The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a Special Open Door Forum on the 2011 Physician Quality Reporting System (previously known as PQRI) and eRx Incentive programs. This forum will focus on:
1. Understanding the basics of the 2011 Physician Quality Reporting System, including:
- 2011 measures and criteria for satisfactory reporting
- Registry submission
- EHR submission
- Group Practice Reporting Option (GPRO) I and II
- Available resources
2. Understanding claims-based reporting for the 2011 eRx Incentive Program, including:
- Basics of the eRx Incentive Program
- A description and overview of the 2012 eRx payment adjustment
- How to avoid the eRx payment adjustment
- Hardship exemption guidance
- A description and overview of the 2013 eRx payment adjustment
- Available resources
3. Reporting requirements for the Maintenance of Certification Program
Following the presentation, the telephone lines will be opened to allow participants to ask questions of the CMS subject matter experts.
The requirements for the 2011 Physician Quality Reporting System, the 2011 eRx Incentive Program, the 2012 eRx payment adjustment, and the 2013 eRx payment adjustment are described in the 2011 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule with comment period. The final regulation was published in the Federal Register on November 29, 2010. To view the entire 2011 PFS Final Rule with comment period, go to: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-11-29/html/2010-27969.htm.
Presentation materials will be posted to the CMS Sponsored Calls page of the CMS Physician Quality Reporting website at: http://www.cms.gov/pqri/.
Special Open Door Forum Participation Instructions:
Dial: 1-800-837-1935
Conference ID: 34438298
Note: TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired. For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-855-2880 and a Relay Communications Assistant will help.
An audio recording and transcript of this special forum will be posted to the special open door forum website at http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/05_ODF_SpecialODF.asp. It will be accessible for downloading beginning on or around February 25, 2011.
For automatic e-mails of open door forum schedule updates (e-mailing list subscriptions) and to view frequently asked questions visit: http://www.cms.gov/opendoorforums/.
