Medicare Quality Reporting Incentive programs Manual (Pub. 100-22), Ch. 2 § 50
Form and Manner of Reporting for the Purpose of Receiving
50 – Form and Manner of Reporting for the Purpose of Receiving
Incentive Payments and Payment Adjustments
(Rev. 10, Issued: 07-27-12, Effective: 10-29-12, Implementation: 10-29-12)
Prior to the 2010 eRx Incentive Program, participation in the eRx Incentive Program was
limited to the submission of quality data codes (QDCs) for the eRx measure through
Medicare’s claim processing system. Beginning with the 2010 eRx Incentive Program,
eligible professionals may choose to report the eRx measure to CMS using one of the
following reporting mechanisms:
• Claims-based reporting;
• Registry-based reporting; or
• EHR-based reporting.