Medicare Information Resource, Issue 2007-5B:Special Open Door Forum on Registry-based Reporting for the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)

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MIR-2007-5B, May 2007

Special Open Door Forum on Registry-based Reporting for the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a Special Open Door Forum on the use of registries for reporting data on quality measures to the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI).

This Special Open Door Forum will take place from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m., EDT, on Monday, May 14, 2007 in the CMS auditorium, 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD. A toll-free number will be available for those who will participate by telephone.

Division B, Title 1-Medicare Improved Quality and Provider Payments, Section 101 (b) of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act (TRHCA) of 2006, states that “As part of the publication of proposed and final quality measures for 2008..., the Secretary shall address a mechanism whereby an eligible professional may provide data on quality measures through an appropriate medical registry (such as the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database), as identified by the Secretary.” This Special Open Door Forum will build on the broad overview of the 2007 PQRI program presented on two recent national provider conference calls by giving providers and organizations that use or produce registries and other members of the public the opportunity to discuss the potential use of registries for reporting data on quality measures to PQRI.

For the most up to date information on PQRI, please visit www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI .

To participate in the Special Open Door Forum in person or by phone, you will need to register on this Web site: http://registration.intercall.com/go/cms2 .

Registration will close at 4:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday May 9, 2007. Please be sure to register prior to this time.

For those who will be unable to attend, the Special Open Door Forum will be recorded. A replay option will be available beginning the close of business May 18, 2007 and will be accessible for three days. You may visit the following Web site http://www.cms.hhs.gov/center/hospital.asp to download an audio recording.

If you have questions or require special accommodations, please contact Diane Stern at diane.stern@cms.hhs.gov at (410) 786-1133.

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