Join a Virtual Office Hour Session Focused on 2016 PQRS Reporting Measures Series, Session 1: Introduction to Quality Measures Reporting

March 25, 2016
Policy Snapshot
Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Quality, Measures

 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to announce the first session of a three-part Virtual Office Hours series regarding 2016 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) quality measures. The series includes three separate sessions that cover topics related to PQRS measures, such as explaining what a quality measure is, measures-related resources, and next steps for participation in 2016 PQRS.

The first session, titled "2016 PQRS Reporting: Introduction to Quality Measures Reporting (session 1 of 3)", will take place on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET. Topics to be discussed in this session include How to Get Started with PQRS and what are claims/qualified registry clinical quality measures. This PQRS Virtual Office Hours session will allow stakeholders an opportunity to ask a CMS representative questions about how to get started with quality measures for 2016 PQRS reporting.

Event Registration
You must register to participate in this session. Registration begins on Monday, March 21, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. ET, click here to access the registration page. 

A few notes about this Virtual Office Hours session:

  • You will only be able to register on or after 12:00 p.m. ET on March 21, 2016. If you attempt to register before this time you will receive an error message.
  • Only a limited number of participants will be allowed to register.
  • Only questions related to the 2016 PQRS claims/registry individual measures or measures groups will be addressed on this call. All other questions, including questions regarding program requirements and policy or reporting requirements, should be directed to the QualityNet Help Desk.

Want more information about PQRS?

Complete information about PQRS is available on the CMS PQRS web site.

For questions about PQRS or the Virtual Office Hours registration process, please contact the QualityNet Help Desk 1-866-288-8912 or via email at Qnetsupport@hcqis.org from 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. CT.