Wellcentive PQRS
PQRS stands for Physician Quality Reporting System, formerly known as Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). It is a pay-for-performance program that started in 2007. It is a voluntary program, with incentives given to physicians who report quality clinical data to CMS for their Medicare Part B FFS Patients.
Launched in 2006, the PQRS program (formerly known as PQRI) provides incentives to Medicare Part B physicians who submit clinical data on their prescribed medical and drug treatments for certain conditions. With almost 200 outcome measures, PQRS offers something for both primary and specialty care providers; however, PQRS reporting can be a time-consuming effort. An established leader in PQRS reporting, WellCentive was chosen to help CMS pilot a system for reporting data directly from registries and EMRs to CMS.
WellCentive PQRS is the industry’s most comprehensive PQRS reporting program, minimizing paper filing via a registry-based approach. With 198 individual measures across all measure groups, all reporting periods, and e-prescribing, providers can have the confidence of knowing they will address all the requirements for PQRS payments. Providers have the potential for immediate ROI via a $2,000-$4,000 participation payment for PCPs – and usually much more for SCPs.
You don’t have to be a WellCentive Registry or EHR user to use WellCentive PQRS. Our industry-leading tool can collect and submit data on behalf of any provider. WellCentive PQRS can be used as a stand-alone system or integrated with our Registry and EHR solutions on a physician-by-physician basis. This means you can customize the solutions your providers use to meet their needs and better engage them in quality improvement and physician performance programs.
Why do you need PQRS?
- Physician Quality Reporting System (formerly PQRI)
- Voluntary reporting to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Incentive for 2012 reporting = 0.5% of total 2012 Medicare Part B reimbursement
- Deadline for reporting February 15, 2013
- Payments will be sent in fall 2013 as lump sum bonus
Why Wellcentive Advance PQRS?
- Easy registry-based reporting - just provide data on 30 unique Medicare Part B FFS patients for a single measure group
- Data verification prior to submission delivers 99% incentive eligibility
- Maintain staff productivity with fast, simple reporting
- Enterprise PQRS solutions available for larger organizations