Physician Compare -- 2013 Quality Measures Preview Period

Physician Compare 2013 Quality Measures Preview Period As finalized in the 2013 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule (CMS-1590-FC), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be publicly reporting a sub-set of the 2013 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Group Practice Reporting Option (GPRO) web interface measures for groups of 25 or more eligible professionals (EPs) and ACOs on Physician Compare. On October 6, 2014, CMS launched a 30-day preview period for group practices to view their quality measures. The preview period closes November 7, 2014. This preview period provides an opportunity for group practices to review their measures before they are publicly reported on Physician Compare. If you are a representative of a group practice that satisfactorily reported 2013 Diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) measures via the PQRS GPRO web interface, you should have received detailed instructions regarding how to preview your measure data. If you do not believe your group practice has been contacted, please email the Physician Compare Support Team atPhysicianCompare@Westat.com. All ACOs that satisfactorily reported in 2013 can preview their quality measure data using their 2013 ACO Quality Reports. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has sent this Medicare.gov- Physician Compare Update. To contact Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) go to our contact us page.