[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 18 (Monday, January 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4868-4869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1361]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10210]
Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements
Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
AGENCY: Center for Medicare and 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 and Medicaid
Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services, 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.
We are, however, requesting an emergency review of the information
collection referenced below. In compliance with the requirement of
section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we have
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following
requirements for emergency review. We are requesting an emergency
review because the collection of this information is needed before the
expiration of the normal time limits under OMB's regulations at 5 CFR
part 1320(a)(2)(ii). This is necessary to ensure compliance with an
initiative of the Administration. We cannot reasonably comply with the
normal clearance procedures because of an unanticipated event, as
stated in 5 CFR 1320.13(a)(2)(ii).
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Additional
Quality Measures and Procedures for Hospital Reporting of Quality Data
for the FY 2009 IPPS Annual Payment Update (Surgical Care Improvement
Project & Mortality Measures); Form Number: CMS-10210 (OMB:
0938-1022); Use: The approval of this data collection process is
essential to meet the requirements of Section 404 of the Medicare
Prescription Drug and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003 and its
applicability to the hospital market basket. This section of the MMA
requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to, ``... establish
a frequency for revising such [market basket] weights including the
labor share, in such market basket to reflect the most current data
available more frequently than every five years.''
This information is used by Quality Improvement Organizations
(QIOs) to
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identify opportunities for improvement, and to effectively target
quality improvement initiatives in order to meet the statutory
requirements for QIOs. The information will be made available to
hospitals for their use in internal quality improvement initiatives.
The information is used by CMS to direct its contractors to focus on
particular areas of improvement, and to develop quality improvement
initiatives. Most importantly, this information is available to
beneficiaries, as well as to the public in general, to provide hospital
information to assist them in making decisions about their health care.
CMS conducts focus groups or market testing prior to public reporting
hospital quality data on the Hospital Compare Web site.
For FY 2008, we propose to add the HCAHPS Survey to the measure
set. For FY 2009, the set of measures for the RHQDAPU program will
consist of measures previously approved through the PRA process, as
well as additional measures identified through this rulemaking. We
propose to add the following additional measures for FY 2009: Pneumonia
30-day Mortality (Medicare patients); SCIP Infection 4: Cardiac Surgery
Patients with Controlled 6AM Postoperative Serum Glucose; SCIP
Infection 6: Surgery Patients with Appropriate Hair Removal.
These three measures were recently endorsed by the National Quality
Forum (NQF) and will be added to the set. All of these measures have
been approved by the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA) for inclusion in
the national voluntary hospital reporting set, and are fully specified
and included in The Joint Commission Specifications Manual for National
Hospital Quality Measures. The measures offer important additions to
our understanding of patient outcomes (mortality) and patient safety
efforts, and could help encourage additional systems change in
hospitals in the areas of pneumonia care and surgical services.
Frequency: Recordkeeping, reporting, third-party disclosure--quarterly;
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit; Number
of Respondents: 3,700; Total Annual Responses: 3,700; Total Annual
Hours: 806,250.
CMS is requesting OMB review and approval of this collection by
February 29, 2008, with a 180-day approval period. Written comments and
recommendations will be considered from the public if received by the
individuals designated below by February 25, 2008.
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/regulations/pra or E-mail
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 February 27, 2008.
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.
and,
OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Carolyn Lovett, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Fax
Number: (202) 395-6974.
Dated: January 18, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8-1361 Filed 1-25-08; 8:45 am]
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