Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Health Statistics, (BSC, NCHS), 53137 [2011-21742]
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Dated: August 19, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011–21738 Filed 8–24–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Board of Scientific Counselors,
National Center for Health Statistics,
(BSC, NCHS)
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In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC),
announces the following meeting of the
aforementioned committee:
Times and Dates:
11 a.m.–5:30 p.m., September 22, 2011.
8:30 a.m.–2 p.m., September 23, 2011.
Place: NCHS Headquarters, 3311 Toledo
Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782.
Status: This meeting is open to the public;
however, visitors must be processed in
accordance with established federal policies
and procedures. For foreign nationals or nonUS citizens, pre-approval is required (please
contact Althelia Harris, (301)458–4261,
adw1@cdc.gov or Virginia Cain,
vcain@cdc.gov at least 10 days in advance for
requirements). All visitors are required to
present a valid form of picture identification
issued by a state, federal or international
government. As required by the Federal
Property Management Regulations, Title 41,
Code of Federal Regulation, Subpart 101–
20.301, all persons entering in or on Federal
controlled property and their packages,
briefcases, and other containers in their
immediate possession are subject to being xrayed and inspected. Federal law prohibits
the knowing possession or the causing to be
present of firearms, explosives and other
dangerous weapons and illegal substances.
The meeting room accommodates
approximately 100 people.
Purpose: This committee is charged with
providing advice and making
recommendations to the Secretary,
Department of Health and Human Services;
the Director, CDC; and the Director, NCHS,
regarding the scientific and technical
program goals and objectives, strategies, and
priorities of NCHS.
Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will
include welcome remarks by the Director,
NCHS; update on the Health Indicators
Warehouse; update on program reviews;
discussion of the NHANES program, plans
for the NHIS for 2012 and beyond and an
open session for comments from the public.
Requests to make oral presentations should
be submitted in writing to the contact person
listed below. All requests must contain the
name, address, telephone number, and
organizational affiliation of the presenter.
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Written comments should not exceed five
single-spaced typed pages in length and must
be received by September 12, 2011.
The agenda items are subject to change as
priorities dictate.
Contact Person for More Information:
Virginia S. Cain, PhD, Director of Extramural
Research, NCHS/CDC, 3311 Toledo Road,
Room 7208, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782,
Telephone (301) 458–4500, Fax (301) 458–
4020.
The Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, has been delegated the
authority to sign Federal Register notices
pertaining to announcements of meetings and
other committee management activities for
both the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
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Letter of Intents and
Applications should be submitted
electronically in searchable PDF format
via encrypted e-mail to the following email address by the date specified in the
DATES section of this notice:
BundledPayments@cms.hhs.gov.
Applications and appendices will only
be accepted via e-mail.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
BundledPayments@cms.hhs.gov for
questions regarding the application
process of the Bundled Payments for
Care Improvement initiative.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Background
We are committed to achieving the
three-part aim of better health, better
health care, and reduced expenditures
through continuous improvement for
Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s
Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
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experience improved health outcomes
and patient experience when health care
providers work in a coordinated and
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patient-centered manner. To this end,
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we are interested in partnering with
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
providers who are working to redesign
Services
patient care to deliver these aims.
Episode payment approaches that
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reward providers who take
accountability for the three-part aim at
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the level of individual patient care for
Improvement Initiative: Request for
an episode are potential mechanisms for
Applications
developing these partnerships.
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &
In order to provide a flexible and farMedicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
reaching approach towards episodeACTION: Notice.
based care improvement, we are seeking
proposals from health care providers
SUMMARY: This notice announces a
who wish to align incentives between
request for applications for
hospitals, physicians, and nonphysician
organizations to participate in one or
practitioners in order to better
more of the initial four models under
coordinate care throughout an episode
the Bundled Payments for Care
of care. This Bundled Payment for Care
Improvement initiative beginning in
Improvement initiative request for
2012.
applications (RFA) will test episodeDATES: Letter of Intent Submission
based payment for acute care and
Deadlines: Interested organizations must associated post-acute care, using both
submit a nonbinding letter of intent by
retrospective and prospective bundled
September 22, 2011 for Model 1 and
payment methods. The RFA requests
November 4, 2011 for Models 2 through applications to test models centered
4 as described on the CMS Innovation
around acute care; these models will
Center Web site https://
inform the design of future models,
www.innovations.cms.gov/areas-ofincluding care improvement for chronic
focus/patient-care-models/bundledconditions. For more details, see the
payments-for-care-improvement.html.
RFA which is available on the
For applicants wishing to receive
Innovation Center Web site at https://
historical Medicare claims data in
www.innovations.cms.gov/areas-ofpreparation for Models 2 through 4, a
focus/patient-care-models/bundledseparate research request packet and
payments-for-care-improvement.html.
data use agreement must be filed in
II. Provisions of the Notice
conjunction with the Letter of Intent.
Consistent with its authority under
Application Submission Deadlines:
section 1115A of the Social Security Act
Applications must be received on or
before October 21, 2011 for Model 1 and (of the Act), as added by section 3021
of the Affordable Care Act, to test
March 15, 2012 for Models 2 through 4.
Date: August 17, 2011.
Elizabeth Millington,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Health
Statistics, (BSC, NCHS)
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), announces the following meeting of the aforementioned
committee:
Times and Dates:
11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., September 22, 2011.
8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., September 23, 2011.
Place: NCHS Headquarters, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville,
Maryland 20782.
Status: This meeting is open to the public; however, visitors
must be processed in accordance with established federal policies
and procedures. For foreign nationals or non-US citizens, pre-
approval is required (please contact Althelia Harris, (301)458-4261,
adw1@cdc.gov or Virginia Cain, vcain@cdc.gov at least 10 days in
advance for requirements). All visitors are required to present a
valid form of picture identification issued by a state, federal or
international government. As required by the Federal Property
Management Regulations, Title 41, Code of Federal Regulation,
Subpart 101-20.301, all persons entering in or on Federal controlled
property and their packages, briefcases, and other containers in
their immediate possession are subject to being x-rayed and
inspected. Federal law prohibits the knowing possession or the
causing to be present of firearms, explosives and other dangerous
weapons and illegal substances. The meeting room accommodates
approximately 100 people.
Purpose: This committee is charged with providing advice and
making recommendations to the Secretary, Department of Health and
Human Services; the Director, CDC; and the Director, NCHS, regarding
the scientific and technical program goals and objectives,
strategies, and priorities of NCHS.
Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will include welcome remarks
by the Director, NCHS; update on the Health Indicators Warehouse;
update on program reviews; discussion of the NHANES program, plans
for the NHIS for 2012 and beyond and an open session for comments
from the public.
Requests to make oral presentations should be submitted in
writing to the contact person listed below. All requests must
contain the name, address, telephone number, and organizational
affiliation of the presenter.
Written comments should not exceed five single-spaced typed
pages in length and must be received by September 12, 2011.
The agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Contact Person for More Information: Virginia S. Cain, PhD,
Director of Extramural Research, NCHS/CDC, 3311 Toledo Road, Room
7208, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, Telephone (301) 458-4500, Fax
(301) 458-4020.
The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining
to announcements of meetings and other committee management
activities for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Date: August 17, 2011.
Elizabeth Millington,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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