tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2014 Issue 1

PQRS Reporting: Quality Reporting Takes the Next Step on Data Collection and the Value-Based Modifier

Don’t miss these changes to the CMS Physician Compare website data. The final rule also finalizes changes to several of the quality reporting initiatives that are associated with PFS payments – the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), as well as changes to the Physician Compare tool on the Medicare.gov website. The rule also continues the phased-in implementation of the physician value-based payment modifier (Value Modifier), created by the Affordable Care Act, that will affect payments to certain physician groups based on the quality and cost of care they furnish to beneficiaries enrolled in the traditional Medicare fee-for-service...

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