The Rheumatologist
COVID-19 News
  • Connect with us:
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • Feed
  • Home
  • Conditions
    • Rheumatoid Arthritis
    • SLE (Lupus)
    • Crystal Arthritis
      • Gout Resource Center
    • Spondyloarthritis
    • Osteoarthritis
    • Soft Tissue Pain
    • Scleroderma
    • Vasculitis
    • Systemic Inflammatory Syndromes
    • Guidelines
  • Resource Centers
    • Ankylosing Spondylitis Resource Center
    • Gout Resource Center
    • Rheumatoid Arthritis Resource Center
    • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Resource Center
  • Drug Updates
    • Biologics & Biosimilars
    • DMARDs & Immunosuppressives
    • Topical Drugs
    • Analgesics
    • Safety
    • Pharma Co. News
  • Professional Topics
    • Ethics
    • Legal
    • Legislation & Advocacy
    • Career Development
      • Certification
      • Education & Training
    • Awards
    • Profiles
    • President’s Perspective
    • Rheuminations
  • Practice Management
    • Billing/Coding
    • Quality Assurance/Improvement
    • Workforce
    • Facility
    • Patient Perspective
    • Electronic Health Records
    • Apps
    • Information Technology
    • From the College
    • Multimedia
      • Audio
      • Video
  • Resources
    • Issue Archives
    • ACR Convergence
      • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Resource Center
      • Rheumatoid Arthritis Resource Center
      • Gout Resource Center
      • Abstracts
      • Meeting Reports
      • ACR Convergence Home
    • American College of Rheumatology
    • ACR ExamRheum
    • Research Reviews
    • ACR Journals
      • Arthritis & Rheumatology
      • Arthritis Care & Research
      • ACR Open Rheumatology
    • Rheumatology Image Library
    • Treatment Guidelines
    • Rheumatology Research Foundation
    • Events
  • About Us
    • Mission/Vision
    • Meet the Authors
    • Meet the Editors
    • Contribute to The Rheumatologist
    • Subscription
    • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Search
You are here: Home / Articles / 2014 Physician Quality Reporting System Incentives, Penalties

2014 Physician Quality Reporting System Incentives, Penalties

August 1, 2014 • By From the College

  • Tweet
  • Email
Print-Friendly Version / Save PDF

You Might Also Like
  • 2014 Physician Quality Reporting System; Important Dates, Deadlines
  • What Rheumatologists Need to Know about Modifications to the Physician Quality Reporting System in 2014
  • Physician Group Practices Can Participate in Physician Quality Reporting System
Explore This Issue
August 2014
Also By This Author
  • Coding Corner Question: Use Level 3 or 4 for RA/Gout Patient?

Incentives & penalties

The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) will have a profound effect on rheumatologists and their staff this year. For those practices that have not started reporting measures for PQRS, now is the time to start.

ad goes here:advert-1
ADVERTISEMENT
SCROLL TO CONTINUE

This reporting year marks the last year that eligible professionals can earn a 0.5% incentive for successfully reporting measures. In addition, for those rheumatologists and their eligible staff who fail to report data in 2014, they will be subject to the 2016 payment penalty of 2.0%. Although incentives are rewarded only a year after the reporting period, it takes a full two years for the payment penalty to take effect. For the 2014 reporting period, the performance penalty will not be assessed until fall 2016.

Important Dates

  • Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2014: 12-month reporting period for PQRS;
  • July 1–Dec. 31, 2014: Six-month reporting option for PQRS;
  • Fall 2015: Incentives (0.5%) granted for those practices that successfully reported data in 2014; and
  • Fall 2016: Penalties (2.0%) assessed for those practices that did not meet the performance requirements for 2014 PQRS.

ad goes here:advert-2
ADVERTISEMENT
SCROLL TO CONTINUE

Filed Under: From the College, Practice Management, Quality Assurance/Improvement Tagged With: deadline, incentives, Medicare, penalty, Physician Quality Reporting System, PQRS, Practice Management, rheumatologistIssue: August 2014

You Might Also Like:
  • 2014 Physician Quality Reporting System; Important Dates, Deadlines
  • What Rheumatologists Need to Know about Modifications to the Physician Quality Reporting System in 2014
  • Physician Group Practices Can Participate in Physician Quality Reporting System
  • Meaningful Use Attestation Does Not Satisfy Physician Quality Reporting System Requirements

Simple Tasks

Learn more about the ACR’s public awareness campaign and how you can get involved. Help increase visibility of rheumatic diseases and decrease the number of people left untreated.

Visit the Simple Tasks site »

Rheumatology Research Foundation

The Foundation is the largest private funding source for rheumatology research and training in the U.S.

Learn more »

American College of Rheumatology

Visit the official website for the American College of Rheumatology.

Visit the ACR »

The Rheumatologist newsmagazine reports on issues and trends in the management and treatment of rheumatic diseases. The Rheumatologist reaches 11,500 rheumatologists, internists, orthopedic surgeons, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who practice, research, or teach in the field of rheumatology.

About Us / Contact Us / Advertise / Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

  • Connect with us:
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • Feed

Copyright © 2006–2021 American College of Rheumatology. All rights reserved.

ISSN 1931-3268 (print)
ISSN 1931-3209 (online)

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.
This site uses cookies: Find out more.