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PQA Seeks Comments on Proposed Standard Measure Set for Pharmacy Accountability in Value-Based Models
Open Comment Period Takes Place August 22-September 6 Alexandria, Va. (August 22, 2019) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) seeks comments on its “Proposed Standard Measure Set for Pharmacy Accountability in Value-Based Models.” The proposed set could establish a new paradigm for collaboration between pharmacies and health plans to improve medication management and patient outcomes. PQA […] -
Laura Cranston, RPh, Chief Executive Officer, Pharmacy Quality Alliance, on the Executive Order for Establishing a Health Quality Roadmap
The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) applauds President Trump for the Executive Order to establish a health quality roadmap. As we move towards a more fully-integrated, value-based healthcare system that prioritizes the outcomes patients want, it is important to align quality measurement across the care continuum. An aligned approach to evaluating the quality of care patients […] -
PQA & CPF Announce 2019 Community Pharmacy Innovation in Quality Award Recipients
Awards Honor an Individual and Community Pharmacy for Innovative, Pioneering Practices Alexandria, Va. (May 16, 2019) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) and the Community Pharmacy Foundation (CPF) announced today the recipients of the 2019 Community Pharmacy Innovation in Quality (CPIQ) Awards. The awards honor an individual and a community pharmacy, whose innovative practices have improved […] -
PQA Recognizes 18 Medicare Plan Contracts for High Achievement in Medication Quality Measures Based on CMS’ Medicare Star Ratings
Awards Honor Excellence and Improvements in Overall Star Ratings and PQA Medication Measures Alexandria, Va. (May 16, 2019) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) has recognized 18 Medicare plan contracts with quality awards for high achievement or significant improvement in PQA medication quality measures. The awards are based on published CMS Medicare Part D Star Ratings. […] -
PQA Endorses A New Monitoring Measure to Evaluate Resolution of Medication Therapy Problems
Member-Endorsed Measure Focuses on Interventions to Resolve Medication-Related Problems in Medication Therapy Management Programs Alexandria, Va. (May 15, 2019) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA), through a majority vote of its members, has endorsed a new monitoring measure that evaluates interventions to resolve patients’ medication therapy problems in health plans’ medication therapy management (MTM) programs. This […] -
PQA Endorses Three New Quality Performance Measures for Opioids
Measures Evaluate Initial Opioid Prescriptions Associated with Increased Risk for Chronic Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder Alexandria, Va. (May 15, 2019) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA), through a majority vote of its members, has endorsed three new performance measures that evaluate initial opioid prescriptions: at high dosage, for long duration, or for long-acting or […] -
PQA Establishes an Executive Research Advisory Council
Council Will Advise on the Focus of PQA’s Growing Research Portfolio Alexandria, Va. (May 15, 2019) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) has established an Executive Research Advisory Council (ERAC), which will advise the organization on the focus of its growing research portfolio. “As PQA continues to expand its research portfolio, this council will advise us on […] -
PQA and University of Mississippi Establish Medication Quality Research Partnership
Collaboration Expands PQA’s Analytical Capabilities and Access to Data for Measure Development Alexandria, Va. (May 14, 2019) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) and the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy have established a three-year research partnership to develop and evaluate measures of prescription medication quality. The University of Mississippi team will support PQA’s measure research […] -
PQA’s Norris Turner Appointed to National Quality Forum Panel to Review Opioid and Opioid Use Disorder Measures
Dr. Turner joins panel of diverse multi-stakeholder experts to review opioid and opioid use disorder measures and concepts Alexandria, Va. (May 6, 2019) – Norris Turner, PharmD, PhD, the Pharmacy Quality Alliance’s (PQA) Vice President of Strategic Alliances and Measure Implementation, has been appointed to the National Quality Forum’s (NQF) Opioid and Opioid Use Disorder Technical […] -
PQA Declares Commitment to Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic
Statement Issued as a Partner of the National Academy of Medicine’s Action Collaborative Alexandria, Va. (April 30, 2019) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) has declared its commitment to addressing the U.S. opioid crisis in a statement issued today as a partner of the National Academy of Medicine’s Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic. PQA […]
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