Alpha II, a developer of software platforms, software as a service and publications that support the healthcare revenue cycle, has been qualified by CMS as a Physician Quality Reporting System Registry for the 2015 PQRS program year.
The Alpha II Registry received this CMS distinction after an extensive five-month self-nomination and attestation process.
Under the CMS PQRS Program, individual eligible physicians and group practices may use objective feedback from reported data to assess and improve their quality of care.
The CMS-qualification allows the Alpha II Registry — formerly listed as MEGAS — to report PQRS data on behalf of physicians and physician practices using the Group Practice Reporting Option through a platform of data collection, editing and submission services, according to a news release.
Jan Powell, CEO of Alpha II, expressed excitement about the CMS distinction.
"While the CMS PQRS Program provides valuable feedback in order for physician practices to improve the quality and efficiency of care they deliver, the guidelines can be complicated and quite an undertaking alongside practicing medicine," she said in a prepared statement. "Our secure, web-based registry not only works directly with physician offices, but also seamlessly integrates with existing systems, including EHR, practice management systems, and clearinghouses. This significantly simplifies the reporting process and allows practices to easily report on-time, prevent duplicate entries and receive feedback near real-time."
She also noted that the PQRS program is still considered optional for eligible practices, but those who do not participate or meet the reporting requirements for the 2015 reporting year will be penalized up to 2 percent of their reimbursement payments in 2017. So the Alpha II Registry, along with the company's extensive experience with the PQRS Program, provides the technology and support to meet any and all physician practices' reporting needs for maximum reimbursement and actionable feedback, she said in a prepared statement.
This is the second year in a row the Alpha II Registry has earned this CMS distinction.
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