tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 10

PHYSICIANS: CMS Introduces The New Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, But Will It Work?

The AQA Alliance and Institute of Medicine call for more comprehensive quality control standards.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently unveiled a new Web page offering further details on the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) authorized by President Bush on Dec. 20, 2006 in the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006. The PQRI represents a transition from CMS' previous Physician Voluntary Reporting Program (PVRP). The PQRI invites eligible professionals, including qualified Medicare physicians, therapists and other practitioners described in section 1842(b)(18)(C) of the Social Security Act, to submit appropriate quality-measure data on their...

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