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This valuable resource provides necessary information to ensure readers are up-to-date on issues surrounding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI).Written by a physician for today's physician practice, the "Physicians' Guide to Implementing Medicare's Physician Quality Reporting Initiative" provides the tools and information necessary to help physician practices take advantage of the financial incentive organized through the PQRI program. Learn about different types of measures, and the value of implementing performance measure procedures."Physician's Guide to Implementing Medicare's Physician Quality Reporting Initiative: An Insider's View 2007" delivers practical insight and in-depth coverage of key concepts surrounding PQRI, such as: strategies for endorsement of standards; description of category II CPT codes and their relation to performance management; reporting requirements and tips; financial incentives and bonus payments; and, seventy-four measurement descriptions, as well as data collection worksheets and coding specifications.