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Piloting the PQA Specialty Pharmacy Turnaround Time Quality Measure

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The use of specialty medicine has grown rapidly in recent decades, fueling parallel growth in the number of specialty pharmacies that serve patients who are prescribed specialty medications. Results of this work were published in the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy in October 2022.

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Five for Friday January 26: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality

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We also highlight our members' perspectives on health equity, the role of managed care, access and affordability in specialty pharmacy. Addressing Access and Affordability in Specialty Pharmacy Sheila Arquette, President and CEO of NASP, provides a 2024 outlook for specialty pharmacy. Register here.

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Five for Friday May 3: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality

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We also highlight our members' perspectives on community health, specialty pharmacy and healthcare interoperability. Integrating Specialty Pharmacy Walgreens will launch a variety of new services as a part of its newly integrated specialty pharmacy business. population. Register to join us today!

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Five for Friday November 3: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality

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-- Kyra Leonard, PharmD, & Oliver Valdez, PharmD, MSPH, PQA Executive Fellows Measuring Medication Adherence The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy convened a panel of experts to present best practices for evaluating MA at its 2023 Annual Meeting & Expo. The registration link is in the Member Resources Library.

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NASP 2022 Reveals a Pharmacy Landscape Shifting to Specialty

Omnicell

Kristen Dowd Director, Pharmacy Management Services, Omnicell If the 2022 NASP (National Association of Specialty Pharmacy) Annual Meeting and Expo is any indication, we are approaching a time when specialty pharmacy simply becomes pharmacy – when complex, high-touch biologics become nearly as ubiquitous as their broad-spectrum counterparts.

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Five for Friday January 13: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality

PQA

This edition profiles a wider variety of services and includes pharmacy-based or pharmacy-involved SDOH services launched or expanded in response to COVID-19 and are being continued post-pandemic. We also highlight our members' perspectives on the year ahead in data standards, specialty pharmacy and access to affordable medications.

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Celebrating PQA in 2024!

PQA

Successfully piloting pharmacy measure concepts focused on blood pressure and A1c improvement and control. Successfully piloting PQA’s endorsed measure focused on specialty pharmacy turnaround time. PQA Quality Forum Webinar, on October 10, from 1-2 p.m. 2024 PQA Leadership Summit, November 7-8 in Arlington, Va.