PQA unveils new medication access framework

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