Posts for Category: Measures

PQA Is Launching a Heart Failure Technical Expert Panel  Self-Nominations are Due by Friday, March 27  PQA is convening a measure development technical expert panel (TEP) to support the development of a new health plan measure concept: Evidence of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Persons with Heart Failure. This measure will assess the percentage of individuals with prescription claims for guideline-directed medical […]

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 […]

PQA has appointed individuals from member organizations to serve on the 2026 PQA Measure Update Panel (MUP) and Quality Metrics Expert Panel (QMEP). The panelists self-nominated and were selected by PQA staff to create a balanced group that represents PQA’s membership and includes relevant expertise. Measure Update Panel (MUP) The MUP is a select group […]

Early in the measure life cycle, PQA solicits multi-stakeholder input to evaluate and prioritize health plan measure concepts for future development. To support measure conceptualization in 2025, PQA convened a Measure Concept Advisory Group (MCAG) and conducted a public comment period to inform future measure development, with a particular focus on addressing meaningful gaps in medication use quality while ensuring measure concepts are evidence-based and […]