Append modifier 3P to a quality reporting code to indicate the provider did not perform the action a quality measure specifies for reasons related to the healthcare delivery system.
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Question: Our ED is reporting for the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). One of the measures we are coding for is No. 28: Aspirin at Arrival for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI). Recently one of our physicians provided 46 minutes of [...]
We further detail the measures that will have the most effect on you We continue our series of handy 2008 PQRI charts detailing PQRI measures and the appropriate ICD-9, E/M and PQRI codes to help you code more accurately and [...]
Medicare program's second period began in January Medicare recently renewed the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) for 2008, giving EDs another opportunity to fatten their bottom lines by reporting on certain measures. The basics: The new PQRI period began Jan. [...]
Focus on the new measures that will affect you most You-ll find a handy new 2008 PQRI chart with every new issue of Oncology Coding Alert. For each PQRI measure, you-ll get the details on the appropriate ICD-9, E/M and [...]
Master the necessary modifiers to avoid losing out on reimbursement The Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) has already begun for 2008. To be sure you-re on the right track, you need to know what this means for you as a [...]
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