PQA Mission:

 

To improve the quality of medication management and use across healthcare settings with the goal of improving patients’ health through a collaborative process to develop and implement performance measures and recognize examples of exceptional pharmacy quality.

 

Save the Date for the PQA 7th Annual Meeting!

June 13-15, 2012 at the Omni Shoreham, Washington, DC

 

Don't miss this meeting! Thought leaders, policy experts, government insiders, innovators and researchers within healthcare, will come together to share insights and ideas on medication use as it relates to quality performance, measurement and innovation in improving healthcare delivery and patient outcomes.

New this year, the meeting will kick off on Wednesday with the Keynote Address at 4PM, followed by a welcoming reception. On Thursday, PQA will host the Quality Awards Recognition Program & Luncheon which will recognize health plans that have achieved excellence in medication quality and overall excellence in healthcare delivery to their patients based on the Star Ratings. Friday will feature Best Practices and Lessons Learned sessions. Throughout the Annual Meeting ample time will be provided for networking and renewing or building relationships with the diverse group of professionals and healthcare stakeholders in attendance. 

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE AGENDA

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Back by Popular Demand! The Exhibit Area. Last year our exhibitor partners shared cutting edge technologies, both high tech and high touch, and demonstrated some of the latest advances in improving medication adherence and safety.  The exhibit program is designed to give each exhibitor maximum visibility and will be expanded to include 15 companies.  For more information contact Jackie Green at 703-927-1599 or jgreen@pqaalliance.org.

There is no charge to attend the PQA Annual Meeting for PQA members. For non-members there is a $495 registration fee.  The meeting is taking place once again at the Omni Shoreham in Washington, DC. To receive the PQA Room Rate of $239 you must reserve your room no later than May 22, 2012.  CLICK HERE to make your reservations today!


First in the "Basics" Series:  The Basics of Pharmacy Performance Measurement

 

PQA’s Education Workgroup authored a series of articles on the Basics of Pharmacy Quality Measurement.  The “Basics” Series provides high-level information in an easy to read format to help educate community pharmacists, student pharmacists and other stakeholders about the essentials of quality measurement related to pharmacy.  The articles will be included as a series through the Quality Connection Newsletter as well as distributed to other organizations for publication.  The first of the “Basics” Series is The Basics of Pharmacy Performance Measurement, written by Dr. Donna West-Strum from the University of Mississippi.   Click here for more information.


PQA Announces the Release of the EPIQ Program: a complimentary, turn-key quality improvement program for pharmacists

 

Educating Pharmacy Students and Pharmacists to Improve Quality (EPIQ) is a new quality improvement educational resource to be used by pharmacy faculty and others to educate pharmacy students, pharmacists, and other stakeholders about measuring, reporting, and improving quality in pharmacy practice. This program was developed by the University of Arizona through a grant provided by the PQA. It is available on a CD ROM. For more information about this program, click here.