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• PQA Blogs
  June 19, 2020

  PQA CEO Announces Planned Leadership Transition

  Statement by PQA CEO Laura Cranston, RPh “After 15 years of leading PQA from a start-up organization to the nation’s only organization solely dedicated to optimizing health by advancing the quality of medication use, I will step down as CEO by the end of the year. This is a planned transition that will ensure PQA’s […]
• Press Release
  June 18, 2020

  University of Pittsburgh Team Wins PQA’s 2020 Healthcare Quality Innovation Challenge

  Alexandria, Va. (June 18, 2020) – The University of Pittsburgh has won the third annual Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) Healthcare Quality Innovation Challenge (HQIC), a national collegiate competition where student teams present technology-enabled solutions to improve healthcare quality. Pittsburgh was one of three finalists to present a solution to a panel of judges. The winning solution […]
• PQA Blogs
  June 1, 2020

  PQA Annual Meeting: Recordings Now Available

  Every session from the 2020 PQA Annual Meeting is now available to be viewed on demand in PQA’s new Education Center. Access to these recordings is available exclusively to individuals who registered to attend the meeting and PQA members. If you registered to attend the meeting, check your email for details on how to access […]
• PQA Blogs
  May 22, 2020

  PQA Annual Meeting: Post Meeting Sessions Start May 28

  The PQA Annual Meeting continues on May 28 with the first of five weekly one-hour online sessions. Each week features a new educational session and an innovation theater, which is a commercial showcase of an organization’s innovations, technology, services or research. All sessions take place on the 2020 PQA Annual Meeting website. Use the same […]
• Press Release
  May 14, 2020

  PQA Presents Quality Awards to 24 Medicare Plan Contracts for High Achievement in Medication Quality Measures Based on CMS’ Medicare Star Ratings

  Alexandria, Va. (May 14, 2020) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) has recognized 24 Medicare plan contracts with a quality award for high achievement or significant improvement in PQA measures of medication safety and appropriate use. The awards are based on published CMS Medicare Part D Star Ratings. PQA provides two awards, an Excellence in Quality […]
• Press Release
  May 14, 2020

  PQA & CPF Announce 2020 Community Pharmacy Innovation in Quality Award Recipients

  Awards Honor an Individual and Community Pharmacy for Innovative, Pioneering Practices Alexandria, Va. (May 14, 2020) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) and the Community Pharmacy Foundation (CPF) announced today the recipients of the 2020 Community Pharmacy Innovation in Quality (CPIQ) Awards.  The awards honor an individual and a community pharmacy, whose innovative practices have improved […]
• PQA Blogs
  May 1, 2020

  Annual Meeting Poster Session – Online Next Week

  The 2020 PQA Annual Meeting Poster Session will be presented online May 6 and 7 through two one-hour events. Our members have been hard at work developing the research that will be presented during the Poster Session, and we’re happy to provide a platform for showcasing their work! The Poster Session is open to all Annual […]
• PQA Blogs
  April 30, 2020

  2020 PQA Annual Meeting – Join Us Online

  by Richard Schmitz The 2020 PQA Annual Meeting starts in two weeks on Wednesday, May 13. If you haven’t made plans to join us, register today! All of the meeting sessions you would experience at our in-person meeting will be delivered online.  The meeting takes place May 13-15 through five 90-minute sessions. If you can’t be […]
• PQA Blogs
  April 23, 2020

  Risk-Adjusted Adherence Measures

  by Richard Schmitz PQA announced on Monday that the National Quality Forum has endorsed three PQA risk-adjusted adherence measures. These measures are used in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Part D Star Ratings Program, and they evaluate adherence to medications for diabetes, hypertension and cholesterol. The updated measures include a valid […]
• Press Release
  April 20, 2020

  National Quality Forum Endorses PQA’s Risk Adjusted Adherence Measures

  Alexandria, Va. (April 20, 2020) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) has developed a valid risk adjustment methodology for sociodemographic status (SDS) factors for three medication adherence measures used in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Part D Star Ratings Program. The measures evaluate adherence, as determined by proportion of days covered (PDC), […]