title: Understanding how the Physician Quality Reporting System affects primary care physicians.
abstract: The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) uses a combination of payment incentives and adjustments to promote reporting of quality information by eligible professionals who satisfactorily report data on quality measures for covered Physician Fee Schedule services furnished to Medicare Part B Fee-for-Service beneficiaries. Physicians should become familiar with the PQRS core measures to maintain compliance with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Adherence to these basic guidelines will allow physicians to not only maximize their income, but also increase quality of care, decrease complications, and decrease healthcare expenditures.
authors.affiliation: Georgia Health Sciences University, MCG/Family Medicine, 1120 15th Street, HB 2050, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. rharrington@georgiahealth.edu
authors.forename: Rosiland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: Janis
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coffin
authors.forename: Bindiya
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chauhan
mesh_terms: D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D012107:Research Design / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States