[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 54 (Monday, March 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13543-13544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6238]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10315]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
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) 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.
1. 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:
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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 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.
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 May 21, 2010:
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.
Dated: March 15, 2010.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010-6238 Filed 3-19-10; 8:45 am]
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