The CMS (Center for Medicare & Medicaid) announced last week that more than $36 million in bonus payments were made to many of the more than 56,700 health care professionals who satisfactorily reported quality information to Medicare under the 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). Physical therapists and other eligible providers should receive their payments by August.
What’s the average amount? An individual is expected to receive $600. Group practices are expected to receive $4,700 on average.