Physician Quality Reporting System FAQ

What is the Physician Quality Reporting System?

Formerly known as PQRI (Physician Quality Reporting Initiative), the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a CMS Pay-For-Performance program that started in 2007. It began as a voluntary, incentivized program where eligible physicians report quality clinical data collected during patient visits to CMS. Participation in Physician Quality Reporting is now mandated and failure to report will result in penalties. There are multiple ways to report data for Physician Quality Reporting including:

• Claims-based - where quality data codes associated with individual measures (pieces of clinical data) are reported and turned in on claims directly to CMS
• EHR-based – where eligible professionals report quality measures using a qualified EHR
• Registry-based – where eligible professionals or groups report data for individual measures or measures groups to a CMS-certified registry like Covisint PQRS

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