The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to announce that a new self-service look-up tool is now available on the PQRI portal at http://www.qualitynet.org/pqri . This useful tool allows an eligible professional, at the tax identification number (TIN) level, to see if their report is available. Once on the site, go to the "Verify TIN Report Portlet," located at the bottom left of the page. Enter the TIN, and a message will appear indicating whether a report is or is not available.

This self-service look-up tool does not allow the eligible professional to view their report. The availability of the report is helpful for the eligible professional to know, because it enables them to decide whether they need to register for an Individuals Authorized Access to the CMS Computer Services (IACS) account, which would allow them to log into the PQRI portal and view their report. Additional information may be found in MLN Matters special edition articles SE0830 -- Steps for Individual Eligible Professionals to Access Their 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Feedback Reports Personally (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE0830.pdf ) and SE0831 -- Steps for Organizations to Access Their 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Feedback Reports (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE0831.pdf ).

In addition, the eligible professional can call the QualityNet Help Desk to determine whether a 2007 PQRI Feedback Report is available. The representatives at the QualityNet Help Desk can only inform the provider if a 2007 PQRI Feedback Report is available; they are unable to disclose the information in the 2007 PQRI Feedback Report. The QualityNet Help Desk may be reached via telephone at 1-866-288-8912 (from the hours of 7am-7pm CST) or via e-mail at mailto:Qnetsupport@ifmc.sdps.org.

Note: The TIN must be the one used by the eligible professional to submit Medicare claims and valid PQRI quality data codes for dates of service July 1–December 31, 2007.