Medicare Quality Reporting Incentive programs Manual (Pub. 100-22), Ch. 2 § 30.2
Reporting Period for the Payment Adjustments
30.2 – Reporting Period for the Payment Adjustments
(Rev. 10, Issued: 07-27-12, Effective: 10-29-12, Implementation: 10-29-12)
Except for the 2012 payment adjustment, there are two reporting periods for purposes of
the eRx Incentive Program payment adjustments: (1) the 12-month calendar year 2 years
prior to the applicable payment adjustment and (2) a 6-month reporting period occurring
during the first 6 months of the calendar year prior to the applicable payment adjustment.
For the 2012 payment adjustment, there was only one reporting period: the 6-month
reporting occurring during the first 6 months of 2011. Specifically, the reporting periods
for the following payment adjustments are as follows:
Payment
Adjustment
12-month Reporting Period
6-month Reporting Period
2012
N/A
January 1, 2011 – June 30,
2011
2013
January 1, 2011-December 31, 2011
January 1, 2012 – June 30,
2012
2014
January 1, 2012 – December 31,
2012
January 1, 2013 – June 30,
2013