PQRS Reporting Critical for Rheumatologists to Avoid Penalty, Earn Incentive Payment

Staff | Issue: November 2013 | November 1, 2013

Registries and Rheumatology Quality

June 1, 2010

The RCR has short- and long-term benefits for the subspecialty

Avoid the 2015 PQRS Negative Payment Adjustment

December 1, 2013

ACR’s Rheumatology Clinical Registry helps physicians report professional services, submit data on PQRS quality measures in 2013 to prevent future Medicare payment penalties

Data-Driven, Optimal Patient Care and Clinical Research

January 13, 2012

Expanded opportunities to advance rheumatology will be offered by ACR’s ongoing registry efforts

I Have the Data—Now What?

April 1, 2010

Rheumatologists practicing in the current healthcare environment are experiencing unprecedented information flow, data management issues, and a rise in quality designations and pay-for-performance incentive programs. There is increasing pressure on rheumatologists to document or capture treatment concordance with guideline recommendations and best practices and to monitor gaps in care and patient outcomes. Unfortunately, some quality programs are not considered clinically meaningful, and even those that are often bring administrative burdens related to reporting, data aggregation, and analysis.

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