MINNEAPOLIS, June 9, 2008—The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is sponsoring a 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) toll-free call.

The date for the call is June 18. It will begin at 2:30 p.m. CST, and conclude at 4 p.m.

The call will provide information on accessing your 2007 PQRI Feedback Report and an overview of the 2008 PQRI participation options and a question and answer session.

Prior to the call, a slide presentation will be posted to the PQRI webpage at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI/02_CMSSponsoredCalls.asp#TopOfPage.

Downloading allows you to follow along with the presenters, Michael Rapp, M.D., Daniel Green, M.D., and Rachel Nelson.

To receive call-in information, you must register for the call. If you are planning to sit in with a group, only one person needs to register to receive the call-in data. This registration is solely to reserve a phone line, not to allow participation. If you cannot attend the call, replay information is available below.

To register for the call, go to www2.eventsvc.com/palmettogba/061808 

If you are unable to take part, a replay option will be available shortly following the end of the call. This replay will be accessible from 4:30 p.m. CST on June 18 to 10:59 p.m. CST on June 25. The call in data for the replay is (800) 642-1687 and the passcode is 47474458.