CMS Reports On 'Money Follows The Person,' PQRS, E-Prescribing Demos

By John Wilkerson / April 23, 2015 at 5:33 PM
CMS reported Thursday (April 23) on Affordable Care Act demonstrations that aim to keep long-term care patients out of institutions and that encourage physicians to report on quality and use electronic prescribing. CMS found a 47 percent increase in participation in the Physician Quality Reporting System from 2012 to 2013. About half of the 1.25 million professionals who were eligible participated in the program in 2013. A CMS release states that the report shows a significant increase in the use...

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