with Diabetestruemedication change2023-03-13PRSC-3012Endocrinology57femalePatient started on statin after review.
DUR-1002blank2falseblankPAT-20022022-12-02falsefalseblankfalseblankblankPRSC-3055Family Medicine33maleRoutine DUR, no issues identified.
DUR-1003non-compliant9trueHM-002PAT-20032023-01-22truetrueHigh-Risk Medication in the Elderlytruedeprescribing2023-01-30PRSC-3078Geriatrics82femaleBeers Criteria violation addressed via deprescribing.
DUR-1004blank1falseblankPAT-20042023-05-15falsefalseblankfalseblankblankPRSC-3090Pediatrics8malePediatric patient, single medication.
DUR-1005compliant6falseHM-001PAT-20052022-08-19truefalseMedication Adherence for HypertensionfalseblankblankPRSC-3020Cardiology66otherGood adherence, no intervention needed.
DUR-1006non-compliant8trueHM-004PAT-20062023-04-03truefalseAntipsychotic Use in Childrentrueeducation2023-04-12PRSC-3105Psychiatry15femalePrescriber advised regarding guideline violations.
DUR-1007blank3falseblankPAT-20072022-10-27falsefalseblankfalseblankblankPRSC-3017Internal Medicine48femaleNo DUR issues detected.
DUR-1008non-compliant11trueHM-002PAT-20082023-06-10truetrueHigh-Risk Medication in the Elderlytruedeprescribing2023-06-15PRSC-3078Geriatrics79maleMultiple inappropriate medications identified.

What the 100 rows show

from the 100-row sample

Non-compliant (hedis measure result) stands out: 28 of its 29 rows have inappropriate_prescribing_flag = true, against 0 of 33 for the rest.

  • 28%inappropriate_prescribing_flag = true
  • 4.5median num_active_medications
  • 3intervention types
  • 4patient genders
  • 12prescriber specialties
  • 53median patient_age
Inappropriate prescribing flag rate by hedis_measure_resultinappropriate_prescribing_flag = true
0%50%100%0%compliant0 of 3397%non-compliant28 of 29

Non-compliant (hedis measure result)'s mean num_active_medications is 8.4, against 4.7 for compliant.

num_active_medications100 rows, in bands of 2
01530192971617840814num_active_medications →

Median 4.5, from 0 to 13.

hedis_measure_id62 rows with a value · 38 left blank
  1. HM-0018
  2. HM-0057
  3. HM-0036
  4. HM-0026
  5. HM-0043
  6. HEDIS-CPM-043
  7. HEDIS-ADR-013
  8. HEDIS-PDC-053
  9. HEDIS-PDC-013
  10. HEDIS-PDC-023
18 columns by typefrom the column list below
  • string 10
  • integer 2
  • date 2
  • boolean 4

Columns

18 columns in four groups
blueprint · 18 columns
columntypedescriptionexample
Text 10 columns
review_idstringUnique identifier for each drug utilization review recorduniqueDUR-1001
patient_idstringUnique identifier for the patient whose drug regimen is being reviewedPAT-2001
hedis_measure_idstringIdentifier for the HEDIS pharmacy measure evaluated during the reviewoptionalHM-003
hedis_measure_namestringName of the HEDIS pharmacy measure evaluatedoptionalStatin Therapy for Patien…
hedis_measure_resultstringResult of the HEDIS measure evaluation (e.g., compliant, non-compliant, not applicable)compliant · non-compliant · not applicable · optionalcompliant
intervention_typestringType of quality improvement intervention recommended or implemented (e.g., medication change, education, deprescribing)3 types · optionalmedication change
prescriber_idstringUnique identifier for the prescriber responsible for the patient's medication regimenPRSC-3012
prescriber_specialtystringMedical specialty of the prescriber12 specialties · optionalEndocrinology
patient_genderstringGender of the patientmale · female · other · unknown · optionalfemale
notesstringAdditional notes or comments from the reviewer regarding findings and recommendationsoptionalNo DUR issues detected.
Numbers 2 columns
num_active_medicationsintegerNumber of active medications prescribed to the patient at the time of review0 or more7
patient_ageintegerAge of the patient at the time of review0 to 12057
Dates and times 2 columns
review_datedateDate when the drug utilization review was conducted2023-03-11
intervention_datedateDate when the quality improvement intervention was implementedoptional2023-03-13
True or false 4 columns
polypharmacy_flagbooleanIndicates if polypharmacy (use of multiple medications) was identifiedtrue
inappropriate_prescribing_flagbooleanIndicates if inappropriate prescribing was detected according to clinical guidelinesfalse
beers_criteria_violation_flagbooleanIndicates if any Beers Criteria violations were found for elderly patientsfalse
quality_intervention_flagbooleanIndicates if a quality improvement intervention was recommended or implementedtrue

Use it for

  • inappropriate …28%28 of 100 rowsmean num active medic…4.7compli…8.4non-co…

    A healthcare dashboard

    The inappropriate_prescribing_flag rate, num_active_medications by hedis_measure_result and a breakdown of hedis_measure_id. Excel, Power BI or Tableau.

  • Why do 28 of 100 rows have inappropriate_prescribing_flag = true?

    A root-cause class exercise

    Hand out the rows and one question. The answer is in the data, not in the brief.

  • A software demo

    Believable reviews with patient_id, review_date and polypharmacy_flag to fill a screen in front of a buyer.

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Rules it was built with
  • DUR ID unique per review
  • Review type: prospective, concurrent, retrospective
  • Polypharmacy: typically 5+ medications, or 10+ for geriatrics
  • Beers Criteria: potentially inappropriate medications in elderly
  • High-risk medication use: anticholinergics, sedatives, NSAIDs in elderly
  • Duplicate therapy across classes
  • Drug-disease contraindications
  • HEDIS pharmacy measures: statin use in diabetes, beta-blocker post-MI, ACE-I in CHF
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