tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 14

Coding Coach: Get More Money With 2 PQRI Details

Are you in? Medicare's second reporting period began in January Thanks to PQRI's renewal, you've got a shot at an end-of-year bonus from CMS for reporting on certain measures, provided you can make the approved diagnosis and CPT link.The basics: Medicare recently renewed the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative for 2008. According to CMS, "Those who satisfactorily report quality-measures data on claims for services furnished Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2008, will earn a single consolidated incentive payment in mid-2009." According to CMS, the incentive payment will be 1.5 percent of total allowed charges for covered services...

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