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Health Care Outlook 2023: Micah Cost, PQA

January 10, 2023 by Micah Cost Micah Cost is chief executive officer of the Pharmacy Quality Alliance. January 9, 2023, Opinion

As we look toward 2023 and a sense of normalcy that has eluded us for the past few years, there are several big things on the horizon to keep an eye on in pharmacy, medication use and high-quality, value-based care. PQA, the Pharmacy Quality Alliance, is dedicated to improving safe, effective and appropriate medication use

PQA addressing dearth of Rx performance metrics

September 19, 2022 by Micah Cost Micah Cost is chief executive officer of the Pharmacy Quality Alliance. Opinion, Pharmacy, September 19, 2022

The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) is developing a standard set of pharmacy performance measures that would be appropriate for assessing pharmacy performance and for use in value-based arrangements (VBAs). Pharmacists and pharmacy teams are an essential part of the health care delivery system. As pharmacies expand patient services, they need tools to demonstrate their value.