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PQA SDOH Forum Focuses on Caring for the Whole Patient and the Role of Pharmacists
National Leaders Will Present Pioneering SDOH Initiatives and Discuss Strategies for Scaling Solutions Alexandria, Va. (October 15, 2019) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) is hosting a national forum to showcase emerging best practices to address the social determinants of health (SDOH) and the role of pharmacists. Caring for the Whole Patient: Leveraging Pharmacists to Address […] -
PQA’s Patient Engagement in Quality Measurement Rubric Supports Patient Partnerships
Rubric Describes Levels of Patient Engagement, Provides Recommendations for Improving Engagement Alexandria, Va. (September 27, 2019) – The first guide to help meaningfully include the patient community as a partner across the quality measure lifecycle has been developed by a national roundtable convened by the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA), in partnership with the National Health […] -
PQA Announces 2019-20 PQA-CVS Health Foundation Scholars
Scholars work with mentors on quality improvement projects Alexandria, Va. (September 26, 2019) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) announced today the 2019-20 class of PQA-CVS Health Foundation Scholars. Now in its fourth year, the scholars program supports Doctor of Pharmacy students, who will conduct a quality improvement project during the academic year with the support […] -
PQA Welcomes Two New Members to its Performance Measurement Team
Alexandria, Va. (September 11, 2019) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) has added two members to its Performance Measurement Team, which is responsible for the development, testing, endorsement and maintenance of PQA’s quality measures. Joining the PQA staff are Meghan Gabriel, PhD, Director of Measurement Science and Analytics, and Ben Shirley, Associate Director of Performance Measurement. […] -
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 […]
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PQA presents Quality Awards to 10 Medicare plan contracts for high achievement in medication quality measures
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