tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2009 Issue 3

Participate in PQRI to Share in Increased Bonus Payment

When physician doesn't meet measure, P modifier ensures compliance. ED providers who want to recoup a bonus from Medicare can choose to participate in the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) again -- this time with a higher rate of return. The basics: In 2008, the PQRI bonus was 1.5 percent for practices that met the measures. In 2009, PQRI pays a 2 percent bonus, relays Eli Berg, MD, FACEP, CEO of MRSI,an ED billing company in Woburn, Mass. Here's a primer on participating in this program.Choose Measures Your ED Sees Often The first step in PQRI...

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