The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host the seventh in a series of National Provider Calls on the 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new program changes under the PQRI program that make it easier than ever for health care providers to participate.

This call will provide information on accessing your 2007 PQRI Feedback Report for those of you who participated in 2007; an overview of the 2008 PQRI participation options; an overview of the PQRI provisions in the new Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008; information on the E-prescribing measure for 2008 PQRI (measure #125) and proposed measures for 2009 PQRI; incentives for electronic prescribing outlined in the MIPPA; an update on registry reporting for 2008, followed by a question and answer session.

Moderator Information
Moderators: Geanelle E. Griffith
Organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Presenter Information
Speakers: Michael T. Rapp, Daniel Green
Title: MD (Rapp), MD (Green)
Organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality