MIPPA Legislation Updates

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CHANGES TO THE PHYSICIAN QUALITY REPORTING INITIATIVE AND THE ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING INCENTIVE PROGRAM

 

 

(INCLUDED IN THE CALENDAR YEAR 2010 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE FINAL RULE WITH COMMENT) 

 

PHYSICIAN QUALITY REPORTING INITIATIVE (PQRI) 

 

PQRI is a voluntary reporting program that provides an incentive payment to identified eligible professionals (EPs) who satisfactorily report data on specific quality measures for covered professional services furnished to Medicare Part B fee-for-service beneficiaries and paid under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS).  The program was first implemented in 2007.  For calendar year (CY) 2010, participants may earn an incentive payment of 2.0 percent of the EP’s estimated total allowed charges for Medicare Part B covered professional services under Medicare Part B provided during the reporting period.  For the CY 2010 PQRI, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering additional reporting options and reporting periods.  Some options require data on quality measures to be submitted by Dec. 31, 2010.  However, EPs who submit data through registries will not be required to submit data on quality measures until 2011.  Read more>>

 

To view a copy of the final rule with comment period, please see: 

www.federalregister.gov/inspection.aspx#special 

 

A fact sheet providing more information about the e-Prescribing Program and PQRI provisions can be found at: 

www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/fact_sheets.asp

 

MIPPA Updates 9/25/09 - PowerPoint details changes to the MIPPA requirements for 2010.

 

If providers are currently receiving an incentive payment for e-prescribing under MIPPA, are they also eligible to receive incentive payments under the Recovery Act’s incentive program for meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs)? 

 

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