Clinical Assessment Program (CAP) - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)

The AOA's Clinical Assessment Program (CAP) has again been selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as one of the registries qualified by CMS for the 2009 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) incentive payment program.

The AOA developed the CAP for PQRI to provide physicians with an opportunity to receive enhanced payment from CMS and understand how diabetic patients are doing using evidence-based process and outcome measures. The CAP is provided to AOA members at no charge, as a benefit of AOA membership.

The PQRI is a voluntary program that will provide a financial incentive to physicians who successfully report quality data related to covered services provided under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). A PQRI participant who reports successfully will be eligible for a lump-sum bonus payment of up to 2.0 percent of the Medicare (PFS) allowed charges for covered services provided during the reporting period.

CAP for 2009 PQRI is now closed. Check back in late June for 2010 PQRI. Thank you.