PQRI – Physician Quality Reporting Initiative

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides a financial incentive for eligible professionals who participate in a voluntary quality reporting program. Eligible professionals who successfully report quality measures for the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) may earn a bonus payment that is a specified percentage of the eligible professional’s estimated total allowed charges for covered services payable under the Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedule (PFS).

Historically, incentive percentages were 1.5% in 2007, 1.5% in 2008, and 2.0% in 2009. For 2010, the incentive is 2.0% of the eligible professionals estimated total allowed charges for covered services payable under the Medicare Part B PFS.

Docsite has been a successful submitter of PQRI data since 2007. In 2009, Docsite assisted more than 4500 providers to successfully submit data to CMS for the 2009 PQRI reporting year. For 2010, Docsite is once again a CMS-qualified registry for reporting PQRI data.

NEW!! DocSite’s 2010 PQRI Referral Network Program

Participating in Center for Medicare & Medicaid Service’s Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) program is easier than ever and DocSite, a leading registry vendor supporting PQRI, is encouraging providers to participate in the program by launching the DocSite 2010 PQRI Referral Network Program. The DocSite 2010 PQRI Referral Network Program offers a $20 referral fee to DocSite 2010 PQRI Eligible Professionals, or their staff, who refer a new customer to DocSite for 2010 PQRI reporting. New customers will receive $50 off their PQRI submission fee!

If your organization has submitted 2010 PQRI data using DocSite, the Eligible Professional or any member of your staff can earn $20 for each new Eligible Professional who submits 2010 PQRI data using the DocSite PQRI Web Registry. You can refer as many new customers as you want, there is no limit to the number of referrals or the amount you can earn.

If you are a new DocSite 2010 PQRI customer who is referred by a registered participant of DocSite’s 2010 PQRI Referral Network Program, using the coupon code provided to you will reduce your submission fee by $50. After we receive your data, you too will be able to refer new customers to DocSite’s 2010 PQRI solution!

Just follow these steps to earn referral rewards:

1. Complete your 2010 PQRI submission using the DocSite PQRI Web Registry.
2. Call DocSite at 919-256-9500 x 4 to speak to a representative about DocSite’s 2010 PQRI
   Referral Network Program.
3. Refer your colleagues who are eligible to participate in the PQRI program.

Referral Program Details

PQRI 2010 Update

Docsite’s 2010 PQRI self-service web registry supports the “30 unique patient” rule, reporting a provider’s clinical data for a measure group to satisfy the alternative reporting requirements established by CMS. Any provider can participate in PQRI using this method of reporting and have 2010 PQRI reporting completed in days, not months!

We have updated Docsite’s PQRI web registry to reflect changes CMS implemented for the 2010 PQRI reporting year. The following 12 CMS-approved measures groups are supported in our 2010 PQRI web service:

Back Pain Chronic Kidney Disease Community-Acquired Pneumonia Coronary Artery Disease Diabetes Mellitus Heart Failure

Hepatitis C HIV/AIDS Ischemic Vascular Disease Preoperative Care Preventive Care Rheumatoid Arthritis

For larger organizations of 50 or more providers, Docsite also supports the “80% rule” of submission by accepting a practice’s data files for processing. Please contact Docsite directly for details about Docsite’s PQRI Enterprise registry at 919-256-9500 x 3.

ePrescribing 2010

Docsite is pleased to announce that we are also qualified to submit the electronic prescribing (eRX) measure to CMS on behalf of eligible professionals for 2010. This service will be activated in August, 2010, and will allow for data entry in the same manner as our PQRI web service: register, enter the answer to one question for 25 patients, attest, submit, and enjoy your additional 2% incentive!

Docsite’s 2010 PQRI Web Registry

Docsite makes 2010 PQRI reporting happen for you! Get registered, select a measure group, collect and enter data for only 30 patients, submit, and receive your incentive!

It Can’t Be That Simple

Registering is quick. Have your providers’ individual NPIs available when registering, as well as the practice’s Tax ID number. There is no long-term commitment; registering is for one year and is free.

Capturing the data is simple. Enter the data directly into Docsite’s 2010 PQRI web registry during a patient’s office visit, or use paper data collection forms configured specifically for use with our 2010 PQRI web registry. Entering the data is free.

Submitting is efficient. After entering data for 30 unique patients per provider’s measure group, click Submit, complete your payment method, click Finish, and you’re done!

Docsite will process the data you’ve entered and prepare it for submission to CMS at the appropriate time. CMS will review the data and process incentive payments for eligible professionals who successfully submitted appropriate data.

Get Started Today

1. Register to use Docsite’s PQRI web registry for FREE!
2. Review the list of PQRI quality measure groups and select the one that applies most to services you provide. Each eligible professional need only choose one measure group to report.
3. Use Docsite’s 2010 PQRI web registry to record patients’ data during normal workflow.
4. Submit your PQRI results.
5. Receive your incentive payment from CMS by Fall, 2011.*

* CMS distributes incentive payments, with remittance advice, via your current Medicare carrier or A/B MAC. Docsite receives no reporting of incentive payment distribution dates or amounts.

Make IT Affordable

Docsite’s services are simple, effective and affordable. We also have partners who make our services even more affordable! Please call your state level medical society or medical association and ask their provider relations representative for a Docsite 2010 PQRI promotional discount coupon. If they do not currently offer one, have them call Docsite at 919-256-9500 to sign-up!

PQRI establishes a financial incentive for eligible professionals to participate in a voluntary quality reporting program. Eligible professionals who successfully report PQRI quality measures may earn a bonus payment of 2% of total allowed charges for covered services payable under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Click here to view the Alternative Reporting Methods update from CMS regarding payment in 2008 and registry-based data submission.