On December 15th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a Town Hall Meeting, scheduled from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. (EST) on February 9, 2011, to discuss the Physician Quality Reporting System (previously known as the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)). According to the Notice published in the Federal Register (75 FR 78247), the purpose of the Town Hall Meeting is to “solicit input from participating stakeholders on the individual quality measures and measures groups being considered for possible inclusion in the proposed set of quality measures for use in the 2012 Physician Quality Reporting System and key components of the design of the Physician Quality Reporting System." Measure developers, eligible professionals, professionals associations, such as medical specialty societies, and other interested stakeholders are invited to participate, in person or by teleconference.
The Town Hall Meeting will be held at the Central Building of CMS in Baltimore, Maryland. Written comments for discussion at the Town Hall Meeting must be received by 5 p.m. (EST) on January 21, 2011.
