The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Provider Communications Group will host a national provider conference call on the 2011 Physician Quality Reporting System and Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program. This toll-free call will take place from 2:30 - 4:00 p.m., EST,
on Tuesday, February 15, 2011.
The Physician Quality Reporting System is voluntary quality reporting program that provides an incentive payment to identified individual eligible professionals (EPs) and group practices who satisfactorily report data on quality measures for covered Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) services furnished to Medicare Part B Fee-For-Service (FFS) beneficiaries.
The Physician Quality Reporting System was first implemented in 2007 as a result of section 101 of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA), and further expanded as a result of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA), and the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA).
The eRx Incentive Program is an incentive program initially implemented in 2009 as a result of section 132(b) of the MIPPA. The eRx Incentive Program promotes the adoption and use of eRx systems by individual eligible professionals and group practices.
The formal presentation will cover:
- Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Made Simple; and
- eRx Future Payment Adjustment.
Following the presentation, the lines will be opened to allow participants to ask questions of CMS Physician Quality Reporting System and eRx subject matter experts.
A PowerPoint slide presentation will be posted to the Physician Quality Reporting System webpage at http://www.cms.gov/PQRI/04_CMSSponsoredCalls.asp to download prior to the call so that you can follow along with the presenter.
Educational products are available on the Physician Quality Reporting System dedicated web page at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI on the CMS website in the Educational Resources section. Educational products are available on the eRx Incentive Program dedicated web page at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ERxIncentive on the CMS website. Feel free to download the resources prior to the call so that you may ask questions of the CMS presenters.
Conference Call Details
Date: February 15, 2011
Conference Title: Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) & Electronic
Prescribing Incentive Program National Provider Call
Time: 2:30 p.m. EST
In order to receive the call-in information, you must register for the call. It is important to note that if you are planning to sit in with a group, only one person needs to register to receive the call-in data. This registration is solely to reserve a phone line, NOT to allow participation. Registration will close at 2:30 p.m. EST on February 14, 2011, or when available space has been filled. No exceptions will be made, so please be sure to register prior to this time.
- Register for the call at: http://www.eventsvc.com/palmettogba/021511
- Fill in all required data.
- Verify that your time zone is displayed correctly in the drop down box.
- Click "Register".
- You will be taken to the "Thank you for registering" page and will receive a confirmation e-mail shortly thereafter. Note: Please print and save this page, in the event that your server blocks the confirmation e-mails. If you do not receive the confirmation e-mail, please check your spam/junk mail filter as it may have been directed there.
For hearing impaired services, send requests to medicare.ttt@palmettogba.com no later than 3 business days before the event.
