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PQRS - Group Practice Reporting

CMS recently released a bulletin providing details for group practices reporting quality indicators to the PQR System. Click here for a copy of the bulletin.

The quality data is used to adjust physician payments under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for physicians in groups with 10 or more eligible professionals (EPs). EPs consist of physicians, practitioners, physical or occupational therapists, qualified speech-language pathologists, and qualified audiologists. A group of physicians is defined by its Medicare-enrolled Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).

Taking action now will help avoid 2% payment reduction in CY 2016 for Medicare fee schedule payments to eligible professionals.

2014 PQRS - It's not too Late! Webinar

Join Health Technology Services in partnership with MPQH Quality Innovation Network QIO,

for a high level overview of PQRS for reporting year 2014

Topics Include:

How your organization may be effected

PQRS 2014 Program requirements and deadlines

What steps you can take to determine eligibility and reporting options and avoid

2016 penalties caused by not reporting in 2014

Thursday, January 15, 11 am - 12 pm MDT

Sarah Leake and Mary Erickson, Health Technology Consultants at Health Technology Services,

will be hosting the webinar.

http://mpqhf.adobeconnect.com/e8j0uu540wa/event/registration.html

Please direct questions about this material to:

Janice Mackensen

Improving Health for Populations & Communities

Mountain-Pacific Quality Health

3404 Cooney Dr.

Helena, MT 59602

Email: Janice.Mackensen@area-H.hcqis.org

406-457-5843