Five for Friday September 6: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
There are numerous opportunities for you to be part of the PQA Convening events in the coming months. Registration is also open for the 2024 PQA Leadership Summit and PQA Convenes: Quality Medication Use in Rare Disease. We also invite submissions for breakout session and poster abstract proposals for the 2025 PQA Annual Meeting, which is set to take place May 19-21 in Tampa, Fla.
The annual meeting will cover a wide range of topics, and we look forward to your submissions, particularly those that feature case studies, innovative practices, and emerging trends, as they will contribute to our collaborative learning experience. Learn more about how to submit proposals below.
We also highlight our members' perspectives on diabetes interventions, prescription drug pricing, and pre-deductible coverage. If you have news you'd like for us to spotlight in an upcoming Five For Friday, send us an email!
-- Amanda Ryan, PharmD, BCGP, CPHQ, Director of Education
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy's Jon Easter discussed the best ways to support community pharmacists in building effective, sustainable diabetes interventions in community pharmacy settings. "We’ve been doing diabetes interventions in pharmacy for a long time—and we’re really good at it. We achieve better outcomes: We see lower costs and we see better clinical outcomes."
Balancing Prescription Drug Pricing
PQA Board Chair Susan Cantrell, CEO of AMCP, surveyed the complex landscape around prescription drug pricing. "Our members do take into consideration economic elements, as those elements drive decision-making; but the overarching goal is to make sure patients can get the therapies they need at an affordable cost."
Expanding Pre-deductible Coverage Improves Medication Adherence
A study, funded in part by Johnson & Johnson, finds that expanded pre-deductible coverage in HSA-eligible health plans improves medication adherence. By 2022, there was a noticeable rebound in medication adherence. Specifically, the percentage of enrollees with diabetes using insulin rose by 4 percentage points, while those using statins for heart disease or diabetes saw a 1 percentage point increase.
Accepting Proposals for the 2025 PQA Annual Meeting 
PQA invites breakout session and poster abstract proposals for the 2025 PQA Annual Meeting. A broad range of topics will be presented during breakout sessions and poster presentations at the 2025 PQA Annual Meeting, which will take place in Tampa, Fla., May 19-21.
The deadline to submit proposals:
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Breakout Sessions: Tuesday, November 12, 2024, by 11:59 pm ET
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Poster Abstracts: Friday, January 10, 2025, by 11:59 pm ET
PQA's Annual Meeting attracts more than 400 healthcare executives and quality professionals across PQA's multi-stakeholder membership. The meeting features dozens of speakers and sessions providing timely information and networking opportunities.
We encourage submissions that include case studies, innovative practices and emerging trends. Contact [email protected] with questions about the submission process. Visit the 2025 PQA Annual Meeting website to learn more.
Your Next Engagement Opportunities
Network, Learn and Collaborate with PQA
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Join us for PQA's next Quality Essentials Webinar on September 19, 1-2 pm ET. This webinar will focus on PQA’s Specialty Pharmacy Turnaround Time Implementation Pilot. PQA Director of Performance Measurement Heather Gibson will lead a roundtable discussion with Specialty Pharmacy Turnaround Time Implementation Pilot participants. Register today!
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Save the date for a PQA Quality Forum Webinar on October 10, 1-2 pm ET. The PQA Quality Forum is a regular, recurring series on best practices and emerging trends in medication use quality, medication services and other initiatives that can improve health care quality.
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Join us for PQA Convenes: Medication Quality Use in Rare Disease and the 2024 PQA Leadership Summit, November 7-8, 2024, in Arlington, Va. The summit is an invitation-only event for PQA member organization leaders. If you don’t know if your organization is participating or don’t know who your Key Contact is, email us at [email protected].