CMS announces measures for P4P reporting amid industry concerns

CMS announces measures for P4P reporting amid industry concerns: "The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released information this week on how doctors will be measured for quality performance under the voluntary 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). The 74 measures include aspects of treatment and screening for Medicare patients with diabetes, heart disease, depression, stroke, glaucoma, cataracts, osteoporosis, melanoma, end stage renal disease, asthma and pneumonia. "