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IN OTHER NEWS ...• If your head is spinning with all of the changes between PQRI and e-prescribing, CMS has just the tool for you.

Published on Tue Mar 10, 2009

New MLN Matters article MM6394, dated March 20, offers a full breakdown of who is affected by the new PQRI and e-prescribing incentive programs, with a primer on applicable reporting periods and methods. For example: The article notes, "For purposes of qualifying for the e-prescribing incentive payment for 2009, an eligible professional will be considered a successful e-prescriber if he/she reported the applicable e-prescribing quality measure in at least 50 percent of the cases in which such measure is reportable by the eligible professional during the reporting period." To access the MLN Matters article, visit the CMS Web site at www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM6394.pdf. • What a difference three months makes, especially when it comes to CMS' requirements for filling out its Internet-based Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) forms. Old way: During a Jan. 13 CMS open-door forum, Medicare officials relayed the frustrating news that physicians or non-physician practitioners (NPPs) [...]
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