Pay-for-Performance -- American Academy of Neurology

Pay-for-Performance Newsstand

Beginning on October 19, 2009, individual eligible providers may now call their respective carrier or A/B MAC Provider Contact Center to request 2...

Pay-for-Performance

11/02

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Learning Network (MLN) is pleased to announce that the Physician Quality Reporting...

Pay-for-Performance

09/25

The Academy has developed eight performance measures for epilepsy, and now your expert opinion on the measures is needed. The 30-day open public...

Pay-for-Performance

02/11

The American Medical Association (AMA) has developed tools to assist physicians in participating in the 2009 PQRI program.

Pay-for-Performance

01/15

The E-Prescribing Incentive Program went into effect on January 1, 2009, so start reporting now to qualify for the two percent bonus from Medicare.

Pay-for-Performance

12/19

Title	Sub-section	Date
CMS Offers Alternative Process for Accessing PQRI Reports	Pay-for-Performance	11/02
Medicare Learning Network Announces 2009 PQRI and E-Prescribing Program Course	Pay-for-Performance	09/25
Your Comments on Epilepsy Performance Measures Needed	Pay-for-Performance	02/11
New PQRI Tools Available to Assist Members with Participation	Pay-for-Performance	01/15
Get Ready for E-Prescribing	Pay-for-Performance	12/19
Medicare's Practical Guide to the E-Prescribing Incentive Program Now Available	Pay-for-Performance	12/08
CMS Rolls Out New Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program	Pay-for-Performance	11/12
CMS Announces Updates to Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Web Page	Pay-for-Performance	10/23
Take the 2007 PQRI Survey	Pay-for-Performance	09/08
NQF Announces New Composite Measure Evaluation Framework	Pay-for-Performance	08/25

Pay-for-Performance (P4P)

The AAN is committed to helping its members better understand Pay-for-Performance as it develops.

2009 Tools
Claims-Based Reporting Tools

Measure #4 (Falls Screening) Use measures 154 and 155
AMA Tools Measure #9 (Prescribing of Antidepressants)
AMA Tools Measure #10 (Stroke Imaging)
AMA Tools Measure #11 (Stroke Imaging)
AMA Tools Measure #31 (DVT Prophylaxis)
AMA Tools Measure #32 (Antiplatelet Therapy)
AMA Tools Measure #33 (Anticoagulation Therapy) Registry-based reporting only for 2009
AMA Tools Measure #34 (Consideration of t-PA)
AMA Tools Measure #35 (Dysphagia Screening)
AMA Tools Measure #36 (Consideration of Rehab)
AMA Tools Measure #46 (Medication Reconciliation) Registry-based reporting only for 2009
AMA Tools Measure #47 (Advance Care Plan)
AMA Tools Measure #106 (Major Depressive Disorder)
AMA Tools Measure #107 (MDD Suicide Assessment)
AMA Tools Measure #114 (Inquiry About Tobacco Use)
AMA Tools Measure #115 (Advising Smoking Cessation)
AMA Tools Measure #124 (Adoption of EHR)
Measure #125 (Adoption of e-Prescribing) Measure Not Separately Reportable for 2009; See Information on e-Prescribing Incentive Bonus
AMA Tools Measure #126 (Peripheral Neuropathy)
AMA Tools Measure #128 (Universal Weight Screening)
AMA Tools Measure #130 (Medication Verification)
AMA Tools Measure #134 (Clinical Depression Screening)
AMA Tools Measure #154 (Falls: Risk Assessment)
AMA Tools Measure #155 (Falls: Plan of Care)
AMA Tools Measure #181 (Elder Maltreatment Screen)