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CMS seeks comment on PQRI medication measures

Industry News | Monday, July 12 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with Quality Insights of Pennsylvania to develop and maintain quality measures for the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). PQRI Measure 130, Documentation & Verification of Current Medications in the Medical Record, has been referred for further action in an effort to remove National Quality Forum time-limited endorsement status of the measure.
 

JACR: PQRI participation may not yield better physician service quality

Top Stories | Thursday, June 10 2010
Even when aggressively pursued, Medicare's pay-for-performance program, the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI), yields actual physician bonuses far less than those expected, finds the results of a study published in the June edition of Journal of the American College of Radiology.
 

MGMA: Practices still frustrated with PQRI program

Top Stories | Tuesday, February 16 2010
Medical practice leaders cited multiple, continued administrative challenges with reporting data for Medicare's Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI), according to a survey released Feb. 17 by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA).
 

MGMA to CMS: Speed up EHR for PQRI

Industry News | Thursday, September 03 2009
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) has called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to speed up the process through which data can be reported via EHR for the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) P4P Program.
 

Comment period nears end to avert sharp payment cuts for nuc cardiology

Top Stories | Wednesday, August 26 2009
The 2010 proposed rule for Medicare payments in the physician fee schedule released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in July poses serious threats to nuclear cardiology practices and the patients they serve, according to the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC). The comment period about the proposed CMS changes closes Aug. 31.
 

iMedica upgrades EHR/PM offering

New Products | Thursday, April 02 2009
Health IT software developer iMedica has released Patient Relationship Manager 2009, the latest iteration of its EHR and practice management (PM) solution.
 

ACR seeks comments on epilepsy PQRI measures

Industry News | Tuesday, February 17 2009
The American College of Radiology (ACR), in conjunction with the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), is seeking comments on eight performance measures developed for epilepsy.
 

CMS releases PQRI reporting measures that affect radiologists

Top Stories | Thursday, January 22 2009
The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) has posted the Measure Applicability Validation process for 2009 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI), which will be used to determine satisfactory PQRI reporting for participants who achieve a reporting rate at or above 80 percent for each of fewer than three measures submitted.
 

CMS dissapoints by not improving 2009 brain imaging PQRI measures

Top Stories | Thursday, January 08 2009
 
Included in the updated in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Physicians Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) specifications for 2009 quality measures are two stroke imaging measures—Measures 10 and 11—that have been reported by diagnostic radiologists since 2007.
 

GE launches PQRI system, upgrades revenue cycle management app

Industry News | Monday, December 22 2008
GE Healthcare IT has launched an initiative to simplify physician participation in Medicare’s Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) and released its Centricity Business version 4.3.
 
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CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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