Quality Reporting Program
PQRI establishes a financial incentive for eligible professionals,
including physical therapists, to participate in a voluntary quality
reporting program. PTs who successfully report on at least three quality
measures on claims for dates of service from January 1 to December 31,
2008, may earn a bonus payment of 1.5% of total allowed charges for
covered Medicare Physician Fee Schedule services.
Beginning in 2009, physical therapists who report on quality measures
will receive a 2% bonus. The reporting period for 2009 is January 1 -
December 31, 2009. As of December 16, 2008, CMS had not released the
measure specifications for the 2009 program. However, the same measure
specifications for the 2008 program will apply to most measures approved
for 2009. When this information becomes available, APTA will post it
here.
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