Please see listserv message below regarding a status code error that affects first 3 months of 2009 submissions of 13 2009 PQRI measures (20 codes) for breast CA, colon CA (pathology measures #99-100), Nuclear medicine (#147), Alcohol use screening (#173), Rheumatoid Arthritis (173-180), Hepatitis C (183-184), endoscopy (185), Wound care (186).  Please review details and options for what EPs can do if the carrier rejected the QDCs –posted as download on Measures/Codes section of the PQRI website.  Here’s a direct link:

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI/Downloads/StatusUpdateCodingIssue2009PQRIandOptionsForEPs_021909.pdf