PQA identified six objectives to advance medication therapy management (MTM) quality and measurement, highlighted in the first blog on PQA’s MTM initiative. One ongoing objective is to increase the patient-centeredness of MTM services in the Medicare Part D MTM program. Another is to conceptualize new MTM quality measures.
This guest blog is one in a series by sponsors of the 2025 PQA Annual Meeting on unlocking clinical revenue from within pharmacy workflow. PQA does not endorse, recommend or favor any product, service or organization that is a sponsor.
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The 2025 PQA Annual Meeting poster session featured 19 quality improvement and research projects. The session provided an opportunity for authors to showcase their work and for attendees to engage in insightful dialogue about healthcare quality.
PQA members and health care quality professionals gathered in Tampa, Fla., May 19-21, for the 2025 PQA Annual Meeting.
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PQA is a non-profit organization with 175 diverse members across healthcare. Our members include community and specialty pharmacy organizations, pharmacists and other healthcare providers, pharmacies, health plans, pharmacy benefit managers, life sciences, technology vendors, government agencies, health information technology partners, researchers, accrediting organizations and academia.
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This guest blog is one in a series by sponsors of the 2025 PQA Annual Meeting on bridging payers and pharmacies to drive better care and lower costs. PQA does not endorse, recommend or favor any product, service or organization that is a sponsor.
The PQA Board of Directors represents a diverse group of thought leaders and experts in health care, who understand how medication optimization improves patient outcomes and supports a value-based care system. Their expertise helps PQA advance the safe and appropriate use of medicines. This blog is one in a series profiling PQA's Board members.
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The PQA Postdoctoral Executive Fellowship helps produce the next generation of leaders in health care quality through a full-time, 12-month program. Executive Fellows collaborate with PQA staff, members and other stakeholders on a variety of initiatives to improve medication use quality. During the fellowship, individuals will expand their skills and experience in project management, quality measure design and implementation, non-profit administration and association management, and health care quality research.
The 2025 PQA Annual Meeting poster session will showcase 19 quality improvement and research projects. This session provides authors a venue to exhibit their work and enables attendees to engage in insightful discussions about health care quality.
With the volatility and uncertainty of today’s market, we’re all watching budgets and expenditures closely.
The evolution of PQA’s continued involvement in medication therapy management (MTM) spans over a decade. Milestones include endorsement of the Completion Rate for Comprehensive Medication Review performance measure in 2011 and development of the foundational Medication Therapy Problem Categories Framework in 2017.
The evolution of PQA’s continued involvement in medication therapy management (MTM) spans over a decade. The first blog in a series to detail PQA’s MTM initiative outlines PQA’s six objectives to advance MTM quality. This blog will address the first objective to promote a standard of care for MTM through education on using the PQA Medication Therapy Problem (MTP) Categories FrameworkTM in the Pharmacist’s Patient Care Process.
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PQA is launching a Health Plan Measure Concept Advisory Group (MCAG) to review and provide input on measure concepts for development in 2026 and beyond. The group will provide guidance to prioritize health plan measure concepts, evaluating key criteria such as:
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In 2023, PQA launched a multiphase national medication therapy management (MTM) initiative to address stakeholder needs and advance MTM quality measurement. PQA has identified six objectives that can advance MTM quality and measurement, and the MTM Advisory Group is serving as a forum providing expert feedback on how to approach these.
