Welcome to our February 2015 E-Newsletter. The staff at DocuTrac is committed to providing timely, intelligent, and accurate information that you as QuicDoc® and Office Therapy® users need in order to get the most out of your software.
What is PQRS?
The ACA also calls for PQRS payment penalties starting in 2015. CMS finalized in its 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule that 2015 program penalties are based on 2013 performance. Therefore, those physicians who elect not to participate or are found unsuccessful during the 2013 program year, will receive a 1.5 percent payment penalty, Beginning in 2015, the program also applies a negative payment adjustment to EPs who do not satisfactorily report data on quality measures for covered professional services. This CMS website serves as the primary and authoritative source for all publicly available information and CMS-supported educational and implementation support materials for PQRS. |
PQRS Payment Adjustments for EPs
There are higher penalties for PQRS non-reporting – click here for payment adjustment information. Beginning with the 2015 reporting period, failure to report, triggers 2 penalties: a PQRS non-reporting penalty of 2% plus a Value Based Payment Modifier (VBPM) non-reporting penalty ranging from 2 to 4%. Time is Running Out for Mandatory E-Prescribing
EPCS Gold 2.0 allows providers to safely prescribe legend and schedule II-V drugs electronically through the same workflow, further streamlining the prescription writing process. EPCS Gold 2.0 builds on the current e-prescribing functionality within our QuicDoc Professional EMR Software and Enterprise Edition EHR Software, through our partnership with DrFirst. EPCS Gold is also available as a standalone product for our Office Therapy Practice Management Software users. Please contact our Sales Department at 800-850-8510 for more information. Click here to view our full newsletter. |