Physician Voluntary Reporting Program Background & General Information

October 16, 2006 Physician Voluntary Reporting Program Background & General Information In January 2006, as part of its overall quality improvement efforts, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched the Physician Voluntary Reporting Program.  The program builds on Medicare's comprehensive efforts to substantially improve the health and function of beneficiaries in three areas: Preventing chronic disease complications   Avoiding preventable hospitalizations   Improving the quality of care delivered Under the voluntary reporting program, physicians who choose to participate will help capture data about the quality of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries, in order to identify the most effective ways to . . .