NEW YORK, November 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Park Avenue Medical Data Systems (PAMDS), a leading provider of software solutions for the electronic healthcare record (EHR) arena, announces the launch of PQRI Made Easy(TM): a free Software-as-a-Service product (SaaS) that enables office-based physicians, hospitals for outpatient services, and specialized medical facilities to earn pay-for-performance bonus payments from Medicare pursuant to the CMS Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). One can register for free and start using the Web-based software at: http://www.pqrimadeeasy.com.

    PQRI Made Easy(TM):

    1) Takes only minutes a day

    2) Is totally free with no strings attached

    3) Providers who participated completed their 2008 reporting in 3 days

    4) Works equally well in a paper-based workplace or a fully automated
       office

    5) Will facilitate HEDIS reports for private payor P4P initiatives.

PQRI Made Easy(TM) is a free pay-for-performance reporting product with no strings attached (no software licensing fee, hidden costs, advertisements, trial periods, etc.) and will remain free of charge. Medical practices may estimate the relationship between their effort and their CMS bonus potential and realize how much money they will earn with the PQRI calculator, found at: http://www.pqrimadeeasy.com/calculator.aspx.

According to George S. Blumenthal, Park Avenue Medical Data Systems President, there is still time to submit Medicare PQRI reports for patients seen until December 31st of 2008 and collect the CMS bonus. Moreover, he believes that it is imperative that every healthcare provider should begin to prepare now for 2009 when the PQRI bonus increases to 2% on all Part B Fee-for-Service reimbursements. Additionally, eligible professionals can earn a 2% bonus for e-prescribing in 2009.

The underlying information technology for PQRI Made Easy(TM) has processed billions of healthcare transactions in Israel. Every doctor in Israel utilizes an electronic healthcare record keeping system. Every citizen can access their complete medical records over the Internet.

PQRI Made Easy(TM) is the first product in a suite of highly-secured eHealth Made Easy(TM) EHR products scheduled for introduction in 2009. The eHealth Made Easy(TM) suite of products have been constructed with special emphasis on simplicity - they are easy to learn, have a friendly user interface, fit right into existing workflows, and only require an Internet connected PC with the Internet Explorer 7 web browser.

PQRI Made Easy(TM) and eHealth Made Easy(TM) are products and trademarks of Park Avenue Medical Data Systems (PAMDS).

    For more information, please visit the PQRI Made Easy(TM) website:

    http://www.pqrimadeeasy.com

    Contact:
    Park Avenue Medical Data Systems LLC
    599 Lexington Avenue, 19th Floor
    New York, NY 10022
    Tel. +1-212-400-3281
    Fax +1-212-400-3293
    email: info@parkmedical.info

SOURCE Park Avenue Medical Data Systems