10-13-2014
Are you part of a group practice of 25 of more eligible professionals participating in PQRS via the Group Practice Reporting Option (GPRO) in 2014? Consider using a CMS-certified survey vendor to supplement your PQRS reporting with the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) for PQRS survey.
The 2014 CAHPS for PQRS Survey includes the core questions included in the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey (Version 2.0), plus additional questions to measure the following areas:
- Access to and use of specialist care
- Experience with care coordination
- Patient involvement in decision-making
- Experiences with a health care team
- Health promotion and patient education
- Patient functional status
- General health
CAHPS for PQRS Required for Groups 100+ Using Web Interface
Unchanged for 2014 is the requirement for group practices of 100 or more eligible professionals reporting via GPRO Web Interface to have the CAHPS for PQRS survey administered to their patients.
CMS will bear the cost of administering the CAHPS for PQRS survey to patients, regardless of reporting option (i.e., Web Interface, Qualified Registry, or Certified EHR Technology), for eligible group practices.
Note: Group practices with an insufficient number of beneficiaries to produce reliable data may not be allowed to choose this option.
New FAQs on CAHPS for PQRS
To keep you updated with information on PQRS, CMS has recently added 5 new FAQs to the website. Review these FAQs for additional guidance on the CAHPS for PQRS survey:
Want more information about PQRS? Make sure to visit the CMS PQRS website for the latest news and updates on PQRS. You can also contact the QualityNet Help Desk at or via . They are available from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.