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PQA’s Plan to Improve Oral Anticancer Medication Use Quality
PQA, the Pharmacy Quality Alliance, is launching a national initiative to prioritize research and measurement strategies to improve the quality of care for individuals using oral anticancer medications (OAM). OAM includes oncolytics – the oral medications used to treat cancer, including targeted agents, antimetabolites, topoisomerase inhibitors, and biologics – as well as hormonal therapies that […] -
Five For Friday, October 7: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
Collaboration is one of PQA’s greatest attributes, and our measure development process is the embodiment of how our diverse member organizations reach consensus on evaluating medication use quality. The public comment period is an important part of our systematic and transparent consensus-based process. This week, we opened a public comment period on one health plan performance measure being considered for […] -
PQA is Soliciting Feedback on Health Plan PDC Composite Measure
The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) has developed a new health plan performance measure focused on medication adherence, Proportion of Days Covered Composite (PDC-CMP). PQA is actively soliciting feedback on this measure via a public comment period which opened on October 3 and will close on October 24, 2022. Stakeholders are invited to provide comments. PDC-CMP […] -
PQA Welcomes Five 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 […] -
Food Security: PQA’s Commitment to Addressing Disparities and this Critical Social Determinant of Health that Impacts Medication Use Quality
Social determinants of health (SDOH) are a priority for PQA because, in addition to traditional care, issues like medication cost, literacy, transportation and food security impact a person’s ability to access medications and use them safely and effectively. Food security, which is defined as having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food, […] -
PQA Appoints 15 Individuals to Serve on COPD Treatment Ratio TEP
PQA has appointed 15 individuals from member organizations to serve on a technical expert panel (TEP) to review and provide input on draft specification for a health plan performance measure concept: COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) Treatment Ratio (CTR). The COPD Treatment Ratio TEP will provide expert input on the concept, which will assess the […] -
Five For Friday, September 23: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
PQA offers a variety of student and professional programs, including experiential rotations, internships and fellowships. Each is focused on providing healthcare quality experience to diverse individuals from diverse disciplines. PQA is now accepting applications for our student and professional programs for 2023-2024. Visit our student programs page and learn more about the educational opportunities below. We […] -
PQA’s APPE Rotation: Experiential Learning for Pharmacy Students
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 2023-24 year are now being accepted. You can apply here. Visit our Student Programs page for more information. Kyra Leonard is one of PQA’s 2022 APPE students. This […] -
Five For Friday, September 9: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
PQA has been busy this year advancing the quality of medication use through measure development and stewardship, education, research and convening. Thank you for your engagement and participation in our work that supports better medication use and high-quality care. The 2022 PQA Headlines and Highlights details our accomplishments together. Our stakeholders, new and longstanding alike, have worked alongside us to […] -
What’s New in CMS Quality Programs
The 2022 PQA Annual Meeting hosted a general session to discuss recent changes across Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) quality programs and future implications. The May 4 session, “What’s New in CMS Quality Program,” welcomed Sharon Jhawar, PharmD, MBS, Chief Pharmacy Officer of SCAN Health Plan; Chris Powers, PharmD, Vice President of Part […]
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