The document discusses Physician Quality Reporting Systems (PQRS) for anesthesia claims. It provides a brief history of PQRS, starting in 2006 as a voluntary program and evolving into the current PQRS system. It notes that incentives for reporting PQRS data are decreasing over time, with the final incentive year being 2014 at 0.5% and penalties being implemented starting in 2015 at 1.5% and increasing to 2% in 2016 based on 2014 reporting period data. Resources from Anesthesia Quality Institute are provided to help understand PQRS payment incentives and adjustments.

1. Understanding Physician Quality Reporting Systems (PQRS) For
Anesthesia Claims
As predicted, physicians will be penalized in a few years if they DON’T report PQRI data.
Presenter - Kelly Dennis
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2. History of PQRS
• January 2006 – Physician Voluntary
Reporting Program (PVRP)
– No incentive, access to data base
• July 2007 to 2010 – Physician Quality
Reporting Initiative (PQRI)
• 2011 to current – Physician Quality
Reporting System (PQRS)
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The Disappearing Incentives
• 2014 – Incentive decreased to .5%
– Successfully reported measures in 2013
• 2015 – payment adjust (reduction) of 1.5%
– 2015 is based on 2013 reporting period
• 2016 & beyond – payment adjust of 2%
– 2016 is based on 2014 reporting period

4. AQI Resources
• Payment Incentive
–2014 is the final year for the incentive
–Incentive @ 0.5% per $10,000 = $50
• Payment (Negative) Adjustment
–2.0% adjustment applied in 2016 based
on 2014 reporting year data
–Adjustment per $10,000 = $200
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