[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7433-7434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02155]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers CMS-10409 and CMS-10461]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) is publishing the following summary of proposed
collections for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1)
The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for
the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information collection burden.
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Long Term Care
Hospital (LCTH) Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation (CARE) Data
Set; Use: Section 3004 of the Affordable Care Act authorizes the
establishment of a new quality reporting program for LTCH. LTCHs that
fail to submit quality measure data may be subject to a 2 percentage
point reduction in their annual update to the standard Federal rate for
discharges occurring during a rate year. In the FY 2013 IPPS/LTCH PPS
final rule (76 FR 51743 through 51756), CMS retained three measures
(NQF 0678, NQF 0138 and NQF 0139) and
adopted two new measure (NQF 0680 and NQF0431) for
the FY 2016 payment determination. NQF 0680 is the percent of
residents or patients who were assessed and appropriately given the
seasonal influenza vaccine (short-stay). NQF 0431 is influenza
vaccination coverage among healthcare personnel. The data collection
for these two NQF endorsed measures will start January 1, 2014.
LTCH CARE Data Set was developed specifically for use in LTCHs for
data collection of NQF 0678 Pressure Ulcer measures beginning
October 1, 2012, with the understanding that the data set would expand
in future rulemaking years with the adoption of additional quality
measures. Relevant data elements contained in other well-known and
clinically established data sets, including but not limited to the
Minimum Data Set 3.0 (MDS 3.0) and CARE, were incorporated into the
LTCH CARE Data Set V1.01. Form Number: CMS-10409 (OCN: 0938-1163);
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or
other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 442; Total Annual Responses: 403,988; Total Annual Hours:
212,160. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Charles Padgett at 410-786-2811. For all other issues call 410-786-
1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (request
for a new OMB control number). Title of Information Collection:
Emergency Department Patient Experience of Care Survey. Use: This
survey supports the six national priorities for improving care from the
National Quality Strategy developed by the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) that was called for under the Affordable Care
Act to create national aims and priorities to guide local, state, and
national efforts to improve the quality of health care. This strategy
has established six priorities that support a three-part aim focusing
on better care, better health, and lower costs through improvement. The
six priorities include: making care safer by reducing harm caused by
the delivery of care; ensuring that each person and family are engaged
as partners in their care; promoting effective communication and
coordination of care; promoting the most effective prevention and
treatment practices for the leading causes of mortality, starting with
cardiovascular disease; working with communities to promote wide use of
best practices to enable healthy living; and making quality care more
affordable for individuals, families, employers, and
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governments by developing and spreading new health care delivery
models. This survey will provide patient experiences with care data
that enables making comparisons of emergency departments across the
nation and promoting effective communication and coordination. Form
Number: CMS-10461 (OCN 0938-New). Frequency: Once. Affected Public:
Individuals and households. Number of Respondents: Total Annual
Responses: 3,360. Total Annual Hours: 799. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Sai Ma at 410-786-1479. For all other
issues call 410-786-1326.)
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS'
Web Site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995,
or Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB
number, and CMS document identifier, to [email protected], or call
the Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326.
In commenting on the proposed information collections please
reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be assured
consideration, comments and recommendations must be submitted in one of
the following ways by April 2, 2013:
1. Electronically. You may submit your comments electronically to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for ``Comment or
Submission'' or ``More Search Options'' to find the information
collection document(s) accepting comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following
address: CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development, Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
Control Number ------, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: January 29, 2013.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-02155 Filed 1-31-13; 8:45 am]
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