Urology Coding Alert

Question: When we report to Medicare, what PQRS measures should we be using now that they bumped it up to nine?I am having difficulty trying to find measures that are applicable to urology.

Alaska Subscriber

Answer: Urology experts advise you look at the following Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) measures for urology:

• Measure 23 — Perioperative Care: Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis (When Indicated in ALL Patients)
• Measure 46 — Medication Reconciliation
• Measure 48 — Urinary Incontinence: Assessment of Presence or Absence of Urinary Incontinence in Women Aged 65 Years and Older
• Measure 50 — Urinary Incontinence: Plan of Care for Urinary Incontinence in Women Aged 65 Years and Older
• Measure 102 — Prostate Cancer: Avoidance of Overuse of Bone Scan for Staging Low Risk Prostate Cancer Patients
• Measure 104 — Prostate Cancer: Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy for High Risk Prostate Cancer Patients
• Measure 113 — Colorectal Cancer Screening
• Measure 119 — Diabetes: Medical Attention for Neuropathy
• Measure 130 — Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
• Measure 226 — Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
• Measure 265 — Biopsy Follow-Up
• Measure 317 — Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-Up Documented. 

The 2015 PQRS requirements state that eligible professionals (EPs) “satisfactorily report” if they “report on at least nine measures across three NQS domains for at least 50 percent of the EP’s Medicare Part B FFS patients,” as your questions states.