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Reflecting on 2024: A Year of Progress in Advancing Quality
As we near the end of 2024, it’s a great time to reflect on our accomplishments. We are wrapping up year four of Blueprint PQA 2025, PQA’s five-year strategic plan. Each year brings its share of opportunities and challenges, and I’m proud of our progress as an alliance. One important aspect that is unwavering from year to year is the passion and dedication of our board, team, and members to achieving our mission and accomplishing our shared strategic priorities. Without […] -
Maximizing the MTPC Framework for Current and Future Pharmacists
As a PQA MPH Practicum Program student this summer, I collaborated with the Performance Measurement and Research Team to learn about PQA’s various frameworks and initiatives. As a dual-degree student pursuing my Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and Master of Public Health (MPH), I found my background and interests to be greatly aligned with PQA. The […] -
Five for Friday November 15: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
PQA is now is accepting self-nominations for the 2025 PQA Quality Shadowing Program. This program provides individuals from diverse groups the opportunity to observe PQA’s Quality Metrics Expert Panel or the Measure Update Panel. Entering its third year, the program is designed to help individuals gain knowledge that can support selection for future panels. The deadline […] -
Quality and Rare Disease Community Discuss Quality Medication Use in Rare Disease
PQA members and health quality professionals gathered in Arlington, Va., on November 7 for PQA Convenes: Quality Medication Use in Rare Disease. This half-day event brought together health care quality experts, rare disease leaders and individuals with lived experience to discuss what constitutes high-quality rare disease medication use. PQA Chief Engagement Officer Richard Schmitz […] -
Five for Friday November 1: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
We are excited to host members next week at the 2024 PQA Leadership Summit and PQA Convenes: Quality Medication Use in Rare Disease at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Arlington, Va. This year’s summit will focus on PQA’s recent and ongoing work to develop standard pharmacy quality measures. There is still time for members to join us […] -
Quality Essentials Review: Advancing Medication Therapy Management Quality Measurement
The PQA Quality Essentials Webinar series provides education on the fundamentals of quality measurement, which is important for effective measure implementation and performance, and information about where and how PQA quality measures are used. In the August 14, 2024, Quality Essentials Webinar, PQA’s Melissa Castora-Binkley, PhD, Senior Director of Research and Carly Vogel, PhD, Research […] -
Five for Friday October 18: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
Every patient deserves access to medications that are safe, effective and can help them achieve the best outcomes possible. As our understanding and ability to treat rare disease improves, PQA is eager to shine a light on the aspects of quality medication use that benefit patients and those who care for them. Join us for PQA Convenes: […] -
APPE Rotation with PQA
PQA offers a competitive Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiential (APPE) Rotation for pharmacy students, which provides experiential learning opportunities in non-profit association management, medication use quality education, communications, research and performance measurement. PQA works with individual students to align their rotation experience with desired career goals and interests. Applications for the 2025-26 year are now being accepted. You can apply here. Visit our Student Programs page for more information. Lauren Moy, University of Illinois […] -
PQA Evaluating Pharmacy Impact on Immunization Assessment and Gap Closure
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Five for Friday October 4: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
PQA is developing a set of standard pharmacy performance measures that would be appropriate for pharmacy quality assessment. As part of this work, PQA has launched a proof-of-concept pilot using several PQA pharmacy measure concepts to evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacies in improving adult immunization rates through value-based arrangements (VBA) with payers. Working with four […]
PQA In the News
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When it comes to quality measures, fewer is viewed as better, says Ben Shirley of PQA | Part 2
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Part D adherence measures save billions, says Ben Shirley of PQA | Part 1
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PQA Resource Guide Details Strategic Approaches to SDOH Intervention Success
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2026 Health Care Outlook: Micah Cost, PQA
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PQA Endorses One Quality Measures and Retires Three Quality Measures
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