Final Specifications for the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative is Now Available
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to announce that the Final Specifications for 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) are now available.
To access both the measures and measure specifications documents, visit the PQRI web page at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI/15_MeasuresCodes.asp#TopOfPage 
on the CMS Website. Go to the "Measures/Codes" section of the page and scroll down to the "Downloads" section.
New Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has 15 new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) available on its Website. You can access these FAQs by visiting the PQRI Web page at, http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI on the CMS Website. Go to the Overview section, scroll down to the "Related Links Inside CMS" section, and click on the link titled "All PQRI FAQs.
Testing Opportunity for the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative
Eligible professionals interested in testing their billing system, and practice their readiness for PQRI quality data code reporting, will have a chance to do so prior to July 1, 2007.
You can access the instructions by visiting the PQRI Web page at, http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI on the CMS Website. Go to the Reporting section, scroll down to the "Downloads" section, and click on the link titled "2007 PQRI-Testing Opportunity for the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative" link.
Important 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Reminder
PQRI reporting begins for Dates of Services on July 1, 2007 and will continue through December 31, 2007.
Page Last Updated: Monday, 09-Jun-2008 13:34:31 CDT
