Avoid Medicare PQRS and Value-Based Modifier Penalties; File by December 16 Problems with how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been collecting and analyzing data related to the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and the value-based payment modifier (VM) may lead to inappropriate penalties of 2-4% of Medicare payments for thousands of physicians. December 10, 2015 AMA, Medicare, Payment, Practice Management value-based payment modifier, physician quality reporting system, PQRS 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMS Releases Payment, Penalty Data for PQRS, e-Rx Program CMS released incentive payment and participation data for its quality reporting and electronic prescribing incentive programs. May 1, 2015 News, Practice Management PQRS, CMS, Physician Quality Reporting System 0 0 Comment Read More »
February 28 Deadline to Review 2013 PQRS Payments and Penalties The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that physicians can use the new Physician Quality Reporting System Look Up tool to verify information without calling the CMS Help Desk. Informal review requests need to be submitted by February 28, 2015. February 20, 2015 Practice Management CMS Help Desk, Physician Quality Reporting System, PQRS 0 0 Comment Read More »
PQRS GPRO Registration Deadline Extended CMS has extended the registration deadline for the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Group Practice Reporting Option (GPRO) due to a glitch in the system. Physicians now have until October 3, 2014 11:59 PM EDT to complete registration. October 1, 2014 AMA, Physician Resource GPRO, Group Practice Reporting Option, Physician Quality Reporting System, PQRS 0 0 Comment Read More »
PQRS Deadline is Looming For those physicians who have not yet started submitting PQRS measures, the deadline to avoid a 1.5% fee schedule penalty in 2015 is fast approaching. December 10, 2013 Medicare, Physician Resource, Practice Management Physician Quality Reporting System, PQRS 0 0 Comment Read More »
