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Use of PQA’s SDOH Resource Guide to Address Barriers in Patients’ Medication Access Journey
Barriers to medication access are a public health issue that affect adherence and patient outcomes. PQA emphasizes the pharmacist’s role in medication access and developed the Medication Access Patient Journey (MAPJ) conceptual framework that defines a patient’s medication access journey and characterizes barriers frequently encountered while seeking medication access. This framework highlights seven steps, or […] -
Pharmacy Quality Alliance Elects 2025 Board of Directors and Executive Committee
Four New Members from Diverse Health Care Professions, Organizations and Industries Join Board Alexandria, Va. (January 27, 2025) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) Board of Directors elected four new members and its 2025 executive committee officers during the 2024 fourth quarter meeting. Individuals began serving their 2025 term on January 1. “PQA’s Board of Directors is […] -
PQA Releases Report to Define Quality Medication Use for Rare Diseases
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Insights on Quality in Rare Disease Medication Use
Only about five percent of rare diseases have treatments that are approved by the FDA, but the situation is improving. Today, drugs designed to treat rare diseases make up half of new drug approvals each year. This is important progress, as there are more than 7,000 rare diseases. Together, they affect more than 30 million […] -
Five for Friday January 17: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
PQA has published a new report detailing technical recommendations for advancing health equity with PQA quality measures. Developed by the PQA Health Equity Technical Expert Panel (TEP), it provides key recommendations for PQA measure testing and use in quality programs. The TEP provided valuable health equity recommendations for PQA measure testing and use in quality programs, while […] -
PQA Appoints Individuals to Serve on 2025 Panels
PQA has appointed individuals from member organizations to serve on the 2025 PQA Measure Update Panel (MUP) and Quality Metrics Expert Panel (QMEP). The panelists self-nominated and were selected by PQA staff to create a balanced group that represents PQA’s membership and includes relevant expertise. Measure Update Panel (MUP) The MUP is a select group of approximately 25 PQA members who recommend or review potential updates to PQA-endorsed […] -
Recommendations for Advancing Health Equity with PQA Quality Measures Detailed in New Report
PQA Health Equity Technical Expert Panel recommendations inform measure testing, use in quality programs, and risk adjustment models Alexandria, Va. (December 20, 2024) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) has published a new report detailing technical recommendations for advancing health equity with PQA quality measures. Developed by the PQA Health Equity Technical Expert Panel (TEP), the key […] -
Recommendations for advancing health equity with PQA quality measures detailed in new report
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Empowering Better Patient Care with AI: How Our Call Simulator Prepares Clinicians for Real-World Success
This guest blog is one in a series by sponsors of the 2024 PQA Leadership Summit on how MedWatchers is using AI to empower better patient care. PQA does not endorse, recommend or favor any product, service or organization that is a sponsor. At MedWatchers, we have realized that the quality of the intervention is the most […] -
Five for Friday December 13: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use 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. I have penned a new blog that highlights five major areas of work in […]
PQA In the News
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PQA’s quality roadmap: Micah Cost on the next era of medication quality measurement
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Focusing Quality Measures on Outcomes and Patient Experience
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Value-Based Pharmacy Model Helps Boost Care Quality
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PQA presents Quality Awards to 10 Medicare plan contracts for high achievement in medication quality measures
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Pharmacy Quality Alliance Elects 2026 Board of Directors and Executive Committee
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