AMA CPT® Assistant - 2007 Issue 8 (August)

Measuring Up: A Quick Primer for the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative and CPT Category II Codes (August 2007)

August 2007 pages 1-6 Measuring Up: A Quick Primer for the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative and CPT Category II Codes The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 mandates establishment of a physician quality reporting system and the authorization of a payment incentive to be included as part of the program. The Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI), formerly known as the Physician Voluntary Reporting Program (PVRP), is the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) response to the signing of the 2006 legislation. This article is intended to provide readers with information on this new incentive offered by...

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