quality reporting

CMA Pulls out of Doctor Rating Initiative, Slams Blue Shield for Misleading Patients With Faulty Data

Posted April 23rd, 2010 in Health Policy, Managing Your Practice

(Click Here to Access This News Release in PDF)

For Immediate Release
Contact Andrew LaMar at CMA: (916) 551-2881
Contact Kyle Lewis at SDCMS: (858) 300-2784

April 23, 2010

CMA Pulls out of Doctor Rating Initiative, Slams Blue Shield for Misleading Patients With Faulty Data
Blue Shield’s ratings will confuse patients, raise healthcare costs and irreparably harm physicians’ reputations by using a defective reporting system

Topics: Blue Shield, CPPI, Healthcare News and Updates, quality reporting, SDCMS News and Updates

Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)

Posted April 9th, 2009 in Health Policy, Managing Your Practice

Memo to: Physicians
From: Michael D. Maves, MD, MBA, Executive Vice President, CEO, AMA
Date: October 22, 2008
Subject: Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)

Topics: physicians quality reporting initiative, PQRI, quality of care, quality reporting

CMS’ 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)

Posted October 8th, 2008 in Health Policy, Managing Your Practice

Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) started their pay-for-reporting program (P4R) as mandated under the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006.

Topics: CMS, Pay-for-Performance, PQRI, quality reporting

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