Five for Friday October 20: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
We are excited to host members in two weeks at the 2023 PQA Leadership Summit and PQA Convenes: Advancing Medication Therapy Management Quality Measurement. This year's summit will advance measure modernization, while the convening event will address the state of MTM practice and opportunities to evolve MTM measurement.
Leadership Summit attendees are invited to participate in both events. PQA Convenes starts at 8:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, November 2, and the summit starts later that day at 3:00 p.m. ET. Learn more about the summit below.
We also highlight our members' perspectives on medication delivery, managing obesity, and connecting medical and pharmacy records. If you have news you'd like for us to spotlight in an upcoming Five For Friday, send us an email!
-- Lisa Hines, PharmD, CPHQ, PQA Chief Quality and Innovation Officer
Amazon Pharmacy customers located in College Station, Texas, can now have their prescription medications delivered by drone. Eligible customers can access more than 500 medications, including treatments for common conditions such as asthma and the flu, and have a drone drop them at their doorstep. The medication will arrive in less than 60 minutes at no additional cost.
Managing Obesity as a Chronic Condition
In a session at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy's Nexus 2023 that focused on the obesity epidemic, Justin Bioc from Devoted Health spoke about how managed care pharmacies can address disparities in health by hiring individuals who are native speakers, with the same dialect, as their patients. Bioc said that weight loss is a small part of obesity. There is still so much to consider and learn about obesity in ethical, racial, and health disparities in varying communities.
Connecting Patient Medical and Pharmacy Records
Kristen Whelchel, Research and Patient Care Improvement Pharmacist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center Pharmacy, discussed medically integrated dispensing specialty pharmacies, the expanded role of the pharmacist and how these pharmacies have access to medical and pharmacy records to facilitate a comprehensive approach to patient treatment. "One of the great things that helps us with that is that we do have access to the patient's medical records as well as their pharmacy records. So we can really just close the loop for the patient so that they are getting all of their care in one place."
Focused on Measure ModernizationThe summit is an invitation-only event for PQA member organization leaders from the director level and above. Two individuals from each PQA member organization are invited to attend. If your PQA member organization is not registered to attend, check with your member Key Contact and make plans to be with us November 2-3 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Arlington, Va.
If you don’t know if your organization is participating or don’t know who your Key Contact is, email us at [email protected].
Your Next Engagement Opportunities
Network, Learn and Collaborate with PQA
- PQA's 4th Quarter 2023 Stakeholder Advisory Meeting on October 25,1:00-1:45 pm ET. PQA SAMs are members-only events that are held quarterly to share current and relevant measure development and maintenance updates. The registration link is in the Member Resources Library.
- Save the date for the next PQA Quality Forum Webinar on Thursday, November 16, 1-2 pm ET. This members-only event provides an update on the Medicare Star Ratings Program from PQS
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Join us for PQA Convenes: Advancing Medication Therapy Management Quality Measurement and the 2023 PQA Leadership Summit, November 2-3, 2023, in Arlington, Va. These events 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].