tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 44

PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE: Medicare Begins Voluntary Reporting Project

CMS phasing in measurements to aid performance improvement.With lackluster Medicare reimbursement plaguing physicians nationwide and lawmakers trimming federal health care programs' already meager funding, one new federal program may provide a win-win solution to both health care providers and Medicare. On Oct. 28, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services initiated its Physician Voluntary Reporting Program for Medicare-a move the agency insisted will ease physicians' difficulties in reporting consensus quality measures.The overall objective of the PVRP is to help physicians obtain information they can use to improve quality and avoid unnecessary costs. In the first phase...

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