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CMS-1403-FC
requested that more detailed information be provided in the
feedback reports so that eligible professionals can
reconcile CMS’ data with their own claims information to
ensure that codes were submitted accurately, captured by
the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), transferred
to the PQRI data system, and result in meaningful data that
corresponds to the eligible professional’s own experience.
Response: Although, as discussed in sections II.S.6. and
III. of this final rule with comment period, section
1848(n) of the Act, as added by the MIPPA, requires the
Secretary to establish a Physician Feedback Program to
provide confidential reports to physicians (and, if
determined appropriate by the Secretary, groups of
physicians) that measure the resources involved in
furnishing care to Medicare Part B patients, we are not
statutorily required to provide participants with feedback
reports on the quality measures data submitted for the PQRI
and are not committing to provide feedback reports for
claims-based submission of quality measures data for the
2009 PQRI. For registry-based reporting in 2009, we would
rely on the participating registries to provide feedback to
participating eligible professionals.
We do, however, understand the value of receiving
meaningful feedback reports and, to the extent that we
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