Innovative Service Provides Physicians with a Quick, Easy and Affordable
Solution; 2009 Submissions Starting Now
RALEIGH, N.C.--(Business Wire)--
DocSite®, a leader in point-of-care decision support, quality performance
management and health information exchange services to the healthcare industry,
announced today that their Physician`s Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)
customers are receiving their 2008 PQRI incentive bonuses from the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS will continue to distribute 2008
incentive payments through the end of November, and approved physicians will
receive their payment by check or direct deposit, depending on how they
traditionally receive payments from Medicare.
PQRI allows physicians and hospitals the opportunity to qualify for incentive
payments up to two percent of their total allowed Physician Fee Schedule charges
for Medicare Part B covered services for that year. DocSite PQRIsmis a
CMS-certified Registry that provides a simple, effective way for physicians to
submit their data to qualify for their PQRI incentive, ultimately improving
patient care and lowering costs. DocSite PQRI customers are reaping the benefits
of using this easy and affordable pay-for-performance program.
"Without your help, I can honestly say we would not have completed the labor
intensive claims-based PQRI process," said Amelia Alvarez, office manager with
Ennis Ear, Nose & Throat, a Texas-based practice and member of the Texas Medical
Association. "Thanks to DocSite, we were able to complete the documentation
requirements with minimal staff time or interruption. We just received our
Medicare 2008 PQRI payment, and I want to thank DocSite for enabling our office
to be properly compensated for our efforts."
Many medical associations have partnered with DocSite, offering their members
access to the web-based service at a discounted rate. Efforts to inform their
members and encourage them to submit with DocSite PQRI have proven beneficial.
"Boise Orthopedic Clinic recently completed the Preventive Care measure group
for all eleven of our providers. We were able to complete our 2009 PQRI in a
very short period of time, with minimal use of staff resources. DocSite's online
registry is very easy to use," said Connie Kniefel, CPA, MA, CMPE and
Administrator of Boise Orthopedic Clinic. "My special thanks to the Idaho
Medical Association for bringing DocSite to our attention. I previously looked
into claims-based PQRI reporting and concluded that the effort was too
substantial for this practice to undertake. Using DocSite was just too easy to
believe!"
"DocSite is pleased to offer such a quick, easy and affordable way for
physicians to earn their PQRI incentives, and we are thrilled with the high
praise from our satisfied customers," said Paul Sheils, CEO of DocSite. "We have
made the DocSite PQRI service even better for 2009."
DocSite PQRI supports the 30 consecutive patient rule using clinical data rather
than complex billing codes to satisfy the PQRI requirements established by
Medicare. Physicians still have time to take advantage of the 2009 PQRI bonus
program; data must be submitted to DocSite by February 28, 2010, and all data
submitted after December 31, 2009 must have been collected during CY2009 office
visits. Visit www.docsite.com/pqri to learn more about the service, view a demo
or register for an interactive webinar.
About DocSite, LLC
DocSite (www.docsite.com) provides physicians and clinical decision-makers
technology that frees them to be more productive, efficient and able to focus on
what truly matters - improving patient care. DocSite offers modular,
upgradeable, affordable, Web-based tools tied to evidence-based guidelines that
reduce practice variation, enhance communication and support patient self-care
initiatives. Thousands of physicians across the nation have already embraced
DocSite products as the solution of choice for over 3 million patients. DocSite
is endorsed by the Texas Medical Association and has been highlighted as a
leader in chronic disease management systems/registries by the Physicians`
Foundation for Health Systems Excellence. DocSite is a registered trademark and
DocSite PQRIsm is a service mark of DocSite, LLC.
DocSite, LLC
Jennifer Hodorowicz, Marketing Communications Manager, 919-256-9513,
JHodorowicz@docsite.com
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