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Five for Friday February 27: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
I’m pleased to invite you to join us in Baltimore at the 2026 PQA Annual Meeting, May 12-14! As we celebrate PQA’s 20th anniversary throughout the year and at the meeting, this special gathering will recognize the people, milestones and achievements that defined PQA’s success. The meeting is more than a celebration; it’s a time where […] -
2025 Quality Metrics Expert Panel and Measure Update Panel Recommendations
PQA convenes two standing technical expert panels – the Quality Metrics Expert Panel (QMEP) and Measure Update Panel (MUP) – to support PQA’s systematic, transparent, and consensus-based process for measure development and maintenance. Each nomination-based panel consists of approximately 25 individuals representing PQA’s multistakeholder membership and other subject matter experts, including patients, caregivers, and patient […] -
Pharmacy Quality Alliance Elects 2026 Board of Directors and Executive Committee
PHIT CEO Jeff Rochon Will Serve as Board Chair Alexandria, Va. (February 11, 2026) – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) Board of Directors elected its 2026 executive committee officers and Board members during the 2025 fourth quarter meeting. Individuals began serving their 2026 term on January 1. “PQA’s Board of Directors is a collaborative, strategic and visionary […] -
Pharmacy Quality Alliance Elects 2026 Board of Directors and Executive Committee
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Study Finds Higher Rates of CNS-Active Polypharmacy Among MTM Enrollees
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services strengthened its commitment to monitoring patient safety with the addition of several PQA safety measures to the 2027 Part D Star Ratings (Polypharmacy: Use of Multiple Anticholinergic Medications in Older Adults [POLY-ACH], and Concurrent Use of Opioids and Benzodiazepines [COB]) and Display Page (Polypharmacy: Use of Multiple CNS-Active Medications in Older Adults [POLY-CNS]). -
When it comes to quality measures, fewer is viewed as better, says Ben Shirley of PQA | Part 2
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Part D adherence measures save billions, says Ben Shirley of PQA | Part 1
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Five for Friday January 30: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
Join us for the next PQA Quality Forum Webinar on Thursday, February 12, from 1:00-2:00 pm ET, focused on social determinants of health (SDOH) and the role of community health workers (CHW) as partners to address barriers that affect medication access, use and outcomes. PQA Education Director Tammy Malm, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, will open the forum with an overview of the PQA […] -
PQA Resource Guide Details Strategic Approaches to SDOH Intervention Success
PQA releases the SDOH Resource Companion Guide, highlighting successful partnerships and strategies to address health-related social needs effectively. -
Five for Friday January 16: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
The PQA Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Resource Guide Companion provides insights on key characteristics of effective partnerships among pharmacies, other health care organizations and community organizations to address SDOH barriers affecting medication access, use and outcomes.
PQA In the News
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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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