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See Latest ArticlesPhysician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) - 2009 Update
Annals of Family Medicine, 05/18/09
Ireland J et al. - In 2008, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the ABFM Performance in Practice Registry as one of 32 qualified registries that may submit PQRI data to CMS on behalf of its Diplomates. The Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA) authorized CMS to make PQRI incentive payments for satisfactory reporting of quality measures data in 2008. It also established alternative reporting periods and criteria for the reporting of measure groups and for the reporting of PQRI quality measures through an approved clinical data registry. This year, physicians who meet the criteria for satisfactory submission of quality measures data for 30 consecutive patients earn an incentive payment of 2.0% (up from 1.5% in 2008) of their total allowed charges for Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) covered professional services furnished during the reporting period, January 1, 2009-December 31, 2009 (the 2009 calendar year). Unlike last year, physicians will not have the option of a 6-month reporting period. For 2009, the only reporting period will be January 1-December 31, 2009.
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