The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posts final specifications for 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)

CMS has finally posted the final specs for the 2007 PQRI initiative. To access both the measures and measure specifications documents, visit the PQRI web page at www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI  Also available on the same web site are 15 new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) available on its website. Eligible professionals interested in testing their billing system, and practice their readiness for PQRI quality data code reporting, will have a chance to do so prior to July 1, 2007. Instructions on how to test your system can be accessed by visiting the web page www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI