CMS/Medicare: 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)--New Educational Product is Available

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to announce a new educational resource has been posted to the PQRI web page on the CMS website. The print version will be available shortly.

2008 PQRI Fact Sheet: Alternative Reporting Periods and Alternative Criteria for Satisfactorily Reporting for 2008: Measures Groups and Registry-Based Reporting- This Fact Sheet provides an overview of the changes to the 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Reporting options, such as, alternative reporting periods, and alternative criteria for satisfactorily reporting for 2008 measures groups, and registry-based reporting.

To access this new and all available educational resources, visit http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI on the CMS website and click on the Educational Resources tab. Once on the Educational Resources page, scroll down to the “Downloads” section and click on the “2008 PQRI Reporting Fact Sheet” link.