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CMS Quality Initiatives Released

January 16, 2009 • Advocacy • Larry Benz

Here you go-enjoy reading it this weekend!

PQRI is highlighted as a volunteer program that allows physicians to measure quality care for their medicare patients.

It should have said:

PQRI is an overly complex and misunderstood program adopted by an extreme minority of providers who hate doing it and don’t think any process of this type improves care to their patients. In addition, the providers cost of their “volunteering” exceeds any reimbursement that CMS reportedly will be giving for doing it.

larry@physicaltherapist.com

Larry Benz

Dr. Larry Benz, DPT, OCS, MBA, MAPP, is the Executive Chairman of Confluent Health. He is nationally recognized for his expertise in private practice physical therapy and occupational medicine. Dr. Benz’s current areas of interest include conducting research and integrating empathy, compassion, and positive psychology interventions within physical therapy. He released a book on September...

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