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.
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
BOISE — Albertsons Cos. has selected EQuIPP Analytics from Pharmacy Quality Solutions (PQS) for enhanced reporting and tracking capabilities related to pharmacy performance measures. EQuIPP will allow Albertsons Cos. pharmacies to identify key improvement opportunities and drive strategic quality performance measures using dynamic visualizations and intuitive dashboards. “EQuIPP Analytics reduces the amount of time organizations
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) has named new members to its board of directors and approved its 2018 executive committee. Mary Ann Kliethermes, vice chair of ambulatory care and professor at the Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy, will serve as PQA’s chairman for 2018. She succeeds Peter Wickersham, president of government
As the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) gears up for 2017, the outlook we envision consists of measuring what matters to patients, providers, plans and pharmacies. PQA has a rather unique role in the marketplace as a measure developer, and since our process is very inclusive and participatory, we have experienced a strong growth in our
RALEIGH, N.C. — Patient care solution provider Ateb Inc. helped test four medication synchronization quality improvement indicators (QIIs) on behalf of the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA). Ateb said Tuesday that it was one of two organizations chosen to test the new QIIs, which will enable pharmacists to boost patient engagement by aligning medication refills to