[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37175-37176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13685]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

42 CFR Parts 405, 412, 413, and 485

[CMS-1655-CN]
RIN 0938-AS77


Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems 
for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective 
Payment System and Proposed Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2017 Rates; 
Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers; Graduate Medical 
Education; Hospital Notification Procedures Applicable to Beneficiaries 
Receiving Observation Services; and Technical Changes Relating to Costs 
to Organizations and Medicare Cost Reports; Correction

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects technical and typographical errors in 
the proposed rule that appeared in the Federal Register on April 27, 
2016 titled ``Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment 
Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital 
Prospective Payment System and Proposed Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 
2017 Rates; Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers; 
Graduate Medical Education; Hospital Notification Procedures Applicable 
to Beneficiaries Receiving Observation

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Services; and Technical Changes Relating to Costs to Organizations and 
Medicare Cost Reports.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Padgett, (410) 786-2811.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    In FR Doc. 2016-09120 of April 27, 2016 (81 FR 24946), there were a 
number of technical errors that are identified and corrected in the 
Correction of Errors section of this correcting document.

II. Summary of Errors

A. Summary of Errors in the Preamble

    On pages 24958, 24959, and 25255 we made an inadvertent technical 
and typographical errors in referencing several quality measure titles.
    On page 25121, we erroneously referenced the incorrect date for the 
end of the FY 2019 Hospital-acquired condition (HAC) Reduction Program 
performance period.
    On page 25173, we made an error in referencing the Long-Term Care 
Hospital Quality Reporting Program (LTCH QRP).
    On page 25223, we made an error in specifying the units for the 
dollar amount in reference to expenditures. We also inadvertently 
omitted full reference to ``Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: 
Prevention Quality Indicators Overview. 2008'' in the footnote.
    On page 25247, we erroneously referenced incorrect year regarding 
the Spring version of the Clinical Quality Measure (CQM) electronic 
specifications.

B. Summary of Errors in the Addendum

    On page 25307, in table titled ``Estimated Proportion of Hospitals 
in the Worst-Performing Quartile (75th Percentile) of the Total HAC 
Score for the FY 2017 HAC Reduction Program'', we made technical errors 
in the entries for the ``By Teaching Status'' hospital characteristic.
    On page 25319, we made an inadvertent technical and typographical 
errors in referencing several quality measure titles.
    On pages 25322, we made an error in referencing the Long-Term Care 
Hospital Quality Reporting Program (LTCH QRP).

IV. Correction of Errors

    In FR Doc. 2016-09120 of April 27, 2016 (81 FR 24946), we are 
making the following corrections:

A. Corrections of Errors in the Preamble

    1. On page 24958, first column, last paragraph, line 11, the phrase 
``PAC LTCH QRP.'' is corrected to read ``LTCH QRP.''.
    2. On page 24959, third column, last paragraph, line 8, the phrase 
``Issues-PAC'' is corrected to read ``Issues-PAC LTCH QRP''.
    3. On page 25121, third column, first full paragraph, line 18, the 
phrase ``September 30'' is corrected to read ``June 30''.
    4. On page 25173, third column, fifth bulleted paragraph, lines 3 
and 4, the phrase ``(LTCH QRP) (also referred to as the LTCHQR 
Program);'' is corrected to read as ``(LTCH QRP);''.
    5. On page 25223:
    a. Second column, first full paragraph, line 29, the figure 
``$4.3B'' is corrected as ``$4.3 billion''.
    b. Third column, third footnote (footnote 232), line 1, the phrase 
``National Quality Forum:'' is corrected to read ``Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality:''.
    6. On page 25247, first column, sixth paragraph, line 19, the 
phrase ``Spring 2017'' is corrected to read ``Spring 2016''.
    7. On page 25255, first column, first partial paragraph, lines 7 
through 14, the sentence ``We refer readers to section VIII.C.9.d. of 
the preamble of this this proposed rule for further details on the 
proposed expansion of data collection for this measures (NQF #0680), 
including data collection timeframes and associated submission 
deadlines.'' is corrected to read ``We refer readers to section 
VIII.C.9.d. of the preamble of this proposed rule for further details 
on the proposed expansion of data collection for this measure, Percent 
of Residents or Patients Who Were Assessed and Appropriately Given the 
Seasonal Influenza Vaccine (Short Stay) (NQF #0680), including data 
collection timeframes and associated submission deadlines.''.

B. Corrections of Errors in the Addendum

    1. On page 25307, in the table titled ``ESTIMATED PROPORTION OF 
HOSPITAL IN THE WORST-PERFORMING QUARTILE (75TH PERCENTILE) OF THE 
TOTAL HAC SCORE FOR THE FY 2017 HAC REDUCTION PROGRAM,'' the entries 
for the hospital characteristic ``By Teaching Status'' are corrected to 
read as follows:

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                                                                                     Number of      Percent of
                                                                                   hospitals in    hospitals in
                     Hospital characteristic                         Number of      the worst-      the worst-
                                                                   hospitals \a\    performing      performing
                                                                                   quartile \b\    quartile \c\
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By Teaching Status: \f\
    Non-teaching................................................           2,189             398            18.2
    Fewer than 100 residents....................................             777             230            29.6
    100 or more residents.......................................             245             136            55.5
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    2. On page 25319, first column, first partial paragraph, line 13, 
the phrase ``this measures (NQF #0680),'' is corrected to read ``this 
measure, Percent of Residents or Patients Who Were Assessed and 
Appropriately Given the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine (Short Stay) (NQF 
#0680),''.
    3. On 25322, second column, second full paragraph, line 12, the 
phrase ``LTCHQR Program'' is corrected to read ``LTCH QRP''.

    Dated: June 6, 2016.
Madhura Valverde,
Executive Secretary to the Department, Department of Health and Human 
Services.
 [FR Doc. 2016-13685 Filed 6-6-16; 4:15 pm]
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