In 2013, physical therapists (PTs) will be eligible to participate in the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) under the Group Practice Reporting Option (GPRO) for the first time, as a result of changes in the group practice definition and changes to the reporting methods for data submission under GPRO. A new APTA podcast explains the some of the important differences that PTs should consider before deciding whether to report as an individual physical therapist or as a part of a physical therapy practice under the GPRO option. The accompanying transcript also includes charts illustrating how these 2 reporting options work from a data analysis standpoint.

For more information and resources on PQRS, go to www.apta.org/PQRS/. 

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