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CMS-1403-FC
to report 2009 PQRI quality measures results and numerator
and denominator data on quality measures through a
qualified clinical registry by authorizing or instructing
the registry to submit quality measures results and
numerator and denominator data on quality measures to CMS
on their behalf (73 FR 38562). Similar to the 2008 PQRI,
we proposed (73 FR 38562) that the data to be submitted for
the 2009 PQRI would include the reporting and performance
rates on PQRI measures or PQRI measures groups, as well as
the numerators and denominators for the reporting rates and
performance rates.
For the 2009 PQRI, we proposed (73 FR 38562) to
continue the PQRI reporting criteria for satisfactorily
reporting through registry-based submission of 3 or more
individual PQRI quality measures data that are described in
the “2008 PQRI: Establishment of Alternative Reporting
Periods and Reporting Criteria” document
(http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI/Downloads/2008PQRIalterrptperi
ods.pdf). That is, we proposed to accept quality measures
results and numerator and denominator data on quality
measures from registries that qualify as data submission
vendors. We proposed that these criteria would be
available for each of the two alternative reporting
periods.
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