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The CMS Physician Quality Reporting Initiative

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) was extended for 2008 and took effect January 2, 2008. Changes to the initiative for 2008 include an increase in the number of quality measures and coding changes within many of the measures themselves. Like the 2007 PQRI program, the initiative in 2008 establishes a financial incentive for participation. Providers who meet the requirements for the 2008 program will be eligible for a bonus payment of 1.5%, which is based on the total allowed charges paid under the Physician Fee Schedule. Some of the 2007 oncology-related measures . . . [Click for More]