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Q&A with PQA Senior Director of Research Melissa Castora-Binkley
PQA’s talented staff is dedicated to improving medication safety, adherence and appropriate use. As experts in measure development, research, education and convening, they lead the implementation of PQA’s quality initiatives to support better medication use and high-quality care. This blog is one in a series profiling PQA’s staff. Melissa Castora-Binkley is PQA’s Senior Director of […] -
PQA Welcomes Seven 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 […] -
Q&A with 2022-23 Executive Fellows
The PQA Postdoctoral Executive Fellowship helps produce the next generation of leaders in health care quality through a full-time, 12-month program. Executive Fellows collaborate with PQA staff, members and other stakeholders on a variety of initiatives to improve medication use quality. During the fellowship, individuals will expand their skills and experience in project management, quality […] -
Five for Friday, February 25: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
We are 10 weeks away from the 2022 PQA Annual Meeting. I am excited to get back together with each of you for our first in-person annual meeting since 2019. Our members have continued to partner with each other throughout the pandemic to improve the quality of care, but we all miss the personal connections […] -
The Congressional Social Determinants of Health Caucus
Rice, Romania, rugby and rum. They each have their own congressional caucus. They are among more than 450 active caucuses, which provide visibility and advocacy for a variety of issues and policies. Caucuses date back to the 1880s but they have proliferated in recent decades. Last year, Representatives Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.), Tom Cole (R-Okla.), G.K. […] -
Five for Friday, February 11: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
In December, PQA members endorsed a new composite pharmacy adherence measure that is a major step forward in our work to develop standard pharmacy performance measures focused on improving patient care. This measure is aligned with the PQA health plan adherence measures used in the Medicare Part D Star Ratings program. Therefore, it should be […] -
Quality Forum Review: Introducing the PQA 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. PQA’s January 27, 2022, Quality Forum welcomed Arpana Mathur, MD, MBA, Executive Medical Director, Medical Affairs at […] -
Q&A with Nadia Krigger, PQA MPH Practicum Program Participant
Nadia Krigger, a Master of Public Health candidate at New York University participated in the PQA MPH Practicum Program during the Fall 2021 semester. Krigger has a background in biological and analytical research and her interests include infectious disease research and health policy. While at PQA, she supported development of a manuscript on the empirical […] -
PQA Offers Experiential Learning Opportunities for Students of Public Health
Public health encompasses a wide range of efforts related to promoting and protecting the health of people and communities. PQA’s mission is directly aligned with public health in that we seek to optimize health by advancing the quality of medication use. To do this, PQA has four main areas of focus: quality measure development, quality […] -
Quality Forum Review: Forging Patient Connections: How Evidence-Based Technologies Are Expanding Access and Adherence
The PQA Quality Forum Webinar is a recurring series on healthcare quality topics with a focus on medication use and medication services. The quality forum creates an opportunity for education and engagement with PQA members and quality-focused healthcare professionals. PQA’s October 21, 2021, Quality Forum explored how patient connections can be leveraged in combination with […]
PQA In the News
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When it comes to quality measures, fewer is viewed as better, says Ben Shirley of PQA | Part 2
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Part D adherence measures save billions, says Ben Shirley of PQA | Part 1
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PQA Resource Guide Details Strategic Approaches to SDOH Intervention Success
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2026 Health Care Outlook: Micah Cost, PQA
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PQA Endorses One Quality Measures and Retires Three Quality Measures
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