FOTO Expands Options for Claims and Registry Based Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
Knoxville, TN (PRWEB) January 30, 2014 -- Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes, Inc. (FOTO) is pleased to announce the expansion of the number of measures that it supports for both Individual Data Registry-based and Individual Claims based reporting for PQRS.
“It was important to us that we offer as many options as possible to help clients be successful with PQRS, whether they are going for the 2014 incentive payment or just to avoid the 2016 payment adjustment by having as many measures as possible through our system.” Trish Hayes, Director of Provider Relations, FOTO.
FOTO President Al Amato, PT, MBA states, “All providers are being asked to do more with less resources. The time saving automation that the electronic measures and registry reporting offer is crucial in this environment.”
For Individual Data Registry-based reporting, FOTO includes the PQRS Measures listed below which cover thirteen measures across three domains. All of the measures except 217 – 223 may also be reported as Individual Claims-based Measures. FOTO provides the needed codes to include on claims for those.
• NQS Domain: Communication and Care Coordination
o Measure 217 – Functional Deficit: Knee
o Measure 218 – Functional Deficit: Hip
o Measure 219 – Functional Deficit: Lower Leg / Foot / Ankle
o Measure 220 – Functional Deficit: Lumbar Spine
o Measure 221 – Functional Deficit: Shoulder
o Measure 222 – Functional Deficit: Elbow / Wrist / Hand
o Measure 223 – Functional Deficit: Neck, Cranium, Thoracic, Ribs, or Other General Orthopedic Impairment
o Measure 182 – Functional Outcomes Assessment
o Measure 155 – Falls Plan of Care
• NQS Domain: Patient Safety
o Measure 154 – Falls Risk Assessment
o Measure 130 – Current Medication
• NQS Domain: Community / Population Health
o Measure 128 – Preventive Care and Screen Body Mass Index
o Measure 131 – Pain Assessment and Follow Up
About FOTO:
FOTO is a Knoxville, TN, based corporation that has been continuously improving solutions that efficiently and reliably measure and report functional outcomes for the Rehab industry for 20 years. FOTO’s web-based solutions are risk-adjusted to enable fair and accurate measurement and predictions of the expected improvement in a patient’s functional status. Approximately 6 million patient surveys have been compiled in the FOTO database, and researchers have utilized FOTO data to publish over 85 articles on functional outcomes in refereed medical journals. These publications have led the way in enhancing the science of measuring outcomes and the use of outcomes in payment methodologies. FOTO is considered the standard in measuring functional outcomes in Rehabilitation.
For detailed information about FOTO’s products contact sales(at)fotoinc(dot)com or contact FOTO at 1-800-482-3686 x238.
Judy Holder, FOTO, Inc., http://www.fotoinc.com, +1 8656609699, [email protected]
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