How to Report Once for 2015 Medicare Quality Reporting Programs
Date Posted: Tuesday,
March 10, 2015
Published 02/23/2015 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to guide the following eligible professionals wishing to report quality measures ONE TIME during the 2015 program year to avoid the 2017 penalty:
"Individual EPs;
"Group practices;
"Medicare Shared Savings Programs; and
"Accountable Care Organizations.
Avoid the 2017 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) negative payment adjustment, satisfy the clinical quality measure (CQM) component of the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program, and satisfy requirements for the 2017 Value-Based Payment Modifier (VM).
Click Here to download this 9 page information packet.
http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/PQRS/Downloads/2015HowtoReportOnce.pdf
Click Here for more information on PQRS, QRURs, etc.
http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/PhysicianFeedbackProgram/ValueBasedPaymentModifier.html