Pharmacy Times January 2, 2025

Key Takeaways

  • Stratification by age, sex, and race/ethnicity is recommended for PQA measure testing; age, sex, and geography for quality program reporting.
  • Current sociodemographic risk adjustment models are effective; future models should include race and ethnicity, pending data quality.
  • Recommendations help identify disparities and improve medication use quality and equity in health plans and quality programs.
  • TEP’s diverse membership provided comprehensive perspectives, addressing the gap in actionable health equity information for PQA measures.

PQA Health Equity Technical Expert Panel recommendations inform measure testing, use in quality programs, and risk adjustment models

The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) has published a new report detailing technical recommendations for advancing health equity with PQA quality measures. Developed by the PQA Health Equity...

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