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on public conduct during advisory
committee meetings.
Notice of this meeting is given under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2).
Dated: November 9, 2010.
Judith Sparrow,
Office of Programs and Coordination, Office
of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology; HIT;
Standards Committee’s Workgroup
Meetings; Notice of Meetings
Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
AGENCY:
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This notice announces forthcoming
subcommittee meetings of a federal
advisory committee of the Office of the
National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology (ONC). The
meetings will be open to the public via
dial-in access only.
Name of Committees: HIT Standards
Committee’s Workgroups: Clinical
Operations Vocabulary, Implementation, and
Privacy & Security workgroups.
General Function of the Committee: To
provide recommendations to the National
Coordinator on standards, implementation
specifications, and certification criteria for
the electronic exchange and use of health
information for purposes of adoption,
consistent with the implementation of the
Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, and in
accordance with policies developed by the
HIT Policy Committee.
Date and Time: The HIT Standards
Committee Workgroups will hold the
following public meetings during December
2010: December 2nd Implementation
Workgroup, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m./ET; and
Clinical Operations Workgroup and
Vocabulary Task Force meetings TBD.
Location: All workgroup meetings will be
available via Webcast; visit
https://healthit.hhs.gov for instructions on
how to listen via telephone or Web. Please
check the ONC Web site for additional
information as it becomes available. Contact
Person: Judy Sparrow, Office of the National
Coordinator, HHS, 330 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20201, 202–205–4528, Fax:
202–690–6079, e-mail:
judy.sparrow@hhs.gov. Please call the contact
person for up-to-date information on these
meetings. A notice in the Federal Register
about last minute modifications that affect a
previously announced advisory committee
meeting cannot always be published quickly
enough to provide timely notice.
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Agenda: The workgroups will be
discussing issues related to their specific
subject matter, e.g., clinical operations
vocabulary standards, implementation
opportunities and challenges, and privacy
and security standards activities. If
background materials are associated with the
workgroup meetings, they will be posted on
ONC’s Web site prior to the meeting at
https://healthit.hhs.gov.
Procedure: Interested persons may present
data, information, or views, orally or in
writing, on issues pending before the
workgroups. Written submissions may be
made to the contact person on or before two
days prior to the workgroups’ meeting date.
Oral comments from the public will be
scheduled at the conclusion of each
workgroup meeting. Time allotted for each
presentation will be limited to three minutes.
If the number of speakers requesting to
comment is greater than can be reasonably
accommodated during the scheduled open
public session, ONC will take written
comments after the meeting until close of
business on that day.
If you require special accommodations due
to a disability, please contact Judy Sparrow
at least seven (7) days in advance of the
meeting.
ONC is committed to the orderly conduct
of its advisory committee meetings. Please
visit our Web site at https://healthit.hhs.gov
for procedures on public conduct during
advisory committee meetings.
Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2).
Dated: November 10, 2010.
Judith Sparrow,
Office of Programs and Coordination, Office
of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Planning and Evaluation; Medicare
Program; Meeting of the Technical
Advisory Panel on Medicare Trustee
Reports
Assistant Secretary for
Planning and Evaluation, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
public meeting of the Technical
Advisory Panel on Medicare Trustee
Reports (Panel). Notice of this meeting
is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section
10(a)(1) and (a)(2)). The Panel will
discuss the long-term rate of change in
health spending and may make
recommendations to the Medicare
Trustees on how the Trustees might
more accurately estimate health
spending in the long run. The Panel’s
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discussion is expected to be very
technical in nature and will focus on the
actuarial and economic assumptions
and methods by which Trustees might
more accurately measure health
spending. Although panelists are not
limited in the topics they may discuss,
the Panel is not expected to discuss or
recommend changes in current or future
Medicare provider payment rates or
coverage policy. This notice also
announces the appointment of nine
individuals to serve as members of the
Panel.
Meeting Date: November 23, 2010,
9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. e.d.t.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
HHS headquarters at 200 Independence
Ave., SW., 20201, Room 738G.
Comments: The meeting will allocate
time on the agenda to hear public
comments. In lieu of oral comments,
formal written comments may be
submitted for the record to Donald T.
Oellerich, OASPE, 200 Independence
Ave., SW., 20201, Room 405F. Those
submitting written comments should
identify themselves and any relevant
organizational affiliations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald T. Oellerich (202) 690–8410,
Don.oellerich@hhs.gov. Note: Although
the meeting is open to the public,
procedures governing security
procedures and the entrance to Federal
buildings may change without notice.
Those wishing to attend the meeting
must call or e-mail Dr. Oellerich by
Friday November 19, 2010, so that their
name may be put on a list of expected
attendees and forwarded to the security
officers at HHS Headquarters.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
30, 2010, we published a notice
announcing the establishment and
requesting nominations for individuals
to serve on the Panel. This notice also
announces the appointment of nine
individuals to serve as members of the
Panel. They are: Joseph Newhouse, John
Bertko, Barry Bosworth, Michael
Chernew, John Cookson, Uwe
Reinhardt, Geoffrey Sandler, Louise
Sheiner, and Cori Uccello.
Topics of the Meeting: The Panel is
specifically charged with discussing and
possibly making recommendations to
the Medicare Trustees on how the
Trustees might more accurately estimate
the long term rate of health spending in
the United States. The discussion is
expected to focus on highly technical
aspects of estimation involving
economics and actuarial science.
Panelists are not restricted, however, in
the topics that they choose to discuss.
Procedure and Agenda: This meeting
is open to the public. First, the
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appointees will be sworn in by a Federal
official. Each Panel member will then be
given an opportunity to make a self
introduction. The Panel will likely hear
presentations from HHS staff
introducing them to the topic. After any
presentations, the Commission will
deliberate openly on the topic.
Interested persons may observe the
deliberations, but the Panel will not
hear public comments during this time.
The Commission will also allow an
open public session for any attendee to
address issues specific to the topic.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 217a; Section 222 of
the Public Health Services Act, as amended.
The panel is governed by provisions of
Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C.
Appendix 2), which sets forth standards for
the formation and use of advisory
committees.
Dated: November 9, 2010.
Sherry Glied,
Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation.
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National Committee on Vital and Health
Statistics: Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS)
announces the following advisory
committee meeting.
Name: National Committee on Vital
and Health Statistics (NCVHS), Full
Committee Meeting.
Time and Date: December 1, 2010, 9
a.m.–2:30 p.m., December 2, 2010, 9:30
a.m.–1 p.m.
Place: Marriott Washington Hotel,
1221 22nd Street, NW., Washington, DC
20037, (202) 872–1500.
Status: Open.
Purpose: At this meeting the
Committee will hear presentations and
hold discussions on several health data
policy topics. On the morning of the
first day the Committee will hear
updates from the Department and the
Office of the National Coordinator.
There will also be a report on the
NCVHS Executive Subcommittee’s
discussion of the Committee’s review
and decision-information flow process.
In the afternoon there will be a
discussion of a letter to the HHS
Secretary regarding the quality measures
roadmap.
On the morning of the second day
there will be a review of the final letter
to the Secretary regarding the quality
measures roadmap. There will also be
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an update from the Centers for Medicaid
and Medicare Services (CMS) and an
update on HHS Data Initiatives from the
Department. Subcommittees will also
present their reports.
The times shown above are for the full
Committee meeting. Subcommittee
breakout sessions can be scheduled for
late in the afternoon of the first day and
second day and in the morning prior to
the full Committee meeting on the
second day. Agendas for these breakout
sessions will be posted on the NCVHS
Web site (URL below) when available.
Contact Person for More Information:
Substantive program information as
well as summaries of meetings and a
roster of committee members may be
obtained from Marjorie S. Greenberg,
Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National
Center for Health Statistics, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 3311
Toledo Road, Room 2402, Hyattsville,
Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 458–
4245. Information also is available on
the NCVHS home page of the HHS Web
site: https://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where
further information including an agenda
will be posted when available.
Should you require reasonable
accommodation, please contact the CDC
Office of Equal Employment
Opportunity on (301) 458–4EEO (4336)
as soon as possible.
Dated: November 15, 2010.
James Scanlon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation—Science and Data Policy, Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10207, CMS–R–
131, CMS–10215, CMS–724, CMS–10227,
and CMS–10244]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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), 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
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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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Physician SelfReferral Exceptions for Electronic
Prescribing and Electronic Health
Records; Form Number: CMS–10207
(OMB#: 0938–1009); Use: Section 101 of
the Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of
2003 (MMA) directed the Secretary to
create an exception to the physician
self-referral prohibition in section 1877
of the Social Security Act for certain
arrangements in which a physician
receives compensation in the form of
items or services (not including cash or
cash equivalents) (‘‘nonmonetary
remuneration’’) that is necessary and
used solely to receive and transmit
electronic prescription information.
Also, CMS created a separate regulatory
exception for certain arrangements
involving the provision of nonmonetary
remuneration in the form of electronic
health records software or information
technology and training services
necessary and used predominantly to
create, maintain, transmit, or receive
electronic health records.
The conditions for both exceptions
require that arrangements for the items
and services provided must be set forth
in a written agreement, be signed by the
parties involved, specify the items or
services being provided and the cost of
those items or services, and cover all of
the electronic prescribing and/or
electronic health records technology to
be provided by the donating entity. CMS
would use the collected information for
enforcement purposes; specifically, if
we were investigating the financial
relationships between the donors and
the physicians to determine whether the
provisions in the exceptions were met.
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected
Public: Private Sector: Business or other
for-profits and Not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents:
9,796; Total Annual Responses: 38,959;
Total Annual Hours: 12,451.5. . (For
policy questions regarding this
collection contact Kristin Bohl at 410–
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation;
Medicare Program; Meeting of the Technical Advisory Panel on Medicare
Trustee Reports
AGENCY: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Technical
Advisory Panel on Medicare Trustee Reports (Panel). Notice of this
meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App. 2, section 10(a)(1) and (a)(2)). The Panel will discuss the long-
term rate of change in health spending and may make recommendations to
the Medicare Trustees on how the Trustees might more accurately
estimate health spending in the long run. The Panel's discussion is
expected to be very technical in nature and will focus on the actuarial
and economic assumptions and methods by which Trustees might more
accurately measure health spending. Although panelists are not limited
in the topics they may discuss, the Panel is not expected to discuss or
recommend changes in current or future Medicare provider payment rates
or coverage policy. This notice also announces the appointment of nine
individuals to serve as members of the Panel.
Meeting Date: November 23, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. e.d.t.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at HHS headquarters at 200
Independence Ave., SW., 20201, Room 738G.
Comments: The meeting will allocate time on the agenda to hear
public comments. In lieu of oral comments, formal written comments may
be submitted for the record to Donald T. Oellerich, OASPE, 200
Independence Ave., SW., 20201, Room 405F. Those submitting written
comments should identify themselves and any relevant organizational
affiliations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald T. Oellerich (202) 690-8410,
Don.oellerich@hhs.gov. Note: Although the meeting is open to the
public, procedures governing security procedures and the entrance to
Federal buildings may change without notice. Those wishing to attend
the meeting must call or e-mail Dr. Oellerich by Friday November 19,
2010, so that their name may be put on a list of expected attendees and
forwarded to the security officers at HHS Headquarters.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 30, 2010, we published a notice
announcing the establishment and requesting nominations for individuals
to serve on the Panel. This notice also announces the appointment of
nine individuals to serve as members of the Panel. They are: Joseph
Newhouse, John Bertko, Barry Bosworth, Michael Chernew, John Cookson,
Uwe Reinhardt, Geoffrey Sandler, Louise Sheiner, and Cori Uccello.
Topics of the Meeting: The Panel is specifically charged with
discussing and possibly making recommendations to the Medicare Trustees
on how the Trustees might more accurately estimate the long term rate
of health spending in the United States. The discussion is expected to
focus on highly technical aspects of estimation involving economics and
actuarial science. Panelists are not restricted, however, in the topics
that they choose to discuss.
Procedure and Agenda: This meeting is open to the public. First,
the
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appointees will be sworn in by a Federal official. Each Panel member
will then be given an opportunity to make a self introduction. The
Panel will likely hear presentations from HHS staff introducing them to
the topic. After any presentations, the Commission will deliberate
openly on the topic. Interested persons may observe the deliberations,
but the Panel will not hear public comments during this time. The
Commission will also allow an open public session for any attendee to
address issues specific to the topic.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 217a; Section 222 of the Public Health
Services Act, as amended. The panel is governed by provisions of
Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets
forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.
Dated: November 9, 2010.
Sherry Glied,
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2010-29215 Filed 11-18-10; 8:45 am]
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