January 17, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Albertsons, EQuIPP, PQA
Pharmacy, Retail News
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
November 15, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Alan Balch, Bhavesh Modi, Christie Boutte, Cynthia Pigg, Jason Spangler, Laura Cranston, Mary Ann Kliethermes, Peter Wickersham, Pharmacy Quality Alliance, PQA, Sharon Jhawar, Susan Cantrell, Vic Perini
Pharmacy, Retail News
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
January 20, 2017 by Laura Cranston and Chain Drug Review
Affordable Care Act, Laura Cranston, MACRA, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, opioid prescribing, Pharmacy Quality Alliance, PQA, value-based payment models
Leading Headlines, Opinion
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
August 23, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Ateb, Ateb Canada, Frank Sheppard, Kroll Computer Systems, Laura Cranston, medication synchronization, Pharmacy Quality Alliance, PQA, Time My Meds
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Supplier News, Technology
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
April 18, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Health Foundation, Eileen Howard Boone, Laura Cranston, Pharmacy Quality Alliance, PQA, PQA-CVS Health Foundation Scholars Program, Sam Stolpe
Pharmacy, Retail News
SPRINGFIELD, Va. — The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) has partnered with the CVS Health Foundation on a new scholarship program to support medication use quality. Called the PQA-CVS Health Foundation Scholars Program, the scholarship recognizes student excellence in projects focusing on quality-related initiatives. The program also aims to promote and improve education for quality measures
December 16, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
Elliott Sogol, EQuIPP, Jocelyn Konrad, medication adherence, pharmacy performance measurement, Pharmacy Quality Alliance, Pharmacy Quality Solutions, PQA, PQS, Rite Aid
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News, Technology
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Pharmacists in Rite Aid Corp.’s nearly 4,600 drug stores are now using the EQuIPP pharmacy performance measurement platform from Pharmacy Quality Solutions (PQS). Rite Aid said Wednesday that it’s the largest drug chain to enable EQuIPP access to all of its pharmacists. The information management tool provides access to performance data
October 26, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
American Pharmacists Association, Laura Cranston, National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association, Pharmacy Quality Alliance, pharmacy quality ratings, PQA
2015, Issue 10-26-2015, Issues, News
The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) will co-host a one-day pharmacy quality ratings workshop with the American Pharmacists Association, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the National Community Pharmacists Association and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations. The program will be held at the Westin Hotel in Old Town Alexandria, Va., on November 9.
October 13, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
Laura Cranston, Pharmacy Quality Alliance, pharmacy quality ratings, PQA
CDR Blog
Next month, the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) will co-host a one-day pharmacy quality ratings workshop with the American Pharmacists Association, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the National Community Pharmacists Association and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations. The workshop will consist of sessions led by expert frontline pharmacists, health plan quality specialists,
