Additional 2% Payment Available on All Medicare Claims
Cardiothoracic surgeons can receive an additional 2% bonus payment on all of their Medicare claims from January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009, by participating in the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). See below for helpful resources:
Claims-Based Reporting
PQRI Registry Reporting
For 2010, participants in the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database will once again have the advantage of reporting PQRI data for measures #43, #44, and #45 directly to CMS through the STS National Database.
In 2009, participants in the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery database have the advantage of reporting PQRI data for measures #43, #44, and #45 directly to CMS through the database. Information on the registry reporting, including instructions for signing up for this option can be found by following the links below.
