CMS Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
CMS Physician Quality Reporting System 2011 (formerly PQRI)
To participate in the 2011 Physician Quality Reporting, individual eligible professionals may choose to report information on individual Physician Quality Reporting quality measures or measures groups:
- to CMS on their Medicare Part B claims
- to a qualified Physician Quality Reporting registry, or
- to CMS via a qualified electronic health record (EHR) product.
Individual eligible professionals who meet the criteria for satisfactory submission of Physician Quality Reporting quality measures data via one of the reporting mechanisms above for services furnished during a 2011 reporting period will qualify to earn a Physician Quality Reporting incentive payment equal to 1% of their total estimated Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) allowed charges for covered professional services furnished during that same reporting period.
More information, including groups practices and Maintenance of Certification incentives are available at CMS.
More information, including groups practices and Maintenance of Certification incentives are available at CMS.
Registry-based Reporting
In partnership with CECity (a CMS-qualified Registry for PQRS reporting), the AAFP offers its members a discounted rate on a web-based registry and QI reporting tool, PQRIwizard.
This program guides physicians and office staff through a simple, four-step process for PQRS reporting to help ensure that they qualify for the 1% payment incentive.
The deadline for submission of 2011 data through PQRIwizard is February 17, 2012.
This program guides physicians and office staff through a simple, four-step process for PQRS reporting to help ensure that they qualify for the 1% payment incentive.
The deadline for submission of 2011 data through PQRIwizard is February 17, 2012.
Physician Quality Reporting System Tools for Claims-based Reporting
The Physician Quality Reporting System participation tools for claims-based reporting have been updated for the 2011 reporting year through the AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI).
The participation tools are designed to help physicians and their office staff correctly report claims-based performance measures in the Physician Quality Reporting System program.
For the 2011 Physician Quality Reporting System (formerly PQRI) program year, there are participation tools for 131 individual measures and ten measures groups for claims-based reporting.
A new feature on the web site this year includes enhanced search capabilities and registration prior to download, which enables staff to send an email to registered users should there be any updates made to the documents. Since 2007, when the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Physician Quality Reporting Initiative began, the PCPI has prepared participation tools to facilitate participation in the CMS program.
The participation tools are designed to help physicians and their office staff correctly report claims-based performance measures in the Physician Quality Reporting System program.
For the 2011 Physician Quality Reporting System (formerly PQRI) program year, there are participation tools for 131 individual measures and ten measures groups for claims-based reporting.
A new feature on the web site this year includes enhanced search capabilities and registration prior to download, which enables staff to send an email to registered users should there be any updates made to the documents. Since 2007, when the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Physician Quality Reporting Initiative began, the PCPI has prepared participation tools to facilitate participation in the CMS program.
