decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2015 Issue 1 (January)
Avoid 2016 PQRS, value-modifier penalties by meeting approaching deadlines
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Article Overview
This article explains nearing deadlines for submitting 2014 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) data and describes why timely reporting matters for Medicare payment adjustments. It also summarizes the relationship between PQRS reporting and the value modifier, along with the main reporting options still available to practices, including EHR-based submission, registries, and qualified clinical data repositories. The piece is aimed at physician practices, billing and practice management staff, and coding/compliance professionals tracking quality-reporting obligations.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps practices understand time-sensitive quality reporting requirements that can affect future Medicare reimbursement and related payment adjustments.
Article Sections
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Quality reporting
Introduces the reporting topic and frames the timing and payment-impact concerns for the 2014 reporting period.
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Act fast to gather data, choose reporting method
Outlines the remaining reporting pathways, key deadlines, and broad considerations for selecting a submission approach.
What You Will Learn
- The timing and purpose of the 2014 PQRS reporting window
- How PQRS reporting relates to Medicare payment adjustments
- The general reporting pathways still available for submission
- How practices can think about meeting quality-reporting deadlines
Who Should Read This
- Physician practices
- Practice managers
- Billing and revenue cycle staff
- Coding and compliance professionals
- Healthcare administrators
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