[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70870-70871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28137]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10542, CMS-10543 and CMS-209]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is
announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention
to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (the PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice
in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of
information (including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an
existing collection of information) and to allow 60 days for public
comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding our burden estimates 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.
DATES: Comments must be received by January 27, 2015.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or
OMB control number (OCN). To be assured consideration, comments and
recommendations must be submitted in any one of the following ways:
1. Electronically. You may send 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) that are 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.
To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, you may make
your request using one of following:
1. Access CMS' Web site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995.
2. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB
number, and CMS document identifier, to [email protected].
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-
1326.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Contents
This notice sets out a summary of the use and burden associated
with the following information collections. More detailed information
can be found in each collection's supporting statement and associated
materials (see ADDRESSES).
CMS 10542 Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers
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and Systems (HCAHPS) Survey Mode Experiment
CMS 10543 Emergency Department Patient Experience of Care (EDPEC)
Survey Mode Experiment
CMS 209 Laboratory Personnel Report (CLIA) and Supporting Regulations
Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal agencies must obtain
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. The term
``collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA requires federal agencies
to publish a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension
or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, before
submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this
requirement, CMS is publishing this notice.
Information Collection1.
1. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Request
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection:
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
(HCAHPS) Survey Mode Experiment; Use: Hospital-level scores derived
from national implementation of Hospital Consumer Assessment of
Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Survey are publicly reported
quality data on CMS' Hospital Compare Web site. Our HCAHPS initiative
allows vendors to select one mode of survey administration from four
approved administration protocols (mail only, telephone only, mail-
telephone mixed mode, and touch-tone IVR only). Before public
reporting, HCAHPS scores are adjusted for the selected mode of
administration, using mail administration as the comparison mode, to
correct for any inflation or deflation of scores that are a result of
mode. The current mode adjustments employed for HCAHPS are the product
of two separate mode experiments conducted using different versions of
the survey and different sample. The purpose of the planned HCAHPS mode
experiment is to conduct a mode experiment of sufficient sample and
scale to determine if the mode adjustments currently employed for the
32-item HCAHPS core survey need revision. An additional goal is to
collect empirical evidence on the effect of the number of additional
supplemental items on survey response rate and patterns of response to
the HCAHPS core demographic items (known as ``About You'' items). Form
Number: CMS-10542 (OMB control number 0938-New); Frequency: Once;
Affected Public: Individuals and households; Number of Respondents:
8,160; Total Annual Responses: 8,160; Total Annual Hours: 1,322. (For
policy questions regarding this collection contact Elizabeth Flow-
Delwiche at 410-786-1718).
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 (EDPEC) Survey Mode
Experiment; Use: This survey supports the six national priorities for
improving care from the National Quality Strategy developed by the
Department of Health and Human Services 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. 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
governments by developing and spreading new health care delivery
models. In 2012, we launched the development of the Emergency
Department Patient Experience of Care Survey (EDPEC) to measure the
experiences of patients (18 and older) with emergency department care.
This survey will provide patient experience with care data that enables
comparisons of emergency department and support for improving the
quality of patient experience in the emergency department. Form Number:
CMS-10543 (OMB control number 0938-New); Frequency: Once; Affected
Public: Individuals and households; Number of Respondents: 4,951; Total
Annual Responses: 4,951; Total Annual Hours: 923. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Elizabeth Flow-Delwiche at 410-786-
1718).
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension without change
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Laboratory Personnel Report (CLIA) and Supporting Regulations; Use: The
information collected on this survey form is used in the administrative
pursuit of the Congressionally-mandated program with regard to
regulation of laboratories participating in CLIA. The surveyor will
provide the laboratory with the CMS-209 form. While the surveyor
performs other aspects of the survey, the laboratory will complete the
CMS-209 by recording the personnel data needed to support their
compliance with the personnel requirements of CLIA. The surveyor will
then use this information in choosing a sample of personnel to verify
compliance with the personnel requirements. Information on personnel
qualifications of all technical personnel is needed to ensure the
sample is representative of the entire laboratory; Form Number: CMS-209
(OMB control number 0938-0151); Frequency: Biennially; Affected Public:
Private Sector--State, Local, or Tribal Governments; and Federal
Government; Number of Respondents: 19,051; Total Annual Responses:
9,526; Total Annual Hours: 4,763. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Kathleen Todd at 410-786-3385.)
Dated: November 24, 2014.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-28137 Filed 11-26-14; 8:45 am]
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