2016 PQRS Checklist – Checking it Off

December 20, 2016

Written by Sarah Leake

The 2016 year is almost over and we are all busy making and hopefully marking off our holiday preparation checklists. So it is fitting to take a look at the PQRS checklist and get that big marker out to make checks on numbers one through ten. That is where you should be comfortable sitting at this point in the project and you can have a relaxing holiday until reporting time in 2017!

Determine program eligibility
- PQRS
- VBM
Choose reporting method
- Group
- Individual
Choose reporting mechanism
- Claims (This checklist does not include steps for claims reporting)
- EHR
Confirm EHR is certified and available for reporting
- Registry
- Web Interface
Select Registry for Registry Reporting or Engage with EHR Vendor for eCQM reporting
If required, create EIDM account and get correct access/permissions
- Needed for registering as a group
- Needed for reporting via EHR (both individual and group)
- Needed for reporting via Web Interface
- Needed for obtaining your Physician Quality Reporting and QRUR report
Review QRUR report for past performance baselines, list of eligible providers and VBM info
Select CQMs to report
Verify CQM reports and/or data is available in EHR or other extraction method
Validate CQM data
Monitor and track data/work on improving workflows, performance, etc on CQMs
Test and verify data export format needed for reporting mechanism
Export final data and submit to CMS