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Pharmacy Quality Alliance Appoints 2023 Board of Directors and Executive Committee
Leaders from Diverse Healthcare Professions, Organizations and Industries Guide PQA Alexandria, Va. (January 5, 2023) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) Board of Directors approved its 2023 Executive Committee and appointed six new members to the 25-member board during its 2022 fourth quarter meeting. The appointments are effective January 1. “PQA is guided by our dynamic and […] -
PQA Appoints New Members to Serve on MUP and QMEP
PQA has appointed individuals from member organizations to serve on the 2023 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 […] -
PQA’s Top 5 Blogs of 2022
PQA has published nearly 90 blogs this year, providing insights and updates on our work to improve medication use quality. As we close out 2022, here’s a look back at the top five blogs of the year. 5. PQA’s Plan to Improve Oral Anticancer Medication Use Quality (October 10) PQA is launching a national initiative […] -
PQA Endorses One and Retires Four Performance Measures
Alexandria, Va. (December 20, 2022) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA), through a majority vote of its members, has endorsed one new health plan performance measure, retired three health plan performance measures, and retired one nursing home performance measure. The newly endorsed measure, Proportion of Days Covered: Composite (PDC-CMP), evaluates the composite percentage of individuals 18 […] -
Five for Friday December 16: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
This year, PQA convened its members and stakeholders to advance our work on pharmacy performance measures and oral anticancer medication (OAM) use quality. As we move into 2023, PQA will continue to drive innovative measures and quality strategies. PQA’s work to improve medication use quality is distinguished by its multi-stakeholder collaboration and consensus-driven processes. We’re excited by our progress […] -
Pharmacy Measures and Policy Considerations for Pharmacy Practice
There are several important policy issues that could impact pharmacists’ ability to positively affect the quality of care for patients through the use of pharmacy performance measures. PQA is developing a set of standard pharmacy performance measures suitable for assessing pharmacy performance and for use in value-based arrangements (VBAs). Our work to develop pharmacy performance measures accelerated […] -
Five for Friday December 2: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
PQA members are currently voting on one measure up for endorsement and four measures for retirement. PQA’s member-driven process sets it apart in measure development and stewardship. PQA members have a unique and important opportunity to inform the development of all PQA measures from beginning to end, culminating in a vote for endorsement consideration — […] -
Five For Friday November 18: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
PQA will host an all-member webinar on Thursday, December 1, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET, to discuss the measures up for endorsement and retirement consideration. PQA staff will review and respond to themes from the recent public comment period and address questions. This member-only webinar will precede the member voting period, December 1-16, on one new measure for endorsement consideration […] -
Five For Friday November 4: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
We are excited to host members next week at the 2022 PQA Leadership Summit. This year we will explore quality and value in medication use from patient, provider, purchaser, payer and industry perspectives. Thank you to our member organizations, who are sponsoring this year’s summit. Their support enhances our programs. Thank you to Centene, Kroger, […] -
Quality Essentials Review: Evaluating Persistence to Basal Insulin
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 October 20, 2022, PQA Quality Essentials Webinar Rachel Digmann, PharmD, PQA’s Senior Director of Performance Measurement, and Ben Shirley, CPHQ, PQA’s Director of Performance Measurement […]
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