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New! 2009 PQRI - Patient Level Measures (12/18/08)

A document that provides a list of 2009 measures for which the reporting frequency is a minimum of once per reporting period per each individual eligible professional (NPI) is now available on the "Educational Resources" link to the left.

New! 2009 PQRI - Data Collection Worksheets (12/18/08)

2009 Measure-specific data collection worksheets are now available from the American Medical Association by clicking on the "Educational Resources" link to the left.

New! 2009 PQRI – Preliminary Code Master Single Source (12/18/08)

A numerical listing of all codes included in PQRI for incorporation into billing software is now available on the "PQRI Tool Kit" link to the left.

New! 2009 PQRI – Detailed Specifications for Individual Quality Measures and Measures Groups (12/11/08)

The following documents are now available as downloadable documents on the "Measures/Codes" link to the left:

• 2009 PQRI Quality Measure Specifications Manual and Release Notes
• 2009 PQRI Implementation Guide
• 2009 PQRI Measures Groups Specifications Manual and Release Notes
• Getting Started with 2009 PQRI Reporting of Measures Groups

2007 PQRI – PQRI: 2007 Reporting Experience Report

A report describing the 2007 PQRI reporting experience is available as a downloadable document on the "Overview" link to the left.

2009 PQRI – General Information

On November 19, 2008, the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule with comment period was published in the Federal Register. The 2009 PQRI is discussed on pages 69817 through 69846 of this final rule. To view the entire 2009 PFS final rule with comment period, click on "Overview" link to the left and then click on the relevant link in the "Related Links Inside CMS" section.

2009 PQRI – Registry Requirements

The requirements a registry must meet in order to qualify to submit quality measures information on behalf of their eligible professionals who seek to earn an incentive payment using registry-based reporting alternatives for 2009 are summarized in the document "Registry Requirements for Submission of 2009 PQRI Data on Behalf of Eligible Professionals." To download this document, please click on the "Reporting" link to the left and scrol1l to the "Downloads" section of that page.

 

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