E-prescribing to get its own 2% incentive bonus next year

Why This Topic Matters

The article is relevant to practices that want to understand how Medicare quality reporting changes may affect incentive payments and future penalties. It also helps readers identify the broad operational and compliance issues surrounding adoption of an e-prescribing system.

Article Sections

1. Medicare incentive changes for e-prescribing

   Overview of the coming separation of e-prescribing from PQRI and the related Medicare participation incentives discussed by CMS.

2. Reporting expectations and denominator scope

   Discussion of the reporting frequency change, participation thresholds, and the types of office visit services included in the measure scope.

3. Required reporting codes

   Presentation of the reporting codes associated with the measure and the setting in which they are used.

4. Future payment adjustments

   Summary of the later incentive phase-down and the scheduled Medicare payment penalties tied to nonparticipation.

5. CMS system requirements for e-prescribing

   General functional capabilities CMS says an electronic prescribing system should support in order to qualify for the measure.