The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has published a Medicare Learning Network (MLN) article and educational PowerPoint module as resources for the 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). 

The most comprehensive resource about the PQRI, the MLN resources address:

  1. Eligible professionals
  2. Quality measure processes
  3. Form and manner reporting
  4. Determination of successful reporting
  5. Bonus payment
  6. Validation
  7. Appeals
  8. Confidential feedback reports
  9. Transition from the 2006 Physician Voluntary Reporting Program
  10. Considerations for 2008.

According to CMS, more information on the PQRI will be available in April.

Download the article by visiting www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM5558.pdf.