Eligible professionals can access individual National Provider Identifier (NPI)-level reports through their Carrier/Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), or via a new Quality Reporting Communication Support Page when it becomes available at http://www.qualitynet.org/pqrs.

To avoid penalties in 2012 and 2013, an eligible physician must report the ePrescribing G-code, G8553, at least 25 times for Medicare office visits and other applicable services for applicable CPT codes included in the CMS ePrescribing measure specifications on your Medicare claim forms. To avoid penalties in 2012, at least 10 of your e-prescriptions must occur and must be reported on your Medicare claim forms during the January 1, 2011 through June 30, 2011 reporting period. All claims for services furnished between January 1, 2011 and June 30, 2011 must be received and processed by no later than one month after the reporting period. To avoid penalties in 2013, an additional 15 e-prescriptions must occur and be reported on your Medicare claim forms during calendar year 2011. For more information, visit the CMS website.

Other Helpful Medicare E-Prescribing Information

• Electronic Prescribing Made Simple (PDF) will help answer questions you may have about the CMS Medicare penalties and incentives for 2011.
  
• Your practice may need to file for an exemption; if so, click here for more information.
  
• When can you expect to receive your CMS EHR Incentive payment? Information available here.
  

The North Carolina Program to Advance Technology for Health (NCPATH) is a collaboration between BCBSNC and Allscripts, with support from the North Carolina Health Information Exchange (NC HIE) and NC Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) to provide independent primary care physicians and free clinics with affordable electronic health record (EHR) technology, which can help improve their ability to provide high quality and cost-effective care. By utilizing electronic health records, physicians will be able to have a more consolidated view of their patients’ health data, which will help them make better quality improvement decisions for their practice. For more information on this, please contact Terri Gonzalez with the NCMS Foundation.