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• Press Release
  October 5, 2018

  Laura Cranston, RPh, Chief Executive Officer, Pharmacy Quality Alliance, on the approval of federal legislation to combat the opioid epidemic

  The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) applauds the bipartisan work of Congress to mitigate the opioid epidemic and ensure the safe and appropriate use of opioid medications through the passage of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6). We are encouraged by the legislation’s focus on quality measures (Sec. 6093) to evaluate and improve […]
• Press Release
  May 24, 2018

  PQA Announces Winners of the Healthcare Quality Innovation Challenge

  Alexandria, VA (May 24, 2018) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA), a non-profit leader in quality measure development, announced the winner of the inaugural Healthcare Quality Innovation Challenge, where student teams presented technology-enabled solutions to improve healthcare quality.  The interdisciplinary competition included students from different backgrounds, including pharmacy, computer science, nursing, business administration and public […]
• Press Release
  May 17, 2018

  PQA Recognizes Ten Medicare Plan Contracts for Excellence and Significant Improvements in Medication-Use Quality

  Alexandria, VA (May 17, 2018) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA), a non-profit leader in quality measure development, today announced that ten Medicare plan contracts received PQA Quality Awards for high achievement or significant improvement in PQA measures of medication safety and appropriate use. For the past eight years, PQA has recognized health plans for achievements during […]
• Press Release
  May 17, 2018

  PQA and the Community Pharmacy Foundation Announce Winners of the Inaugural Community Pharmacy Innovation in Quality Awards

  Alexandria, VA  (May, 17, 2018) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA),  a non-profit leader in quality measure development, and the Community Pharmacy Foundation (CPF) today announced the inaugural recipients of the Community Pharmacy Innovation in Quality (CPIQ) Awards during the 2018 PQA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD. The newly established CPIQ awards recognize high performance […]
• Press Release
  May 16, 2018

  PQA Adds Rheumatoid Arthritis Adherence Measure to Specialty Core Set

  Membership Endorses One New Performance Measure and Retires Another Alexandria, VA (May 16, 2018) – The membership of the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA), a non-profit leader in quality measure development, endorsed a new performance measure, Adherence to Non-Infused Biologic Medications used to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis (PDC-RA), adding to its Specialty Core Measure Set. The new measure examines the percentage […]
• Press Release
  April 9, 2018

  PQA Announces Opioid Core Measure Set and Expanded Efforts to Address Initial Opioid Prescribing

  Alexandria, VA (April 9, 2018) –  The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) is providing important and timely tools to address the opioid epidemic in its launch of the PQA Opioid Core Measure Set . The set of four PQA-endorsed measures is designed to improve the safety of opioid prescribing: “PQA’s Opioid Core Measure Set provides a […]
• Press Release
  March 12, 2018

  PQA Builds its Senior Leadership, Research and Performance Measurement Teams to Align with New Three-Year Strategic Plan

  Alexandria, VA (March 12, 2018) – PQA announced an expansion of its senior leadership, research and performance measurement teams as it continues to strengthen its infrastructure and partnering opportunities to align with the organization’s new strategic plan. PQA is pleased to announce the appointment of Norris Turner, PharmD, PhD as Vice President, Strategic Alliances and […]
• Press Release
  February 28, 2018

  Pharmacy Quality Alliance, VUCA Health, and Liberty Software Form Research Partnership to Improve Primary Medication Nonadherence

  Alexandria, VA (February 28, 2018) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA), VUCA Health LLC, and Liberty Software, Inc. are pleased to announce a research partnership to assess the impact of patient educational videos on improving primary medication nonadherence (PMN). Primary medication nonadherence occurs when a new medication is prescribed for a patient, however, the patient […]