January 5, 2023 by Chain Drug Review
PQA
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) Board of Directors approved its 2023 Executive Committee and appointed six new members to the 25-member board during its 2022 fourth quarter meeting. The appointments are effective January 1. “PQA is guided by our dynamic and visionary Board of Directors,” Micah Cost, PQA’s Chief Executive Officer and
December 20, 2022 by Chain Drug Review
PQA
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA), through a majority vote of its members, has endorsed one new health plan performance measure, retired three health plan performance measures, and retired one nursing home performance measure. The newly endorsed measure, Proportion of Days Covered: Composite (PDC-CMP), evaluates the composite percentage of individuals 18 years of age and older
November 10, 2022 by Chain Drug Review
Kroger Health, PQA
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CINCINNATI — Kroger Health, the health care division of The Kroger Co., has made a $100,000 donation to the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) to assist in the development of standard pharmacy performance measures. “We are committed to empowering our health care professionals to work at the top of their licenses. As medication experts and some
October 27, 2022 by Chain Drug Review
PQA
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – on medication use, health and economic outcomes in patients with diabetes. The project brought together national leaders in pharmacy, care delivery, medications, and health plan administration to demonstrate the value of collaboration between pharmacists and healthcare payers in the delivery of patient-centered care. The organizations assessed the impact of Walgreens’ pharmacist-provided care
May 4, 2022 by Chain Drug Review
Micah Cost, PQA
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) has recognized 25 Medicare plan contracts with a PQA Laura Cranston Excellence in Quality or Quality Improvement Award for high achievement or significant improvement in PQA measures of medication safety and appropriate use. The awards are based on the published CMS 2022 Medicare Part D Star Ratings.
January 11, 2022 by Micah Cost
Micah Cost, PQA
January 10, 2022, Opinion, Pharmacy
It’s my pleasure to share insights on the future of health care as the chief executive officer of Pharmacy Quality Alliance. I assumed this role in February 2021, taking over for PQA’s founding CEO, Laura Cranston. It’s an honor to follow her legacy. I joined PQA after serving for more than 12 years at the
December 15, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
PQA, PQA Micah Cost
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) board of directors approved its 2022 executive committee and appointed 11 new members to the 25-member board during its 2021 fourth quarter meeting. The appointments are effective January 1. “The PQA board is a dynamic and diverse group of visionaries and experts in health care,” Micah Cost,
November 10, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Patient Advocate Foundation’s (PAF) Patient Insight Institute, PQA
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) and the Patient Advocate Foundation’s (PAF) Patient Insight Institute will convene patient and pharmacy stakeholders to develop a patient-centered outcomes research agenda to improve social determinants of health (SDOH) screenings and interventions in pharmacy settings. As the most accessible health care providers, pharmacists are uniquely positioned to
May 24, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
PQA, PQS, University of Southern California (USC) has won the fourth annual Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) Healthcare Quality Innovation Challenge (HQIC)
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The University of Southern California (USC) has won the fourth annual Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) Healthcare Quality Innovation Challenge (HQIC), a national collegiate competition where student teams present technology-enabled solutions to improve healthcare quality. USC was one of three finalists to present a solution to a panel of judges. The winning solution
May 17, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
PQA, Todd Sega
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Pharmacy Quality Solutions (PQS) announced Monday that the company’s board of directors has appointed Todd Sega as chief executive officer, effective May 15, 2021. He will take over leadership of the company from former CEO, Jeff Newell, who retired this month. Sega has been with the company since 2014 and
January 29, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
PQA
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) Board of Directors approved its 2021 Executive Committee during its 2020 fourth quarter meeting. In addition, all 21 Board members agreed to continue their service in 2021, as the organization welcomes a new CEO on February 1 as part of a planned leadership transition. The Executive Committee appointments
July 27, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
diabetes, Laura Cranston, PQA
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Humana, Pfizer and Walgreens are collaborating with the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) to evaluate the impact of pharmacist-provided care on medication use, health and economic outcomes in patients with diabetes. The project brings together national leaders in pharmacy, care delivery, medications, and health plan administration to demonstrate the value of collaboration between
June 19, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Jamie Chan, Laura Cranston, PQA
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — PQA’s CEO Laura Cranston announced that she will be stepping down from her post at the end of the year. In making the announcement, Cranston released the following statement: “After 15 years of leading PQA from a start-up organization to the nation’s only organization solely dedicated to optimizing health by advancing the
May 14, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Laura Cranston, PQA, The Excellence in Quality Award recognizes Medicare Advantage Drug Plans (MAPD) and Prescription Drug Plans (PDP
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) has recognized 24 Medicare plan contracts with a quality award for high achievement or significant improvement in PQA measures of medication safety and appropriate use. The awards are based on published CMS Medicare Part D Star Ratings. PQA provides two awards, an Excellence in Quality Award and a Quality Improvement