New Resources for 2009 PQRI and Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program

Published Wednesday, September 23, 2009

New resources on the 2009 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative and E-prescribing Incentive Program are available for eligible professionals from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Medicare Learning Network 2009 PQRI and E-Prescribing Web-based Training Course

A new PQRI and e-prescribing Web-based training course now available provides information to physicians, health care professionals, and medical administrative staff on the completion, submission and maintenance of required documentation.  Continuing education credits also available.  Go to:  http://www.cms.gov/MLNGenInfo  > Related Links Inside CMS > Web Based Training (WBT) Modules > Physician Quality Reporting Initiative and Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program WBT.

Medicare Learning Network New and Revised 2009 PQRI Articles

• New - MM6514 Coding and Reporting Principles for PQRI and E-prescribing (11-page PDF)
• Revised - SE0830 Steps for Individual Eligible Professionals to Access their 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Feedback Reports Personally (5-page PDF)
• Revised - SE0831 Steps for IACS Defined Organizations to Access Their 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Feedback Reports (6-page PDF)

PQRI Help Desk Resources

• Provider Call Center Directory
  • Remittance Advice Notices
  • Incentive payment distribution status
  • Adjustments made to incentive payment due to sanctions/overpayments
  • Contact information: See “Provider Center Toll-free Numbers Directory”
• External User Services, 6:00 a.m.  – 6:00 p.m. CT
  • Registering/creating an IACS account
  • Accessing an IACS account
  • Changing an IACS account
  • Approving users into an organization
  • Contact information : 1-866-484-8049, TTY 1-866-523-4759
• QualityNet Help Desk, 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. CT
  • General CMS PQRI and e-prescribing incentive program information
  • PQRI Portal Password Issues
  • PQRI feedback report availability and access
  • Contact information: 1-866-288-8912

General PQRI information

General E-prescribing Incentive Program information