tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 10

PQRS: Physicians Urged to Find Workaround After MACs Deny Hypertension PQRS Measure 235

After April, Medicare will count this measure toward PQRS once more.If collecting a PQRS bonus for your hypertensive patients seemed like an easy way to meet your requirements for this year, CMS has thrown a wrench into your plans, at least for the first quarter of 2012."CMS has recently identified an error related to the submission of PQRS Measure number 235 (Hypertension plan of care), for the 2012 PQRS system," CMS's Lauren Fuentes said during a March 6 CMS Open Door Forum. The measure includes six G codes and one CPT code, but all of those...

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