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Five for Friday March 24: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
PQA has launched two opportunities for members to self-nominate to participate in two Technical Expert Panels (TEP). The Health Equity TEP will review how PQA measures can be a tool to foster health equity by producing recommendations related to stratification for quality measures. The Specialty Pharmacy Prescription Abandonment Rate Measure Development TEP will define a measure around primary abandonment rate of specialty pharmacy prescriptions. […] -
PQA Will Convene Stakeholders to Advance the Quality of Medication Therapy Management
PQA will bring its members and industry experts together on November 2 to discuss the state of medication therapy management (MTM) practice, implications of recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposals and opportunities to evolve MTM quality measurement. This in-person, one-day event, “PQA Convenes: Advancing the Quality of Medication Therapy Management,” will take place […] -
PQA Quality Shadowing Program Builds a Deeper, More Diverse Bench for Measure Development
Shadowing programs are a great way to gain knowledge and insights about technical programs and processes. At PQA, our work to develop measures that matter involves a systematic, transparent and consensus-based process that includes a variety of member panels across the measure lifecycle. Led by PQA’s measure development staff, the panels inform our work to […] -
PQA Measures in CMS Quality Programs
PQA uses a systematic, transparent, and consensus-based process to conceptualize, specify, test, and endorse quality measures. Following endorsement by PQA’s membership, PQA measures can be implemented into various quality programs, including those maintained by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Many PQA measures are used in CMS Quality Programs to evaluate safe and […] -
PQA Annual Meeting Diversity in Quality Scholarships Provide Opportunities for a New Generation of Leaders
The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) is providing scholarships for minority health care professional students to attend the 2023 PQA Annual Meeting, May 10-12, in Nashville, Tenn., and participate in the pre-meeting Medication Use Quality (MUQ) Live workshop on May 10. This scholarship opportunity is part of the PQA Diverse Quality Leaders Program. The Diversity in […] -
Five for Friday March 10: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
PQA has launched two proof-of-concept pilots to implement four promising blood pressure and hemoglobin A1C pharmacy measure concepts in value-based payment arrangements (VBAs) between payers and pharmacies. . The pilots are critical for validating novel measure concepts, by providing assurance that our specifications can be consistently interpreted and applied to effectively measure the quality of pharmacist-provided […] -
PQA Launches Pilots to Evaluate Blood Pressure and Hemoglobin A1C Pharmacy Measure Concepts
Pilots Will Evaluate Measure Concepts in Real-World Value-Based Arrangements Alexandria, Va. (March 9, 2023) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) has launched two proof-of-concept pilots to implement four promising blood pressure and hemoglobin A1C pharmacy measure concepts in value-based payment arrangements (VBAs) between payers and pharmacies. The pilots will advance pharmacy quality measurement and patient […] -
Quality Forum Review: PQA’s Expanded SDOH Resource Guide
The PQA Quality Forum Webinar is a regular, recurring series on healthcare quality topics with a focus on medication use and medication services. It is a forum for educating and engaging with PQA members and quality-focused healthcare professionals. The January 19 PQA Quality Forum webinar welcomed Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy […] -
PQA Welcomes Eight New Members
PQA is a non-profit organization with 250 diverse members across healthcare. Our members include community and specialty pharmacy organizations, pharmacists and other healthcare providers, pharmacies, health plans, pharmacy benefit managers, life sciences, technology vendors, government agencies, health information technology partners, researchers, accrediting organizations and academia. New organizations regularly join PQA throughout the year. This blog […] -
Five for Friday February 24: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
PQA has launched a new scholarship program to help pharmacy and other health care professions students from diverse backgrounds attend the 2023 PQA Annual Meeting, May 10-12, in Nashville, Tenn. This Diversity in Quality Scholarship opportunity is part of the PQA Diverse Quality Leaders Program and our commitment to build a quality workforce that represents the nation’s diversity. Learn more about this scholarship and […]
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