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TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Inc. (ABQAURP) announces their 29th Annual Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Conference examining the latest developments in health care quality initiatives. The event, "Does Quality Pay?" will be held on Saturday, October 28, 2006 at the Embassy Suites Hotel Chicago O'Hare in Rosemont, Illinois.

Join our national speakers including: * Carolyn Clancy, MD -- Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) * Carole Flamm, MD -- Senior Medical Director, Office of Clinical Affairs, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association * Mark Rattray, MD -- President, CareVariance * Jennifer Daley, MD -- Chief Medical Officer, Tenet Healthcare * Marc Leib, MD JD -- Chief Medical Officer, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) * Steven Waldren, MD -- Assistant Director, Center for Health Information Technology, American Academy of Family Physicians * Jerry Reeves, MD -- Chief Medical Officer, H.E.R.E.I.U. Welfare Funds * Arthur Segal, MD -- Chair, American College of Radiology Committee on Drugs and Contrast * Josie Williams, MD -- Co-Chair, AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement * Daniel Buffington, PharmD -- CEO, Clinical Pharmacology Services * Thomas Wilson, PhD -- Founder, Population Health Impact (PHI) Institute

Please see http://www.abqaurp.org/chicago-2006.asp or call Patti Rivers at (800) 998-6030 for additional information about the conference or sponsorship information.

The American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Inc. (ABQAURP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Additional credits available including: ACCME Category 1 credit(s), Florida Board of Nursing, AAFP, AOA, and CCMC.

Contact: Patti Rivers Phone: (800) 998-6030 x 117 Email: privers@abqaurp.org Website: http://www.abqaurp.org/