CMS will periodically hold national conference calls on a variety of topics related to the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI).  When each call is announced, registration information will be provided on this page. All calls are free of charge. If you are unable to participate in a scheduled call, options to hear the call or read a transcript of the call will be made available.

September 18, 2008 National Provider Call: Presentation materials for this call are accessible under the "Downloads" section below.

For those of you who will be unable to attend, a replay option will be available shortly following the end of the call.  This replay will be accessible from 5:30 p.m. EDT 9/18/2008 until 11:59 p.m. EDT 9/25/2008.  The call in data for the replay is (800) 642-1687 and the passcode is 61954941.

September 23, 2008 Special PQRI Open Door Forum co-hosted with the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute:  The call will take place from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET. The phone number for this call is 1-800-837-1935 and reference conference ID: 60656380. Capacity for the call is limited, so dial in early. You may begin to dial into this forum as early as 1:30 pm ET. Presentation material is available under the "Related Links Outside of CMS" section below. An audio recording of this Special Open Door Forum will be posted to the Special Open Door Forum Website (click on the Open Door Forum link listed under "Related Links Inside CMS" below) and will be available beginning September 30, 2008. 

September 24, 2008 Special PQRI Open Door Forum co-hosted with the American Optometric Association:  The call will take place from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET. The phone number for this call is 1-800-837-1935 and reference conference ID: 62367145. Capacity for the call is limited, so dial in early. You may begin to dial into this forum as early as 1:30 pm ET. Presentation material is available under the "Related Links Outside of CMS" section below. An audio recording of this Special Open Door Forum will be posted to the Special Open Door Forum Website (click on the Open Door Forum link listed under "Related Links Inside CMS" below) and will be available beginning October 3, 2008.

August 14, 2008 Special Open Door Forum (ODF):  The PowerPoint Presentation for this Special ODF can be accessed by clicking on the link under the "Related Links Outside CMS" section below. This Special ODF was co-hosted by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

August 13, 2008 National Provider Call.  The presentation materials for this call can be accessed under the Downloads section below.

July 15, 2008 Special Open Door Forum (ODF): The PowerPoint Presentation for this Special ODF can be accessed by clicking on the link under the "Related Links Outside CMS" section below.  This Special ODF was co-hosted by the American College of Physicians.

July 9, 2008 National Provider Call: The power point slides for this call have been updated and can be accessed under the Downloads section below.

Downloads
National Provider Call 09/18/2008 [ZIP 2MB] National Provider Call 08/13/2008 [PDF 65 KB] National Provider Call 07/9/2008 Updated [PDF 1.74MB] Archived: Special PQRI Open Door Forum 07/01/2008 [ZIP 3MB] Archived: National Provider Call 06/18/2008 [ZIP 788KB] Archived: National Provider Call 05/28/2008 [ZIP 1MB] Archived: National Provider Call 04/30/2008 [ZIP 78KB]
Related Links Inside CMS
Open Door Forums All 2008 PQRI FAQS
Related Links Outside CMS
Sep 23 ODF with the American Gastroenterologial Association(AGA) Institute Sep 24 ODF with the American Optometric Association Aug 14 ODF with the American Academy of Ophthalmology American College of Physicians

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