4 ways Medicare’s turbo-charged PQRS list can make measure selection easier

Why This Topic Matters

Understanding the 2015 PQRS measure list structure can help practices review quality-reporting responsibilities more efficiently and better manage reporting workflows. The article is useful for teams that support Medicare quality reporting and need a practical overview of the measure-list layout and related review steps.

Article Sections

1. Quality reporting

   Introduces the 2015 PQRS measure list format and explains the general purpose of the spreadsheet-based tool. It frames the article around organizing quality measures for Medicare reporting.

2. Crosswalk reporting methods

   Describes how the spreadsheet can be used to compare reporting methods and narrow down measures available through more than one approach. It also notes searching within measure descriptions.

3. Pin down NQS measures

   Explains how to review the subset of measures tied to national quality strategy domains and how to confirm the required domain mix. The section uses the spreadsheet columns as the organizing framework.

4. Verify cross-cutting measures

   Covers the step of checking whether the selected measures include a cross-cutting measure. It describes using the spreadsheet to validate that part of the reporting mix.

5. Review measures groups

   Summarizes how to search within measures group information and compare individual measures across groupings. It highlights that some measures appear in multiple groups.