Physicians Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
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PQRS 2011 General Information
2011 Physician Quality Reporting System Implementation Guide![[PDF]](/graphics/new/pdf.gif){kind=small}
Provides guidance about how to implement 2011 Physician Quality Reporting claims-based reporting of measures to facilitate satisfactory reporting of quality-data codes by eligible professionals.
PQRS Reporting Options – Individual Measures
PQRS Reporting Options – Measure Groups
Measure-Applicability Validation Process
Group Practice Reporting Options
Maintenance of Certification Program Incentive
CMS is introducing a new Maintenance of Certification Program Incentive. Beginning in January 2011, physicians who are incentive eligible for the PQRS can receive an additional 0.5% incentive payment when Maintenance of Certification Program Incentive requirements have also been met.
In order to qualify for the additional 0.5% incentive payment, the physician will need to complete the following:
- Satisfactorily submit data, without regard to method, on quality measures under Physician Quality Reporting, for a 12-month reporting period either as an individual physician or as a member of a selected group practice.
AND
- More frequently than is required to qualify for or maintain board certification:
- Participate in a Maintenance of Certification Program and
- Successfully complete a qualified Maintenance of Certification Program practice assessment.
Clinical Guidance for Participating in PQRS
Recognizing PQRS Problems and Improving the Program
View brief summary of documented PQRS problems and access CMS report describing actions to improve the program.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services PQRS Information
"Medicare Incentive Payments Tip Sheet" - How to coordinate participating in multiple Medicare incentive programs (e.g., eRx, PQRS, EHR) at the same time.
CMS’s extensive PQRS resource page
Communicate with ACP and Colleagues
E-mail ACP staff your questions and/or comments on your Medicare PQRS experience.
Communicate with your ACP colleagues about PQRS in the members-only Small Practices Special Interest Group community.
Other Relevant ACP Resources
Learn more about the ACP PQRIwizard, a web-based registry tool to collect and report quality measure data.
Access the ACP EHR Roadmap Containing Tools for Each Stage of Electronic Health Record Adoption
Archive of 2010 PQRS Resources
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