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Is anyone willing to share the PQRS codes they currently report in radiology and intervention radiology?
We do currently report on 6 measures but need 9 across 3 different domains to avoid the penalty for 2015. I also heard that if you see patient's as face-to-face encounters you must report one of the 9 measures from a newly cross-cutting measures set. I assume this is only if you report E&M visits but I could be wrong.
Our Radiologist currently report -
Measure #225 (NQF 0509): Radiology: Reminder System for Screening Mammograms National Quality Strategy Domain: Communication and Care Coordination
Measure #146 (NQF 0508): Radiology: Inappropriate Use of Probably Benign Assessment Category in Screening Mammograms National Quality Strategy Domain: Efficiency and Cost Reduction
Measure #147: Nuclear Medicine: Correlation with Existing Imaging Studies for All Patients Undergoing Bone Scintigraphy National Quality Strategy Domain: Communication and Care Coordination
Measure #195 (NQF 0507): Radiology: Stenosis Measurement in Carotid Imaging Reports National Quality Strategy Domain: Effective Clinical Care
Measure #145 (NQF 0510): Radiology: Exposure Time Reported for Procedures Using Fluoroscopy National Quality Strategy Domain: Patient Safety
Our IR doctors do the above measures and report-
Measure #76 (NQF 0464): Prevention of Central Venous Catheter (CVC) - Related Bloodstream Infections National Quality Strategy Domain: Patient Safety
We are considering adding the following measures for our IR doctors -
Measure #21 (NQF 0268): Perioperative Care: Selection of Prophylactic Antibiotic First OR Second Generation Cephalosporin ? National Quality Strategy Domain: Patient Safety
Measure #22 (NQF 0271): Perioperative Care: Discontinuation of Prophylactic Parenteral Antibiotics (Non-Cardiac Procedures) National Quality Strategy Domain: Patient Safety
**(Although, when I look at these measures CPT codes for 2015 it does not look like the list were updated to include the new 2015 CPT codes for kypho so I wonder if we would get credit for reporting it?)**
We still need one additional measure for the IR doctors and 4 for the other radiologist. In hear 2015 is not like 2014 where you only needed to report 3 to avoid the penalty but 9 to bonus. This is why I am trying so hard to find additional measures. I do not want to be faced with a PQRS penalty and a value based modifier penalty on all our Medicare patients.
We do currently report on 6 measures but need 9 across 3 different domains to avoid the penalty for 2015. I also heard that if you see patient's as face-to-face encounters you must report one of the 9 measures from a newly cross-cutting measures set. I assume this is only if you report E&M visits but I could be wrong.
Our Radiologist currently report -
Measure #225 (NQF 0509): Radiology: Reminder System for Screening Mammograms National Quality Strategy Domain: Communication and Care Coordination
Measure #146 (NQF 0508): Radiology: Inappropriate Use of Probably Benign Assessment Category in Screening Mammograms National Quality Strategy Domain: Efficiency and Cost Reduction
Measure #147: Nuclear Medicine: Correlation with Existing Imaging Studies for All Patients Undergoing Bone Scintigraphy National Quality Strategy Domain: Communication and Care Coordination
Measure #195 (NQF 0507): Radiology: Stenosis Measurement in Carotid Imaging Reports National Quality Strategy Domain: Effective Clinical Care
Measure #145 (NQF 0510): Radiology: Exposure Time Reported for Procedures Using Fluoroscopy National Quality Strategy Domain: Patient Safety
Our IR doctors do the above measures and report-
Measure #76 (NQF 0464): Prevention of Central Venous Catheter (CVC) - Related Bloodstream Infections National Quality Strategy Domain: Patient Safety
We are considering adding the following measures for our IR doctors -
Measure #21 (NQF 0268): Perioperative Care: Selection of Prophylactic Antibiotic First OR Second Generation Cephalosporin ? National Quality Strategy Domain: Patient Safety
Measure #22 (NQF 0271): Perioperative Care: Discontinuation of Prophylactic Parenteral Antibiotics (Non-Cardiac Procedures) National Quality Strategy Domain: Patient Safety
**(Although, when I look at these measures CPT codes for 2015 it does not look like the list were updated to include the new 2015 CPT codes for kypho so I wonder if we would get credit for reporting it?)**
We still need one additional measure for the IR doctors and 4 for the other radiologist. In hear 2015 is not like 2014 where you only needed to report 3 to avoid the penalty but 9 to bonus. This is why I am trying so hard to find additional measures. I do not want to be faced with a PQRS penalty and a value based modifier penalty on all our Medicare patients.
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