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• 2012 Physician Quality Reporting System Program Reminder
• August 23, 2012
• It is not too late to start participating in the 2012 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and potentially qualify to receive an incentive payment equal to 0.5 percent of an eligible professional's total Medicare Part B allowed charges for services furnished during the reporting period.

• CMS to Host National Provider Call on ACA Implementation on August 1
• July 23, 2012
• On August 1, officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a national call on Wednesday, August 1, from 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. ET.

• 2012 PQRS Program Reminder
• July 20, 2012
• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has noted that it is not too late to start participating in the 2012 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and potentially qualify to receive an incentive payment equal to 0.5 percent of an eligible professional's total Medicare Part B allowed charges for services furnished during the reporting period.

• CMS to Host National Provider Call on PQRS and eRx Incentive Program on July 17
• July 11, 2012
• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a national provider call on the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and the Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program on Tuesday, July 17, from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. ET.

• Medicare eRx Payment Adjustment Hardship Exemption Submission Deadline is June 30, 2012
• June 26, 2012
• From calendar year (CY) 2012 through 2014, a payment adjustment that increases each calendar year will be applied to an eligible professional's Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) covered professional services for not becoming a successful electronic prescriber.

• CMS to Host National Provider Call on PQRS and eRx Incentive Program on June 19
• June 12, 2012
• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a national provider call on the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and the Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program on Tuesday, June 19, from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. ET.

• CMS Releases Details on Medicare Electronic Prescribing Payment Adjustment Hardship Exemption
• May 24, 2012
• In 2009, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented the Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program, which is a program that uses incentive payments and payment adjustments to encourage the use of qualified electronic prescribing systems.

• Quality Reporting Communication Support Page Now Available for Medicare eRx Payment Adjustment Hardship Exemption Requests
• April 17, 2012
• In 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented the Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program, which is a program that uses incentive payments and payment adjustments to encourage the use of qualified electronic prescribing systems.

• CMS Reports Results of 2010 Medicare PQRS and eRx Incentive Program
• April 10, 2012
• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) results for the 2010 Physician Quality Reporting System and the 2010 Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program show significant gains in participation and incentives paid to eligible health care professionals.

• CMS to Host National Provider Call on PQRS and eRx Incentive Program 10-Month Feedback Report on April 17
• April 9, 2012
• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a national provider call on the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and the Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program on Tuesday, April 17, from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. ET.

• CMS Issues Update on eRx Payment Adjustment
• March 27, 2012
• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it continues to receive inquiries regarding the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program and the 2012 eRx payment adjustment.

• Change in Physician Quality Reporting System and Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program Feedback Report Request Process
• March 22, 2012
• Please be advised that the alternative feedback report request process which enabled individual eligible professionals to request their National Provider Identifier (NPI) level feedback reports through their carrier/MAC ended on March 16, 2012.

• DVT Awareness Month: ASH Initiatives Aim to Raise Awareness of DVT, Improve Quality of Life for Patients with Clots
• March 8, 2012

• As part of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) mission to further the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of blood disorders, the Society is involved with the following initiatives aimed at increasing awareness of Deep-Vein-Thrombosis as a major public health problem. The Society supports research, clinical, and policy programs that seek to improve quality of life for Americans suffering from these clots.

   

• CMS Release YouTube Video Slideshow of PQRS and eRx Incentive Program Overviews
• January 10, 2012
• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a YouTube video slideshow presentation from the November 8, 2011 National Provider Call on "Overview of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule to Address the 2012 Physician Quality Reporting System & Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program," available on the CMS YouTube Channel.

• CMS to Host National Provider Call on PQRS and eRx Incentive Program on January 17
• January 3, 2012
• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a national provider call on the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and the Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program on Tuesday, January 17, from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.

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