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Physician Quality Reporting System formerly known as the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Click on the "Spotlight" link to the left to view "What's New" (recently posted items) Background. The Physician Quality Reporting System (Physician Quality Reporting) is a voluntary reporting program. The program provides an incentive payment to practices with eligible professionals (identified on claims by their individual National Provider Identifier [NPI] and Tax Identification Number [TIN]) who satisfactorily report data on quality measures for covered Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) services furnished to Medicare Part B Fee-for-Service (FFS) beneficiaries (including Railroad Retirement Board and Medicare Secondary Payer). This website serves as the primary and authoritative source for all publicly available information and CMS-supported educational and implementation support materials for the Physician Quality Reporting System. The Physician Quality Reporting System is mandated by federal legislation. CMS implements Physician Quality Reporting through regulations published in the Federal Register. Information regarding the relevant statutes and regulations can be viewed by clicking on the "Statutes/Regulations/Program Instructions" link at left. No Sign Up or Pre-Registration. Individual eligible professionals do not need to sign-up or pre-register in order to participate in the Physician Quality Reporting. However, to qualify for a Physician Quality Reporting incentive payment an eligible professional must meet the criteria for satisfactory reporting specified by CMS for a particular reporting period. A "List of Eligible Professionals" who may participate in Physician Quality Reporting is available in the "Downloads" section below. Note: The Physician Quality Reporting program requirements and measure specifications for the current program year may be different from the Physician Quality Reporting program requirements and measure specifications for a prior year. Eligible professionals are responsible for ensuring that they are using the Physician Quality Reporting documents for the correct program year. 2012 Physician Quality Reporting. To participate in the 2012 Physician Quality Reporting System, individual eligible professionals may choose to report information on individual Physician Quality Reporting quality measures or measures groups: (1) to CMS on their Medicare Part B claims, (2) to a qualified Physician Quality Reporting registry, or (3) to CMS via a qualified electronic health record (EHR) product, or 4) to a qualified Physician Quality Reporting data submission vendor. Individual eligible professionals who meet the criteria for satisfactory submission of Physician Quality Reporting quality measures data via one of the reporting mechanisms above for services furnished during a 2012 reporting period will qualify to earn a Physician Quality Reporting incentive payment equal to 0.5% of their total estimated Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) allowed charges for covered professional services furnished during that same reporting period. To learn more about how to participate in the Physician Quality Reporting System, visit the "How To Get Started" link as well as the "Educational Resources" link at left. Factsheets are available to help you understand the requirements associated with each reporting option. Information specific to reporting via a registry, EHR or data submission vendor can be found at the "Alternative Reporting Mechanisms" link to the left. A group practice may also potentially qualify to earn Physician Quality Reporting incentive payments equal to 0.5% of the group practice's total estimated Medicare Part B PFS allowed charges for covered professional services furnished during a 2012 Physician Quality Reporting System reporting period based on the group practice meeting the criteria for satisfactory reporting specified by CMS. Click on the "Group Practice Reporting Option" link at left to learn more about this reporting option. To find out who to contact with questions regarding the Physician Quality Reporting System, click on the "Help Desk Support" link at left.
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