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PQRS Downward Payment Adjustments?
Transitioning from PQRS to MIPS for Positive Payment
This year marks the first performance year in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — a new payment adjustment system within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Quality Payment Program, which replaces three separate programs: Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Value-based Payment Modifier (VM) Medicare Elec
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A Program for Successful PQRS Participation for Radiology Practices – Step 7
At Healthcare Administrative Partners, our mission is to educate practices on CMS Quality Programs and provide a path to optimized performance even in the most challenging markets. This is the final installment of our series of articles, “A Program for Successful PQRS Participation for Radiology Practices,” which was specifically designed to help you maximize reimbursement and reduce compliance issues under the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS). So far we’ve covered…
Avalanche of ICD-10 Changes Trips Up 2016 PQRS
If your Medicare claim was rejected because you properly used the 2017 ICD-10-CM codes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is willing to give you lenience on your Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) reporting for up to two years, but only for certain quality measures. This year’s ICD-10-CM displayed its first changes in […]
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PQRS Updates for Pathology
I have a doubt regarding PQRS for pathology 2017. Are there any updated version for the following measures?
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2017 PQRS changes
Ours is hospital based diagnostic radiology and interventional services and we do not use EHR. Are we exempt for the Advancing Care Information Performance Category (ACI ) portion .
What about the Improvement Activities portion? Where or what can we report under this category?
can anyone please advise.
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2015 PQRS Feedback Reports & Annual QRURS- Available
2015 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Feedback Reports and 2015 Annual Quality and Resource Use Reports (QRURs) are available.
- The PQRS Feedback Reports show your program year 2015 PQRS reporting results, including payment adjustment assessment for calendar year 2017
- The 2015 Annual QRURs show how physician groups and physician solo practitioners performed in 2015 on the quality and cost measures used to calculate the 2017 Value Modifier, as well as their 2017 Value Modifier payment adjustment
How to Access the Reports:
- An Enterprise Identity Management (EIDM) account with the appropriate role is required
- For PQRS Feedback Reports, view the User Guide and the PQRS Analysis and Payment webpage
- For Annual QRURs: visit the How to Obtain a QRUR webpage
Informal Review Process:
- Request an informal review of your 2015 PQRS results and/or 2017 Value Modifier calculation during the informal review period of September 26 through November 30, 2016
- 2015 PQRS: 2017 Negative Payment Adjustment – Informal Review Made Simple
- 2017 Value Modifier Informal Review Request Quick Reference
Helpdesk Information:
- For assistance with EIDM or PQRS Feedback Report content/data, contact the QualityNet Help Desk at [email protected] or 866-288-8912 (TTY 1-877-715- 6222) or from 7 am to 7 pm CT, Monday through Friday
- For assistance with QRURs, Value Modifier, or if you are having trouble accessing the PQRS Feedback Reports, contact the Physician Value Help Desk at [email protected] or 888-734-6433 (select option 3)
For more information, see the announcements for Access 2015 PQRS Feedback Reports and 2015 Annual QRURs Now and 2017 PQRS Negative Payment Adjustment Notification.
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2016 PQRS: Time Is Running Out
Don’t get penalized! Prepare now to successfully report 2016 data. If your physician or group practice hasn’t selected a reporting method, quality measures, and the process by which it will document and report data for the 2016 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) program, time is of the essence. 2016 may be the last year of […]
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