The American Board of Anesthesiology announced that anesthesiologists participating in the specialty Maintenance of Certification program are eligible for an additional 0.5 percent bonus if they also participate in the Physician Quality Reporting System.
CMS will be offering the MOC:PQRS incentive in 2013 and 2014, and this bonus is in addition to the 0.5 percent incentive payment allowed for participation in PQRS only.
Under the PQRS program, board-certified physicians are eligible for the additional MOC:PQRS incentive payment if they participate in the PQRS program and qualify for the basic PQRS bonus as well as participate in the applicable MOC program "more frequently than is required to qualify for or maintain board certification status."
The ABA has recently qualified as a MOC:PQRS entity, and it can define what constitutes "more frequent participation" than is required for board certification. It has provided step-by-step instructions for participating in MOC:PQRS on its website.
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