[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63482-63484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25943]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10304 and CMS-10315]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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), 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 function; (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: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Information
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Collection Requirements and Supporting Information for Chronic Kidney
Disease Surveys under the 9th Scope of Work; Form Number: CMS-10304
(OMB : 0938-New); Use: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(DHHS) are requesting OMB clearance for the Chronic Kidney Disease
(CKD) Partner Survey and the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Provider
Survey. The Prevention CKD Theme is a component of the Prevention Theme
of the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program's 9th Scope of
Work (SOW). The statutory authority for this scope of work is found in
Part B of Title XI of the Social Security Act (the Act) as amended by
the Peer Review Improvement Act of 1982. The Act established the
Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review Organization Program, now
known as the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program.
The goal of the Prevention CKD Theme is to detect the incidence,
decrease the progression of CKD, and improve care among Medicare
beneficiaries through provider adoption of timely and effective quality
of care interventions; participation in quality incentive initiatives;
beneficiary education; and key linkages and collaborations for system
change at the state and local level. In addition to improving the
quality of care for the elderly and frail-elderly, this Theme aims to
reduce the rate of Medicare entitlement by disability through the delay
and prevention of end-stage renal disease (ESRD); thus resulting in
higher quality care and significant savings to the Medicare Trust Fund.
The CKD Partner Survey constitutes a new information collection to
be used by CMS to obtain information on how QIO collaboration with
partners facilitates systems change within the QIO's respective state.
The CKD Partner Survey will be a census administered to 350
collaborative partners in the 9th SOW. The CKD Partner Survey will be
administered via telephone. Responses will be entered into a pre-
programmed Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) interface.
The results of the survey shall be used for inpatient quality
indicators (IQI) by the QIO. CMS will also use the results to assess
how partner organizations and their perspective of the QIO's role are
implementing system change.
Similarly, the CKD Provider Survey constitutes a new information
collection to be used by CMS to obtain information on how QIO
collaboration with physician practices facilitates systems change
within the QIO's respective state. The CKD Provider Survey will be
administered via telephone and the Web. Responses collected by phone
will be entered into a pre-programmed Computer-Assisted Telephone
Interviewing (CATI) interface. Responses collected by Web will be
housed on a secure server and database. The results of the survey shall
be used for inpatient quality indicators (IQI) by the QIO. CMS will
also use the results to assess how physicians' practices and their
perspective of the QIO's role are implementing system change.
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector--Business or other
for-profits and Not-for profit institutions; Number of Respondents:
1,350; Total Annual Responses: 1,350; Total Annual Hours: 337.5. (For
policy questions regarding this collection contact Robert Kambic at
410-786-1515. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Patient Safety Survey Under the 9th Scope of
Work: Nursing Home in Need (NHIN) Use: The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is requesting OMB clearance for the Nursing
Homes in Need (NHIN) Survey. The NHIN is a component of the Patient
Safety Theme of the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program's
9th Scope of Work (SOW). The statutory authority for this scope of work
is found in Part B of Title XI of the Social Security Act (the Act) as
amended by the Peer Review Improvement Act of 1982. The Act established
the Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review Organization Program,
now known as the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program.
The QIO in each State will provide special technical assistance to
a small number of nursing homes in need of assistance with quality
improvement efforts. This special technical assistance will be for the
QIO to conduct a root cause analysis (RCA) with one nursing home in its
state per year (three over three years). Under this component, it is
expected that within the first quarter of the contract period, CMS will
assign one nursing home to each QIO. The determination of which nursing
homes are eligible under this component will be made by CMS. Some of
these facilities may meet criteria for Special Focus Facilities (SFF).
The intent of this component is that each State QIO will work with
three nursing homes over the three-year contract period; these
assignments are expected to be spaced out so that each State QIO will
get one nursing home assigned approximately every 12 months.
The NHIN Survey is a new information collection to be used by CMS
to obtain information on nursing home satisfaction with technical
assistance strategies delivered as a component of the NHIN. The NHIN
Survey will be a census of 53 nursing homes working with their
respective QIOs. The survey will be conducted one time for each of the
nursing homes assisted in the first two years under the 9th SOW and it
will be conducted twice with nursing homes assisted in the third year.
The information collected through this survey will allow CMS to help
focus the NHIN task to maximize the benefit to participating nursing
homes. The NHIN Survey will be administered via telephone by trained
and experienced interviewers. Responses will be entered into a pre-
programmed Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) interface.
The NHIN Survey will include questions to determine if the QIO has
conducted a root cause analysis and developed an action plan. These
will be followed by questions about their satisfaction with the QIO and
their perceived value of the QIO's assistance. The NHIN Survey will
address the following:
Background information;
Current work--information and assessment;
Satisfaction with QIOs;
Value of QIO assistance;
Sources of information; and
Respondent comments.
All survey protocol and correspondence will be translated into
Spanish and bi-lingual telephone interviewers will be used as needed.
Form Number: CMS-10315 (OMB : 0938-New); Frequency:
Occasionally; Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit and not-
for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 53; Total Annual
Responses: 106; Total Annual Hours: 17.5 hours (years 1 and 2), 35
hours (year 3). (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Bob Kambic 410-786-1515. 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
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.
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To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must be received by the OMB desk
officer at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on November 15,
2010.
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS
Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, e-mail: [email protected].
Dated: October 8, 2010.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Division--B, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010-25943 Filed 10-14-10; 8:45 am]
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