tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2013 Issue 10

PQRS: 4 Steps Avoid Penalty Pile Up in 2015

Learn reporting tips to maximize ‘quality’ pay. Your bonus and penalty hang in the balance — learn about some important decisions you need to make by Oct. 15 if your general surgery practice is already participating in Medicare’s Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS). Look back: General surgeons have several quality measures available, depending on which procedures you commonly perform in your practice. For instance you might report measure 20, “perioperative care: timing of prophylactic parenteral antibiotic.” Although you can currently get a bonus for PQRS participation, a provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could...

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