Full Name
Dr. Melissa Castora-Binkley PhD, MA, PMP
Job Title
Senior Director
Practice/Company Name
Pharmacy Quality Alliance
Speaker Bio
Dr. Castora-Binkley is the Senior Director of Research at the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA). In this role, she acts as the Principal Investigator to develop evidence to support meaningful quality measures; demonstrate the value of medications and pharmacist-provided care; and foster collaboration within the healthcare system to address social determinants of health and improve medication access. Leading PQA’s oncology efforts, Dr. Castora-Binkley is charged with coordinating a multi-stakeholder workshop series aimed at producing foundational, national guidance for quality improvement in oral oncolytic use and opportunities for pharmacists and other providers to demonstrate their value in oral oncolytic care. She is also responsible for generating guidance related to quality measurement and risk adjustment, disparities, and health equity. Dr. Castora-Binkley has 17 years of combined experience in health services research and policy, healthcare quality measure development and evaluation, and quality improvement. She received extensive training and experience in measurement science working with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to develop and evaluate quality measures. Dr. Castora-Binkley received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Sociology from the University of Central Florida and her doctorate in Gerontology from the University of South Florida.
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