The physicians quality reporting initiative: Measure development, implementation and current procedural terminology coding

Advances in Anatomic Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-52

  Myles, Jonathan L ^a   Shamanski, Fay ^b   Witte, David ^c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b North Carolina   (United States)

^c Ottumwa Regional Health Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

CPT coding; Physicians quality reporting initiative; PQRI

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CODING; COLON CANCER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NOMENCLATURE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN QUALITY REPORTING INITIATIVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75449108212     PISSN: 10724109     EISSN: 15334031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAP.0b013e3181c69442     Document Type: Review

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