CMS/Medicare: CMS Announces 32 Registries Qualify for 2008 PQRI Reporting

CMS is pleased to announce the 32 registries that have been “qualified” by CMS to submit quality data on behalf of their participants for the 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) registry submission option. A list of each registry and their website is available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/pqri as a downloadable document accessible by clicking on the Reporting page on the left. Each of the listed registries has gone through a thorough vetting process including investigating their capabilities, reviewing a sample measure flow (this checks to see whether the registry calculates the measure’s reporting and performance rates correctly), and transmitting the required information in the requested file format (XML). Eligible professionals interested in registry-based participation for PQRI in 2008 are encouraged to contact the registries directly to determine which registry meets their practice’s needs and collects quality information on measures that are important to the practice.