More info posted by CMS on Physician Quality Reporting Initiative

Final specs, FAQs and more are up on the CMS PQRI page.  The initial reporting period runs from dates of service July 1-December 31, 2007.  (See other background here and here.)

Open question: Will the tiny bump available to most physicians (up to 1.5% of Medicare FFS payments) cover the administrative costs, let alone increased practice costs?

— David Harlow