The Pharmacy Quality Alliance's annual meeting brings together health care executives and quality professionals for educational sessions on the emerging trends in medication quality, measure development and implementation, care transformation, and technology.
Integrating Analytics With High-Touch Pharmacy Care for Vulnerable Beneficiaries
May 8th 2022UPMC Health Plan, RxAnte, and Mosaic Pharmacy Services outlined how they are operating a value-based pharmacy care management program within Community HealthChoices, Pennsylvania’s managed Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS) program, at a recent conference.
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What’s Required in Order to Fight Medication Use Quality Disparities
May 6th 2022When it comes to making equity improvements and successes sustainable, leadership from the top levels are required, and that means finding champions who are bold, open to collaboration, and willing to explore new partnerships with an open mind, the panel agreed.
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At PQA, CMS Veteran Blum Highlights Policy Shifts and Rationale for Latest Rulemaking
May 5th 2022Future quality conversations must recognize what the pandemic has illustrated over the past 2 years—that patients who were in the most dire need of health care, including those with multiple chronic conditions, had the least amount of access, said Jonathan Blum, MPP, the principal deputy administrator and chief operating officer of CMS.
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Patients, Pharmacists Tackle SDOH, With Surprising Insights
May 4th 2022At the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) 2022 Annual Meeting Wednesday, participants heard about some unexpected insights arising from a workshop held this week between patients and pharmacists who are creating a patient-centered outcomes research agenda focused on addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) in the community pharmacy setting.
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PQA Annual Meeting: Quality Emerges From the Pandemic, Focused on Access and Equity
March 23rd 2022The Pharmacy Quality Alliance's 2022 annual meeting will return to an in-person format after 2 years. The meeting with include timely topics: quality beyond the pandemic, health equity, and remote care
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How Shared Decision-Making, Patient Decision Aids Impact Cost, Utilization
May 14th 2021Panelists of a session at the Pharmacy Quality Alliance 2021 Annual Meeting explore how shared decision-making and patient decision aids can promote appropriate care and treatment adherence, as well as lower cost and utilization of health care services.
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Aligning Patient-Centered Goals to Improve Quality of Care, Address Health Inequities
May 13th 2021Panelists of a session at the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) 2021 Annual Meeting discuss challenges contributing to health inequities in patient care, particularly medication use quality, as well as efforts to improve these issues.
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