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records (EHRs) and electronic prescribing (e-prescribing)
technology. The Secretary must publish the final set of
measures in the Federal Register no later than
November 15, 2008 as required by section 1848(k)(2)(B)(iii)
of the Act, as amended by the MMSEA.
Although section 101(c) of the MIEA-TRHCA, as amended
by the MMSEA, authorized the Secretary to make incentive
payments for satisfactorily reporting quality measures data
on covered professional services furnished by eligible
professionals during the reporting period for 2007 and
2008, neither MIEA-TRHCA nor MMSEA authorized an incentive
payment for PQRI for 2009. Also unlike the 2007 or 2008
PQRI, neither the MIEA-TRHCA nor the MMSEA defined a
specific reporting period for the 2009 PQRI.
ii. Extension of and Enhancements to the PQRI Program
Authorized by the MIPPA
The MIPPA, which was enacted after the publication of
the CY 2009 PFS proposed rule, included a number of
provisions that impact the 2009 PQRI. Prior to enactment
of the MIPPA, the MIEA-TRHCA, as amended by the MMSEA, was
the authorizing legislation for PQRI. The MIPPA codifies
the PQRI under sections 1848(k)(2) and 1848(m) of the Act.
First, the MIPPA makes the PQRI a permanent program and
authorizes us to make incentive payments for satisfactorily
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