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Get Engaged with PQA
PQA, the Pharmacy Quality Alliance, is a member-driven organization. Our work to improve medication safety, adherence and appropriate use is informed at every step by our diverse member organizations, who represent pharmacies, health plans, health care providers, pharmacy benefit managers, biopharmaceutical companies, technology vendors, government agencies, associations, health information technology organizations, researchers, accrediting organizations and […] -
PQA Annual Meeting: Quality Emerges from the Pandemic, Focused on Access and Equity
Open to all health care professionals, the PQA meeting is a top forum for learning best practices and emerging trends in medication services, pharmacist-provided care and quality improvement initiatives. The 2022 PQA Annual Meeting is May 3-5 at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland. PQA is welcoming attendees in-person to the largest multidisciplinary gathering of […] -
PQA Publishes 2022 Measure Manual and Value Sets
PQA has published the 2022 PQA Measure Manual and Value Sets. The PQA Measure Manual includes detailed narrative specifications for PQA measures, which are needed to implement the measures accurately and appropriately. PQA Value Sets, which include National Drug Codes (NDCs), are required to calculate PQA measures as specified. The revised manual, published annually in […] -
Five for Friday, March 25: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
The early registration dealing for the PQA Annual Meeting is April 4, and we are announcing new details on how to connect with innovators and emerging leaders in medication use quality. This year’s poster session features 24 quality improvement and research projects. Sponsored by Pharmacy Quality Solutions, the session will enhance the meeting’s other educational programming. We are […] -
PQA Annual Meeting Features Two Dozen Research Posters
The 2022 PQA Annual Meeting poster session will feature 24 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 […] -
PQA Seeks Pharmacy and Payer Partners for VBA Pilots
The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) seeks interested pharmacy and payer partners to participate in proof-of-concept pilots to implement high priority blood pressure and hemoglobin A1c measure concepts in value-based payment arrangements (VBAs). PQA has issued a request for interest (RFI) to gauge interest and willingness to participate in these pilots. The RFI and pilot process […] -
Expand Your Knowledge and Expertise with PQA Webinars
PQA provides education throughout the year to promote the use and impact of PQA measures and advance the quality of medication use. With a focus on new developments and best practices, our goal is to help quality-focused health care professionals in a variety of practice settings expand their knowledge and skills. In addition to our […] -
Five for Friday, March 11: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
The PQA Annual Meeting is in person, May 3-5, in Baltimore, Md. We are hosting a pre-meeting, half-day continuing education workshop: Medication Use Quality: A PQA Live CE Event. This event is ACPE accredited for 4 hours of continuing pharmacy education. It takes place on Tuesday, May 3, from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., before the meeting kicks […] -
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 […]
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Making Medication Management Services Measurable and Visible
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PQA’s quality roadmap: Micah Cost on the next era of medication quality measurement
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Focusing Quality Measures on Outcomes and Patient Experience
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Value-Based Pharmacy Model Helps Boost Care Quality
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PQA presents Quality Awards to 10 Medicare plan contracts for high achievement in medication quality measures
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