PQRS - EHR Reporting Method

 

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Subject: PQRS Reporting Method

Method Type: EHR 

 

Electronic Health Record Reporting

Beginning with the 2010 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) program year, eligible professionals may qualify to earn a PQRS incentive through the Electronic Health Record (EHR)-based reporting method.  Eligible professionals (EPs) have the following EHR-based reporting options:

1.     Submit PQRS quality measure data directly from their EHR system.  EPs who choose to report on EHR measures must report on a minimum of three measures for Medicare Part B beneficiaries at an 80 percent reporting rate to be able to qualify to earn a PQRS incentive payment

2.     Submit PQRS quality measure data extracted from their EHR to a qualified EHR Data Submission Vendor. The EHR Data Submission Vendor would then submit the PQRS measures data to CMS in the CMS-specified format(s) on the EP’s behalf.  EPs who choose to report on EHR measures must report on a minimum of three measures for Medicare Part B beneficiaries at an 80 percent reporting rate to be able to qualify to earn a PQRS incentive payment

3.       Submit quality measure data through the PQRS-Medicare EHR Incentive Program Pilot which uses specific 2012 PQRS EHR measure specifications.  EPs participating in the Pilot are required to submit information on three core measures. If the denominator for one or more of the core measures is zero, the EP must report on up to three alternate core measures. EPs must also report on three additional measures available for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program

Source: CMS