Check your PQRS care and spending progress as quality reports go online

Why This Topic Matters

Physician groups use these reports to understand how CMS is measuring quality and resource use, and to gauge potential payment impacts tied to upcoming value modifier years. The article helps practices identify whether they should review their reporting and cost patterns now, before future adjustments take effect.

Article Sections

1. Quality reporting

   Introduces the online quality and resource-use report release and places it in the broader context of Medicare physician performance feedback. It frames the article’s focus on PQRS-related reporting and value modifier timing.

2. How to access your QRUR

   Summarizes the steps and systems used to reach the CMS reporting environment and the types of dashboard and report views available there. It also notes practical considerations for users navigating the online materials.

3. Even the unpenalized should look

   Discusses why practices may review the reports even when they are not facing an immediate payment adjustment. It emphasizes the broader value of examining practice-level care and spending patterns in the reports.