tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 39

PQRI: Smoking Cessation Counseling May Net You a PQRI Bonus in 2008

Final rule introduces 60 new PQRI measures for -08The 2008 Fee Schedule final rule includes provisions for the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) for 2008, and it doesn't leave out nonphysician practitioners (NPPs). The final rule lists the 119 PQRI measures for 2008, including 59 of the 2007 PQRI quality measures, as well as several new ones. -We recognize that quality extends beyond the physicians,- said CMS- Susan Nedza, MD, MBA, FACEP, at the CMS PQRI National Provider Call on Nov. 28. Therefore, she emphasized the fact that NPPs such as nutritionists, CRNAs, physical therapists and other personnel...

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