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Public: Individuals or households,
Business or other for-profit, Not-forprofit, State, Local or Tribal
Governments, Federal Government;
Number of Respondents: 5,600; Total
Annual Responses: 5,600; Total Annual
Hours: 1.
5. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Hospital
Reporting Initiative—Hospital Quality
Measures (Surgical Care Improvement
(SCIP) Measures/Mortality Measures;
Use: The purpose of this information
collection request is to collect data to
produce valid, reliable, comparable and
salient quality measures to provide a
potent stimulus for clinicians and
providers to improve the quality of care
they provide. The reporting of Surgical
Care Improvement (SCIP) measures is
currently being collected from hospitals
for activities associated with the Quality
Improvement Organization (QIO)
Program. Section 5001(a) of Pub. L. 109–
171 of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA)
sets out new requirements under the
Reporting Hospital Quality Data for
Annual Payment Update program. This
program was initially established under
section 501(b) of the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003, which offers
monetary incentives for hospitals
participating in the reporting of quality
data. The DRA requires that we expand
the existing ‘‘starter set’’ of 10 quality
measures that we have used since 2003.
Although, this effort increases the
volume of data currently reported into
the QIO Clinical Data Warehouse; it
however, does not place a substantial
data collection burden on hospitals. A
substantial percentage of hospitals are
voluntarily submitting these SCIP
measures currently. In contrast to the
SCIP quality measures, no additional
data collection from hospitals will be
required from the mortality measures.
All three mortality measures can be
calculated based on Medicare inpatient
and outpatient claims data that are
already reported to the Medicare
program for payment purposes. Form
Number: CMS–10210 (OMB#: 0938–
NEW); 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:
587,500.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access CMS Web site
address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
PaperworkReductionActof1995, or Email your request, including your
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address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786–
1326.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be mailed
or faxed within 30 days of this notice
directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB
Human Resources and Housing Branch,
Attention: Carolyn Lovett, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503. Fax Number:
(202) 395–6974.
Dated: December 18, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
*COM019*Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier CMS 10098 and CMS–
10114]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
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.
Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection;
Title of Information Collection: 1–
800–MEDICARE Beneficiary
Satisfaction Survey;
Use: The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services will use the survey
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information for performance evaluation
of the contractor. The information
gathered will also be used to validate
the quality of service delivered, and or
direct the contractor to performance
improvement;
Form Number: CMS–10098 (OMB#:
0938–0919);
Frequency: Reporting—Weekly,
Monthly and Yearly;
Affected Public: Individuals or
households;
Number of Respondents: 18,000;
Total Annual Responses: 18,000;
Total Annual Hours: 2,250.
Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection;
Title of Information Collection:
National Provider Identifier (NPI)
Application and Update Form and
Supporting Regulations in 45 CFR
142.408, 45 CFR 162.406, 45 CFR
162.408;
Use: The National Provider Identifier
(NPI) Application and Update Form is
used by health care providers to apply
for NPIs and furnish updates to the
information they supplied on their
initial applications. The form is also
used to deactivate their NPIs if
necessary. The NPI Application/Update
form has been revised to further assist
in uniquely identifying health care
providers and provide additional
guidance on how to accurately complete
the form. The form captures additional
data elements that will assist with
unique identification. It also includes
more detailed instructions.
Form Number: CMS–10114 (OMB:#
0938–0931);
Frequency: Reporting—On occasion,
one-time;
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, and
Federal government;
Number of Respondents: 325,608;
Total Annual Responses: 325,608;
Total Annual Hours: 108,560.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access CMS’ Web site
address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
PaperworkReductionActof1995, or Email your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, 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 at the address below, no
later than 5 p.m. on February 20, 2007.
CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs, Division of
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Thursday, March 8, 2007, there will be no
meeting on March 9, 2007.
Regulations Development—B,
Attention: William N. Parham, III,
Room C4–26–05, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland
21244–1850.
Deadlines
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Deadline for Hardcopy Comments/
Suggested Agenda Topics—5 p.m.
(e.s.t.), Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Deadline for Hardcopy
Presentations—5 p.m. (e.s.t.),
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Deadline for Attendance
Registration—5 p.m. (e.s.t.), Wednesday,
February 28, 2007
Deadline for Special
Accommodations—5 p.m. (e.s.t.),
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
Submission of Materials to the
Designated Federal Officer (DFO)
[CMS–1327–N]
Because of staffing and resource
limitations, we cannot accept written
comments and presentations by FAX,
nor can we print written comments and
presentations received electronically for
dissemination at the meeting.
Only hardcopy comments and
presentations can be reproduced for
public dissemination. All hardcopy
presentations must be accompanied by
Form CMS–20017. The form is now
available through the CMS Forms Web
site. The URL for linking to this form is
as follows: https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
cmsforms/downloads/cms20017.pdf.
We are also requiring electronic
versions of the written comments and
presentations (in addition to the
hardcopies), so we can send them
electronically to the Panel members for
their review before the meeting.
Consequently, you must send BOTH
electronic and hardcopy versions of
your presentations and written
comments by the prescribed deadlines.
(Send electronic transmissions to the email address below. Mail (or send by
courier) hardcopies, accompanied by
Form CMS–20017, to the DFO, as
specified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACTS section of this
notice.)
Dated: December 18, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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Medicare Program; First Biannual
Meeting of the Advisory Panel on
Ambulatory Payment Classification
Groups—March 7, 8, and 9, 2007
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section
10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), this
notice announces the first biannual
meeting of the Advisory Panel on
Ambulatory Payment Classification
(APC) Groups (the Panel) for 2007. The
purpose of the Panel is to review the
APC groups and their associated
weights and to advise the Secretary of
Health and Human Services (the
Secretary) and the Administrator of the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) (the Administrator)
concerning the clinical integrity of the
APC groups and their associated
weights. CMS will consider the Panel’s
advice as we prepare the proposed and
final rules that update the hospital
Outpatient Prospective Payment System
(OPPS) for CY 2008.
Meeting Dates: We are scheduling the
first biannual meeting in 2007 for the
following dates and times:
• Wednesday, March 7, 2007, 1 p.m.
to 5 p.m. (e.s.t.)
• Thursday, March 8, 2007, 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. (e.s.t.)
• Friday, March 9, 2007, 8 a.m. to 12
noon (e.s.t.) 1
Note: We anticipate that there will be a
meeting on Friday, March 9, 2007. However,
if the business of the Panel concludes on
1 The
times listed above are approximate times;
consequently, the meetings may last longer than
listed above, but will not begin before the posted
times.
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The meeting will be held in
the Auditorium, 1st Floor, CMS Central
Office, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
• For further information, contact:
Shirl Ackerman-Ross, DFO, CMS, CMM,
HAPG, DOC, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Mail Stop C4–05–17, Baltimore, MD
21244–1850. Phone: (410) 786–4474*.
*Note: Please advise couriers of the
following: When delivering hardcopies of
presentations to CMS, if no one answers at
the above phone number, please call (410)
786–4532.
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• E-mail address for comments,
presentations, and registration requests
is CMS_APCPanel@cms.hhs.gov.
• News media representatives must
contact our Public Affairs Office at (202)
690–6145.
Advisory Committees’ Information
Lines
The phone numbers for the CMS
Federal Advisory Committee Hotline are
1–877–449–5659 (toll free) and (410)
786–9379 (local).
Web Sites
Please search the CMS Web site at
https://www.cms.hhs.gov/FACA/
05_AdvisoryPanelonAmbulatory
PaymentClassificationGroups.asp#Top
OfPage in order to obtain the following:
• Additional information on the APC
meeting agenda topics,
• Updates to the Panel’s activities,
• Copies of the current Charter, and
• Membership requirements.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Secretary is required by section
1833(t)(9)(A) of the Act, as amended and
redesignated by sections 201(h) and
202(a)(2) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and
SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act
of 1999 (BBRA) (Pub. L. 106–113),
respectively, to establish and consult
with an expert, outside advisory panel
on APC groups. The APC Panel meets
up to three times annually to review the
APC groups and to provide technical
advice to the Secretary and the
Administrator concerning the clinical
integrity of the groups and their
associated weights. All Panel members
must have technical expertise that
enables them to participate fully in the
work of the Panel. The expertise
encompasses hospital payment systems,
hospital medical-care delivery systems,
outpatient payment requirements, APCs,
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)
codes, and the use and payment of
drugs and medical devices in the
outpatient setting, as well as other forms
of relevant expertise. Details regarding
membership requirements for the APC
Panel can be found on the CMS Web site
as listed above.
The Panel presently consists of the
following members:
• E.L. Hambrick, M.D., J.D., Chair.
• Marilyn Bedell, M.S., R.N., O.C.N.
• Gloryanne Bryant, B.S., R.H.I.A.,
R.H.I.T., C.C.S.
• Albert Brooks Einstein, Jr., M.D.,
F.A.C.P.
• Hazel Kimmel, R.N., C.C.S.
• Sandra J. Metzler, M.B.A., R.H.I.A.,
C.P.H.Q.
• Thomas M. Munger, M.D., F.A.C.C.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
*COM019*Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier CMS 10098 and CMS-10114]
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.
Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection;
Title of Information Collection: 1-800-MEDICARE Beneficiary
Satisfaction Survey;
Use: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will use the
survey information for performance evaluation of the contractor. The
information gathered will also be used to validate the quality of
service delivered, and or direct the contractor to performance
improvement;
Form Number: CMS-10098 (OMB: 0938-0919);
Frequency: Reporting--Weekly, Monthly and Yearly;
Affected Public: Individuals or households;
Number of Respondents: 18,000;
Total Annual Responses: 18,000;
Total Annual Hours: 2,250.
Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection;
Title of Information Collection: National Provider Identifier (NPI)
Application and Update Form and Supporting Regulations in 45 CFR
142.408, 45 CFR 162.406, 45 CFR 162.408;
Use: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) Application and Update
Form is used by health care providers to apply for NPIs and furnish
updates to the information they supplied on their initial applications.
The form is also used to deactivate their NPIs if necessary. The NPI
Application/Update form has been revised to further assist in uniquely
identifying health care providers and provide additional guidance on
how to accurately complete the form. The form captures additional data
elements that will assist with unique identification. It also includes
more detailed instructions.
Form Number: CMS-10114 (OMB: 0938-0931);
Frequency: Reporting--On occasion, one-time;
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit
institutions, and Federal government;
Number of Respondents: 325,608;
Total Annual Responses: 325,608;
Total Annual Hours: 108,560.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS'
Web site address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
PaperworkReductionActof1995, or E-mail your request, including
your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS document identifier, to
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, 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 at the address below,
no later than 5 p.m. on February 20, 2007.
CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of
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Regulations Development--B, Attention: William N. Parham, III, Room C4-
26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: December 18, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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