The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has examined the impact to quality measures associated with PQRS reporting codes for 2015 and 2016. CMS has determined that the ICD-10 code updates impacted their ability to process data reported on certain quality measures for the 4th quarter of CY 2016.
No PQRS negative adjustments for ICD10 reporting complications
CMS will not apply the 2017 or 2018 PQRS adjustments to any practice that fails to satisfactorily report for CY 2016. This change is solely as a result of the impact of ICD-10 code updates on quality data reported for the 4th quarter of CY 2016.
How does this effect your practice?
Readers should review the CMS document titled “ICD-10 Code Updates and Impact to 4th Quarter 2016 Eligible Professional Medicare Quality Programs” dated 12/15/2016 for full details. Our previous posting regarding MACRA details quality reporting effects on your practice in 2017 and years to come.
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