Privacy Act of 1974; Deletion of an Existing System of Records, 10450 [08-873]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Robert deV. Frierson,
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
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Privacy Act of 1974; Report of a New
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Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Notice of a New System of
Records (SOR).
ACTION:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
Privacy Act of 1974; Deletion of an
Existing System of Records
Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
AGENCY:
Notice to delete an existing CMS
system of records (SOR).
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974,
CMS is deleting an existing system of
records titled the ‘‘Privacy
Accountability Database (PAD),’’ CMS
System No. 09–70–0540, established at
67 FR 62482 (October 7, 2002).
The deletion will be
effective on February 11, 2008.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The public should address
comments to: CMS Privacy Officer,
Division of Privacy Compliance,
Enterprise Architecture and Strategy
Group, Office of Information Services,
CMS, Room N2–04–27, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–
1850. The telephone number is (410)
786–5357. Comments received will be
available for review at this location, by
appointment, during regular business
hours, Monday through Friday from
9 a.m.–3 p.m., Eastern Time zone.
ADDRESSES:
The PAD
as a Privacy Act system of records is
being deleted because the database that
supported this collection is obsolete and
is no longer active. CMS will continue
to track disclosures and will provide the
necessary tracking, reporting, and
accounting of disclosures to be in
compliance with the Privacy Act of
1974 and the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of
1996.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: February 20, 2008.
Charlene Frizzera,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974,
we are proposing to establish a new
system of records titled, ‘‘Medicare
Administrative Issue Tracker and
Reporting of Operations (MAISTRO)
System,’’ System No. 09–70–0598. The
purpose of the system is to capture and
track casework/inquiries pertaining to
Medicare Part A and Part B programs.
The system will also provide a
mechanism for recording data on a
national level and will serve as a tool to
leverage in performing analysis
including identification of systemic
trends. MAISTRO will record, track and
monitor beneficiary and provider level
inquiries & complaints. The system will
contain information needed to research
the inquiries, such as a beneficiary’s
health insurance claim number (HICN)
or a Provider Identification Number
(NPI).
The primary purpose of the system is
to collect and maintain information
needed to provide a mechanism for
CMS’ central and regional office to
capture, track, manage, report and trend
inquiries, complaints and issues related
to Fee-for-Service (FFS) programs.
Information maintained in this system
will also be disclosed to: (1) Support
regulatory, reimbursement, and policy
functions performed within the Agency
or by a contractor, consultant or CMS
grantee; (2) assist another Federal or
state agency, agency of a state
government, an agency established by
state law, or its fiscal agent; (3) facilitate
research on the quality and effectiveness
of care provided, as well as
epidemiological projects; (4) support
litigation involving the Agency; and (5)
combat fraud, waste, and abuse in
certain health benefits programs. We
have provided background information
about the modified system in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below. Although the Privacy Act
requires only that CMS provide an
opportunity for interested persons to
comment on the proposed routine uses,
CMS invites comments on all portions
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of this notice. See EFFECTIVE DATES
section for comment period.
EFFECTIVE DATES: CMS filed a new
system report with the Chair of the
House Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform, the Chair of the
Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, and
the Administrator, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) on
2/11/2008. In any event, we will not
disclose any information under a
routine use until 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register or
40 days after mailings to Congress,
which ever is later. We may defer
implementation of this system or on one
or more of the routine uses listed below
if we receive comments that persuade us
to defer implementation.
ADDRESSES: The public should address
comments to: CMS Privacy Officer,
Division of Privacy Compliance,
Enterprise Architecture & Strategy
Group, Office of Information Services,
CMS, Mail Stop N2–04–27, 7500
Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850. Comments
received will be available for review at
this location, by appointment, during
regular business hours, Monday through
Friday from 9 a.m.–3 p.m., eastern time
zone.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele Livingston, Division of
Ombudsman Casework and Trends
Management, Medicare Ombudsman
Group, Office of External Affairs, CMS,
7500 Security Boulevard, Mail Stop S1–
20–21, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–
1850. The telephone number is 410–
786–6340 or contact
Michele.Livingston@cms.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CMS
Consortium for Financial Management
and Fee for Service Operations
(CFMFFSO) is responsible for handling
casework/inquiries, but not limited to:
(1) Coverage and payment policy; (2)
audit and reimbursement policy and
operations; (3) program integrity and
medical review policy; (4) Medicare
secondary payer and coordination of
benefits; (5) claims-related hearings,
appeals and grievances; (6) beneficiary
eligibility, enrollment, entitlement,
rights and protections, premium billing
and collection; and (7) dispute
resolution processes to assure the
effective administration of the Medicare
program. These types of inquiries
number in the tens of thousands
annually across the 10 CMS Regional
Offices.
The Office of the Medicare
Ombudsman was established as a result
of Section 923 of the Medicare
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Privacy Act of 1974; Deletion of an Existing System of Records
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
ACTION: Notice to delete an existing CMS system of records (SOR).
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of
1974, CMS is deleting an existing system of records titled the
``Privacy Accountability Database (PAD),'' CMS System No. 09-70-0540,
established at 67 FR 62482 (October 7, 2002).
EFFECTIVE DATE: The deletion will be effective on February 11, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The public should address comments to: CMS Privacy Officer,
Division of Privacy Compliance, Enterprise Architecture and Strategy
Group, Office of Information Services, CMS, Room N2-04-27, 7500
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850. The telephone
number is (410) 786-5357. Comments received will be available for
review at this location, by appointment, during regular business hours,
Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Eastern Time zone.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PAD as a Privacy Act system of records
is being deleted because the database that supported this collection is
obsolete and is no longer active. CMS will continue to track
disclosures and will provide the necessary tracking, reporting, and
accounting of disclosures to be in compliance with the Privacy Act of
1974 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996.
Dated: February 20, 2008.
Charlene Frizzera,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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