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CMS-1403-FC In addition, subsequent to the publication of the CY 2009 PFS proposed rule, section 1848(m)(5)(G) of the Act, as added by the MIPPA and described in section III. of this final rule with comment period, requires the Secretary to post on the CMS Web site, in an easily understandable format, a list of the names of eligible professionals (or group practices) who satisfactorily submitted data on quality measures for the PQRI and the names of the eligible professionals (or group practices) who are successful electronic prescribers as defined and discussed further below in section II.O2. This requirement, however, cannot be applied retrospectively to data that was collected prior to the enactment of the MIPPA. ii. Summary of Comments and Responses The following is a summary of the comments we received and our responses. Comment: A few commenters expressed general support for publicly reporting physician performance and/or participation information and applauded CMS’ efforts to assist beneficiaries in making informed decisions when choosing a health care provider. One commenter noted that although reporting performance information back to providers is an important first step, rapidly reporting performance information to the public is critical for 658
CMS-1403-FC informed decision-making by consumers and purchasers. Some commenters also expressed support for making specific types of information public about eligible professionals. Examples of information that commenters would like to see made public include, but are not limited to, board certification status and certification maintenance status, adding hospital medicine to the list of specialties contained in the Physician and Other Healthcare Professional Directory, CAHPS patient survey data, an indicator of whether an eligible professional participates in a clinical data registry, and the numerators and denominators for any measure rates that are publicly reported. Response: We are pleased to have the commenters’ support for our broader goal to make information on physician performance publicly available. We agree that such information may be relevant and useful to a broad audience. Physicians and other eligible professionals can use information about their own performance and the performance of their peers to improve the quality of the care they deliver. Medicare beneficiaries and other consumers can use such information to inform their decision-making when it comes to selecting their health care providers. We note, however, that much of the 659
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<strong>CMS</strong>-1403-FC<br />
In addition, subsequent to the publication of the CY<br />
2009 PFS proposed rule, section 1848(m)(5)(G) of the Act,<br />
as added by the MIPPA and described in section III. of this<br />
final rule with comment period, requires the Secretary to<br />
post on the <strong>CMS</strong> Web site, in an easily understandable<br />
format, a list of the names of eligible professionals (or<br />
group practices) who satisfactorily <strong>submitted</strong> data on<br />
quality measures for the PQRI and the names of the eligible<br />
professionals (or group practices) who are successful<br />
electronic prescribers as defined and discussed further<br />
below in section II.O2. <strong>This</strong> requirement, however, cannot<br />
be applied retrospectively to data that was collected prior<br />
to the enactment of the MIPPA.<br />
ii. Summary of Comments and Responses<br />
The following is a summary of the comments we received<br />
and our responses.<br />
Comment: A few commenters expressed general support<br />
for publicly reporting physician performance and/or<br />
participation information and applauded <strong>CMS</strong>’ efforts to<br />
assist beneficiaries in making informed decisions when<br />
choosing a health care provider. One commenter noted that<br />
although reporting performance information back to<br />
providers is an important first step, rapidly reporting<br />
performance information to the public is critical for<br />
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