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Educational Resources

The educational resources listed on this web page are designed to increase national awareness of the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). Eligible professionals (EPs) are encouraged to contact their professional organizations for additional information and tools that will facilitate participation in the PQRI.

CMS educational resources include:

  • MLN Matters Articles
  • PQRI Educational Products
  • PQRI National Provider Call PowerPoint Presentations

PQRI educational resources for 2009 may be found on the "2009 PQRI Program" section page at left.  PQRI education resources for 2010 are described below and are available in the "Downloads" and "Related Links Inside CMS" sections at the bottom of this web page.

PQRI MLN Matters Articles

MLN Matters Article SE0922 - Alternative Process for Individual Eligible Professionals to Access Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) and Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Feedback Reports. This MLN Matters Article provides a high level overview of the new process by which individual eligible professionals may request their PQRI feedback reports, and provides information on the appropriate resources for assistance with this process. The article is available under the "Related Links Inside CMS" section below.

MLN Matters Article SE0830 - Steps for Eligible Professionals to Access Their Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Feedback Reports. This MLN Matters Article was revised on September 14, 2009. The updated version is available under the "Related Links Inside CMS" section below.

MLN Matters Article SE0831 - Steps for IACS Defined "Organizations" to Access Their Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Feedback Reports. This MLN Matters Article was revised on September 14, 2009. The updated version is available under the "Related Links Inside CMS" section below.

PQRI Educational Products

A variety of educational resources are available to assist EPs with PQRI reporting:

The following educational products are available to assist EPs with 2010 PQRI reporting and are available in the "Downloads" section below:

• 2010 PQRI Fact Sheet: What's New for the 2010 PQRI. This Fact Sheet provides an overview of the 2010 PQRI and highlights changes from the 2009 PQRI.

• 2010 PQRI Tip Sheet: PQRI Made Simple – Reporting the Preventive Care Measures Group. This Tip Sheet provides quick, easy to understand instructions on how to satisfactorily participate in the 2010 PQRI for those who wish to report quality data using claims for the Preventive Care Measures Group.

• 2010 PQRI Tip Sheet: Satisfactorily Reporting 2010 PQRI Measures – Claims and Registry. This Tip Sheet provides information on how to get started with PQRI reporting as well as tips to assist professionals and their staff with reporting 2010 PQRI measures data accurately.

• 2010 PQRI Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Made Simple. This Tip Sheet provides quick, easy to understand information regarding PQRI EHR-based reporting and how to get started.

PQRI Portal User Guide. A PQRI Portal User Guide, designed to help eligible professionals and their authorized users to access PQRI feedback reports, is now available. To access this guide click on the "PQRI Portal User Guide" in the "Related Links Outside CMS" section below.

PQRI PowerPoint Presentations

Presentation materials from PQRI National Provider Calls are available by clicking on the "CMS Sponsored Calls" link at left.

Downloads

2010 PQRI Fact Sheet: What's New for the 2010 PQRI [PDF 662KB]

2010 PQRI Tip Sheet: PQRI Made Simple – Reporting the Preventive Care Measures Group [PDF 4MB]

2010 PQRI Tip Sheet: Satisfactorily Reporting 2010 PQRI Measures - Claims and Registry  [PDF 516 KB]

2010 PQRI Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Made Simple [PDF 522 KB]

Related Links Inside CMS

PQRI FAQS

All Educational Resources FAQS

MLN Matters Article SE0830[PDF 86.1KB]

MLN Matters Article SE0831[PDF85.5KB]

MLN Matters Article SE0922 [PDF 86KB]

Physician ODF Listserv

Physician Listserv

Related Links Outside CMSExternal Linking Policy
PQRI Portal User Guide [PDF 2MB]

 

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