Physicians receiving notice from CHPI encouraged to verify data accuracy by July 31 On May 29, 2015, approximately 18,000 physicians in California were notified of a new quality rating program through the California Healthcare Performance Initiative System (CHPI). CHPI is managed by staff from the Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH), but has its own board of directors. The letter states that 19 quality measures were constructed using claims data from Medicare fee-for-service, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California and United Healthcare. This claims data includes both commercial and self-funded health plan data from HMO, PPO, POS and Medicare Advantage products. Along with ... June 26, 2015 General Quality Reporting 0 0 Comment Read More »
PQRS GPRO registration extended until October 3 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services has extended the Physician Quality Reporting System Group Purchasing Reporting Option (GPRO) registration deadline until October 3, 2014, 11:59 PM EDT because of a glitch in the registration system. The deadline was originally supposed to be today, September 30, 2014. The PQRS registration system can be accessed a https://portal.cms.gov/. Group practices can register to participate in the PQRS Group Practice Reporting Option in 2014 via Qualified PQRS Registry, EHR or web interface (for groups with 25 or more eligible professionals only). In order to ... October 1, 2014 Medi-Cal, Medicare PQRS, Quality Reporting, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 0 0 Comment Read More »
