The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host the fifth in a series of National Provider Calls on the 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new program changes under the PQRI program that make it easier than ever for health care providers to participate.

This call will provide information on accessing your 2007 PQRI Feedback Report for those of you who participated in 2007, an overview of the 2008 PQRI participation options, followed by a a question and answer session.

MMSEA requires that for 2008 and 2009 the Secretary establish alternative reporting periods and alternative criteria for satisfactorily reporting groups of measures. It also requires that for 2008 and 2009 the Secretary establish alternative reporting periods and alternative criteria for satisfactorily reporting quality measures data through registries.

In 2008, eligible professionals may earn an incentive payment of 1.5 percent of their total allowed charges for Physician Fee Service covered professional services furnished during the respective alternative reporting periods based on data submitted via these mechanisms.

While TRHCA established a cap on incentive payments for 2007, based on an average per measure payment amount, there is no cap on incentive payments under MMSEA for 2008 and 2009.

Moderator Information
Moderators: Geanelle E. Griffith
Organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Presenter Information
Speakers: Michael T. Rapp, Daniel Green, Rachel Nelson
Title: MD (Rapp), MD (Green), MHA (Nelson)
Organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Clincal Standards and Quality