Background.  The 2006 Tax Relief and Health Care Act (TRHCA) (P.L. 109-432) required the establishment of a physician quality reporting system, including an incentive payment for eligible professionals (EPs) who satisfactorily report data on quality measures for covered services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries during the second half of 2007 (the 2007 reporting period). CMS named this program the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI).

Source: CMS

Additional Information

Getting Started
Measure List (XLS)
Measure Specifications Manual   (Release Notes)
Measure Groups Specifications Manual   (Release Notes)

Potential Preferred Measure Sets by Specialty:

• Cardiology
• Chronic Conditions
• Dermatology
• Emergency Medicing
• Gastroenterology
• General Practice/Family Practice
• General Surgery
• Hospitalist
• Internal Medicine
• Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals
• OB/GYN
• Oncology/Hematology
• Ophthamology
• Pathology
• Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy
• Radiology
• Urology