[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 204 (Friday, October 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 65354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26516]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10336]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506I(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: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic
Health Record Incentive Program; Use: The American Reinvestment and
Recovery Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) (Pub. L. 111-5) was enacted on
February 17, 2009. The Recovery Act includes many measures to modernize
our nation's infrastructure, and improve affordable health care.
Expanded use of health information technology (HIT) and certified
electronic health records (EHRs) will improve the quality and value of
American health care. Title IV of Division B of the Recovery Act amends
Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act (the Act) by
establishing incentive payments to EPs, eligible hospitals, and CAHs to
promote the adoption and meaningful use of interoperable HIT and EHRs.
These provisions, together with Title XIII of Division A of the
Recovery Act, may be cited as the ``Health Information Technology for
Economic and Clinical Health Act'' or the ``HITECH Act.'' The incentive
payments for adoption and meaningful use of HIT and certified EHRs are
part of a broader effort under the HITECH Act to accelerate the
adoption of HIT and utilization of certified EHRs.
The HITECH Act creates incentives for EPs and eligible hospitals,
including CAHs, in the Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS), Medicare
Advantage (MA), and Medicaid programs that meaningfully use certified
EHR technology, and payment adjustments in the Medicare FFS and MA
programs starting in FY 2015 for EPs and eligible hospitals
participating in Medicare that are not meaningful users of certified
EHR technology.
In the final rule that published July 28, 2010 (75 FR 44314), CMS
establishes the definition of ``meaningful use of certified EHR
technology'' and describes the use of HIT to advance the goals of
information exchange among healthcare professionals and hospitals. As
required by section 3004(b)(l) of the Public Health Service Act
(amended by section 13101 of the HITECH Act), the ``certified EHR
technology'' with which to demonstrate ``meaningful use'' will be
determined in a rulemaking document provided by the Office of the
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). The
functionality of certified EHR technology should facilitate the
implementation of meaningful use.
The information collection requirements contained in this
information collection request are needed to implement the HITECH Act.
In order to avoid duplicate payments, all EPs are enumerated through
their NPI, while all eligible hospitals and CAHs will also be
enumerated through their CCN. State Medicaid agencies and CMS will use
the provider's TIN and NPI or CCN combination in order to make payment,
validate payment eligibility and detect and prevent duplicate payments
for EPs, eligible hospitals and CAHs. Form Number: CMS-10336
(OMB: 0938-New); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public:
State, Local and Tribal governments, Private Sector: Business or other
for-profits and not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents:
1,448,895 Total Annual Responses: 2,099,458; Total Annual Hours:
6,344,458. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Rachel Maisler at 410-786-5754. 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.
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 22,
2010. OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS
Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, E-mail: [email protected].
Dated: October 18, 2010.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010-26516 Filed 10-21-10; 8:45 am]
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