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Five for Friday May 5: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
Health outcomes can be influenced by many factors other than the health care services received, including patient-related factors such as existing clinical conditions and sociodemographic status (SDS), which refers to a variety of socioeconomic and demographic factors. While risk adjustment for clinical conditions is a common consideration for quality measures in certain situations (particularly outcome measures), consensus on […] -
PQA Appoints 19 Individuals to Health Equity TEP
PQA has appointed 19 individuals from member organizations to serve on a technical expert panel (TEP) to review and provide input on specific approaches to ensuring PQA’s measures support equitable health care. The Health Equity TEP will assess PQA’s health equity strategy, including stratification (including variables for both measure testing and implementation in quality programs) and risk […] -
2023 PQA Annual Meeting Provides Actionable Insights on Evolving Quality Landscape
50 Speakers Across 20 Sessions Will Address New Policies and Industry Trends in Medication Use Quality Alexandria, Va. (April 25, 2023) – The 2023 PQA Annual Meeting is May 10-12 at the Omni Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. The meeting is a top destination for health care quality professionals, who are focused on improving medication […] -
Hear from 50 Quality Experts at the PQA Annual Meeting
The 2023 PQA Annual Meeting is May 10-12 in Nashville, Tenn. You’ll hear from more than 50 speakers across our general, breakout and special sessions. These national-leading speakers will share expert insights and best practices on how to improve medication use quality from every angle in the industry. Throughout the meeting you’ll find participants working […] -
Maximize Your Meetings Budget with PQA
Is your team dealing with limited travel and meetings budgets for 2023? Let PQA be part of the strategy to ensure your staff has robust and in-person opportunities for networking, professional development, continuing education, and strategic engagement with business partners and prospects. The 2023 PQA Annual Meeting, May 10-12 in Nashville, Tenn., is one of most affordable […] -
Five for Friday April 7: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
The 2023 PQA Annual Meeting is less than five weeks away, and we are excited to welcome you all to Nashville! Today is the final day to take advantage of the PQA hotel discount. Make your room reservations at the Omni Nashville Hotel now, as rooms are limited and not guaranteed after today. The early […] -
Quality Forum Review: Pharmacy Quality Solutions (PQS) Trend Report in Pharmacy Quality for 2022
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. PQA’s February 16, 2023, Quality Forum welcomed Andrew Thorne, PharmD, MS, Senior Manager, Data Analytics at Pharmacy […] -
Over Two Dozen Posters at the 2023 PQA Annual Meeting
The 2023 PQA Annual Meeting poster session will feature 25 quality improvement and research projects. Sponsored by Pharmacy Quality Solutions, the session provides an opportunity for authors to showcase their work and for attendees to engage in insightful dialogue about health care quality. The posters enhance the meeting’s other educational programming: four general sessions, 15 breakout sessions – most accredited for continuing education, and a special pre-meeting half-day […] -
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 […]
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