| July 2007 · Vol. 19, No. 07 REIMBURSEMENT ADVISER
Want a bonus check? CMS has a program for you
By fulfilling selected quality measures, you can garner an additional 1.5% of your total Medicare earnings
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Fast Track
You do not have to register to participate in PQRI, just report the selected quality measures
Among the measures that may apply to ObGyn practice are the timing and selection of antibiotic prophylaxis in surgical patients
To report pharmacotherapy for osteoporosis, document prescription of the specific drug within the past 12 months
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Melanie
Witt,
RN, CPC-OGS, MAIndependent coding and documentation consultant; former program manager, Department of Coding and Nomenclature, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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