[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 80 (Friday, April 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 22991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09289]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-1466-N]
Medicare Program: Notice of Two Membership Appointments to the
Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces two new membership appointments to the
Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment (the Panel). The two new
appointments to the Panel will each serve a 4-year period. The new
members will have terms that begin on February 16, 2014 and continue
through February 15, 2018. The purpose of the Panel is to advise the
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the
Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
concerning the clinical integrity of the Ambulatory Payment
Classification groups and their relative payment weights. The Panel
also addresses and makes recommendations regarding supervision of
hospital outpatient services. The advice provided by the Panel will be
considered as we prepare the annual updates for the hospital outpatient
prospective payment system.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information on the
Panel meeting dates, agenda topics, copy of the charter, as well as
updates to the Panel's activities, search our Internet Web site:
https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/FACA/AdvisoryPanelonAmbulatoryPaymentClassificationGroups.html. For other
information regarding the Panel, contact Carol Schwartz, the Designated
Federal Officer (DFO) at CMS, Center for Medicare, Hospital and
Ambulatory Policy Group, Division of Outpatient Care, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Mail Stop C4-05-17, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850, phone (410)
786-3985.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) is
required by section 1833(t)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act (the Act)
(42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(9)(A)) and section 222 of the Public Health Service
Act (PHS Act) (42 U.S.C. 217a) to consult with an expert outside
advisory panel on the clinical integrity of the Ambulatory Payment
Classification groups and relative payment weights, which are major
elements of the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
(OPPS), and the appropriate supervision level for hospital outpatient
services. The Panel is governed by the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92-463), as amended (5 U.S.C.
Appendix 2), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of
advisory panels. The Panel Charter provides that the Panel shall meet
up to 3 times annually. We consider the technical advice provided by
the Panel as we prepare the proposed and final rules to update the OPPS
for the following calendar year.
The Panel shall consist of a chair and up to 19 members who are
full-time employees of hospitals, hospital systems, or other Medicare
providers. The Secretary or a designee selects the Panel membership
based upon either self-nominations or nominations submitted by Medicare
providers and other interested organizations. New appointments are made
in a manner that ensures a balanced membership under the FACA
guidelines.
The Panel presently consists of the following members and a Chair.
Edith Hambrick, M.D., J.D., Chair, CMS Medical Officer.
Karen Borman, M.D., FACS.
Kari S. Cornicelli, C.P.A., FHFMA.
Brian D. Kavanagh, M.D., MPH.
Scott Manaker, M.D., Ph.D.
John Marshall, CRA, RCC, CIRCC, RT(R), FAHRA.
Jim Nelson, M.B.A., C.P.A., FHFMA.
Leah Osbahr, M.A., MPH.
Jacqueline Phillips.
Traci Rabine.
Michael Rabovsky, M.D.
Marianna V. Spanaki-Varela, MD, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Gale Walker.
Kris Zimmer.
II. Provisions of the Notice
We published a notice in the Federal Register on November 1, 2013,
entitled ``Medicare Program; Solicitation of Five Nominations to the
Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment (HOP, the Panel)'' (78 FR
65660). The notice solicited nominations for five new members to fill
the vacancies on the Panel beginning September 30, 2013. As a result of
that notice, we are announcing two new members to the Panel. The Panel
currently consists of 15 members. The two new Panel members
appointments are for 4-year terms beginning on February 16, 2014.
New Appointments to the Panel
The two new members of the Panel with terms beginning on February
16, 2014 and continuing through February 15, 2018 are as follows:
Wendy Resnick, FHFMA.
Johnathan Pregler, M.D.
III. Collection of Information Requirements
This document does not impose information collection and
recordkeeping requirements. Consequently, it need not be reviewed by
the Office of Management and Budget under the authority of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 35).
Dated: April 17, 2014.
Marilyn Tavenner,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-09289 Filed 4-24-14; 8:45 am]
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