January 4, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Laura Cranston, Micah Cost, The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA)
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) has selected Micah Cost as its new chief executive officer. A seasoned health care association executive, Cost will lead PQA’s work to improve medication safety, adherence and appropriate use. PQA is a national quality organization that brings 250 organizations from across health care together to develop and
December 7, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Laura Cranston, Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) and the Community Pharmacy Foundation (CPF)
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Nominations are sought for the 2021 Community Pharmacy Innovation in Quality (CPIQ) Awards. Presented by the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) and the Community Pharmacy Foundation (CPF), the awards honor an individual and a community pharmacy, whose innovative practices have improved care quality, medication optimization and patient outcomes. Now in its fourth year,
August 5, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Laura Cranston, The PQA Healthcare Quality Innovation Challenge (HQIC)
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The PQA Healthcare Quality Innovation Challenge (HQIC) is an annual national collegiate competition where student teams present technology-enabled solutions to improve healthcare quality. With the support of a faculty or pharmacy professional mentor, participating student teams develop a business summary proposal for their solution to one of three prompts provided by PQA. The
July 27, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
diabetes, Laura Cranston, PQA
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
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 22, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
an online continuing education and certificate program., armacy Quality Alliance (PQA) has developed Medication Use Quality, Laura Cranston, Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA)
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Safe appropriate use of medication is an essential part of high-quality care that improves patient outcomes and healthcare affordability. To help healthcare professionals implement effective quality improvement programs, the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) has developed Medication Use Quality, an online continuing education and certificate program. The program provides advanced training on quality measurement
June 19, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Jamie Chan, Laura Cranston, PQA
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
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
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
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
April 17, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Laura Cranston, Rachel Digmann, The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA)
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
ALEXANDRIA, Va.— The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) announced that Rachel Digmann has joined its team as senior director of measure operations and analytics. She is responsible for measure testing and maintenance of the PQA measure technical specifications and contributing to the development and endorsement of new measures. She will ensure that current measures are updated
February 6, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Laura Cranston, The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA)
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA), through a majority vote of its members, has endorsed three new pharmacy performance measures that evaluate adherence for medication treatment of hypertension, cholesterol and HIV. Medication adherence in these therapeutic areas remains suboptimal, and pharmacists are well-positioned with knowledge and tools to support patients in improving adherence
January 16, 2020 by Laura Cranston
Laura Cranston, Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA)
January 20, 2020, Opinion
Pharmacy Quality Alliance is a national quality organization dedicated to improving medication safety, adherence and appropriate use. A measure developer, researcher, educator and convener, PQA quality initiatives support better medication use and high-quality, value-based care. PQA was created in 2006 because prescription drug programs were a major area of health care where there was no
August 22, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
“Proposed Standard Measure Set for Pharmacy Accountability in Value-Based Models.”, Laura Cranston, Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA)
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – 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 member and public comments will be accepted through September 6
March 19, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
ication Access Framework for Quality Measuremen, Laura Cranston, Matthew Pickering, PQA chief executive officer, PQA’s senior director of research and quality strategies, The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA)
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) has developed a “Medication Access Framework for Quality Measurement” to address the social determinants of health that hinder patient medication access and contribute to poor health outcomes. The framework identifies seven key areas patients encounter while accessing medications and the structural, financial and personal barriers patients face within
February 8, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Laura Cranston, Patrick Campbell, Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA)
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) is pleased to announce that Patrick Campbell, has joined its team as director, measurement outcomes research. He is the newest member of PQA’s growing research team. Campbell will lead studies to measure the impact of PQA’s opioid measures and new opioid prescribing policies, as well as the value
December 12, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
David Medvedeff, Laura Cranston, Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA)
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) board of directors approved its 2019 executive committee and appointed four new members to the 23-member board during its fourth quarter meeting. The appointments are effective January 1. “PQA’s Board represents a diverse group of thought leaders and experts in healthcare, who understand how medication optimization improves