Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Resources
What is the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)?
Section 1848 (k) of the Social Security Act, as added by Division B, Title 1, Section 101, of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA), mandates the establishment of a physician quality reporting system. CMS has titled this system the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). The PQRI is a voluntary program that will provide a financial incentive to physicians and other eligible professionals (EPs) who successfully report quality data related to covered services provided under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS).
More information on the statutory authority and requirements for PQRI, and on how an EP may participate in the program, is available in the PQRI section of the CMS website: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/pqri.
