Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
For complete information and to view an updated list of frequently asked questions, visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) PQRS Web site.
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AUA Resources
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Measure Specifications
- Perioperative Care: Timing of Antibiotic Prophylaxis [pdf]
- Perioperative Care: Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis (When Indicated in ALL Patients) [pdf]
- Medication Reconciliation Specifications [pdf]
- Urinary Incontinence Specifications [pdf]
- Prostate Cancer Specifications [pdf]
- Health Information Technology (HIT): Adoption/Use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) [pdf]
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Measure Flowcharts
Perioperative Measures
- Measure #20: Perioperative Care: Timing of Antibiotic Prophylaxis [pdf]
- Measure #23: Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis (When Indicated in ALL Patients) [pdf]
Medication Reconciliation
Urinary Incontinence
- Measure #48: Assessment of Presence or Absence of Urinary Incontinence in Women Aged 65 Years and Older [pdf]
- Measure #49: Urinary Incontinence: Characterization of Urinary Incontinence in Women Aged 65 Years and Older [pdf]
- Measure #50: Urinary Incontinence: Plan of Care for Urinary Incontinence in Women Aged 65 Years and Older [pdf]
Prostate Cancer
- Measure #102: Prostate Cancer: Avoidance of Overuse of Bone Scan for Staging Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients [pdf]
- Measure #104: Prostate Cancer: Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy for High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients [pdf]
- Measure #105: Prostate Cancer: Three-Dimensional (3D) Radiotherapy [pdf]
Health Information Technology
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Helpful tools for PQRS
Sample Order Forms and Questionnaires
- Physician Orders and Incontinence Measure Worksheet [pdf]
- Generic Medicare PQRS Quality Code Reporting for Urinary Incontinence [pdf]
- Generic Urinary Incontinence Care Plan [pdf]
- Generic Urinary Incontinence Assessment Sheet [pdf]
- PQRS Incontinence Survey [pdf]
Sample CMS 1500 Forms
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ARCHIVED toolkits
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OTHER Resources
CMS
- Glossary of Terms [pdf]
- 2010 Sample Measures Specification Document [pdf]
- CMS 1500 Claim [pdf]
American College of Surgeons (ACS)
