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October 16, 2006
 Physician Voluntary Reporting Program Background & General
Information
In January 2006, as part of its overall quality improvement efforts,
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched the
Physician Voluntary Reporting Program. The program builds on
Medicare's comprehensive efforts to substantially improve the health
and function of beneficiaries in three areas:
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Preventing chronic disease complications
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Avoiding preventable hospitalizations
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Improving the quality of care delivered
Under the voluntary reporting program, physicians who choose to
participate will help capture data about the quality of care
provided to Medicare beneficiaries, in order to identify the most
effective ways to use the quality measures in routine practice and
to support physicians in their efforts to improve quality of care.
Reporting using specified CPT Category II codes began in April
2006.
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