Todd Sega is the Senior Vice President of Development and Strategy at Pharmacy Quality Solutions, or PQS, which is a company specialized in performance management solutions for pharmacies. Todd joined us in this episode to talk about value-based pharmacy services, and the current landscape of precision medicine and what types of quality measures might be developed in response to these changes.
Show Notes:
To ensure high quality of care, Pharmacy Quality Solutions (PQS) develops performance management solutions for pharmacies that help identify areas for operational enhancement, rebates, and financial programs.
Todd shares insightful trends being seen within community pharmacies.
1:28 – History of PQS and quality measures
4:15 – PQS’s current role
7:30 – The relationship between community pharmacies and health plans before PQA was created
8:00 – Pharmacy services administrative organizations (PSAOs)
9:26 – The evolving “bridge” between community pharmacies and health plans
12:00 – Todd’s background
18:30 – The PQS Industry trend report
24:00 – Preparedness of pharmacies and payers to transition into outcome-based quality measures
25:24 – The correlation between adherence to antidepressant medication and other medications
26:56 – The focus of payers on mental health outcomes
29:35 – The opportunity for pharmacogenetics in community pharmacy
32:56 – Quality measures needed for the adoption of pharmacogenetics
35:08 – Impact of COVID-19 on the future of community pharmacies
38:40 – Hear more from Todd
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