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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
www.regulations.gov. Follow the search
instructions on that Web site to view
public comments.
Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology; Health
Information Technology; HIT Policy
Committee: Request for Comment
Regarding the Stage 3 Definition of
Meaningful Use of Electronic Health
Records (EHRs)
Dated: November 14, 2012.
MacKenzie Robertson,
FACA Program Lead, Office of Policy and
Planning, Office of the National Coordinator
for Health Information Technology.
Health Information Technology
(HIT) Policy Committee, Office of the
National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology (ONC),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
This notice announces the
HIT Policy Committee’s request for
comments on its draft recommendations
for meaningful use Stage 3.
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ADDRESSES: Because of staff and
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Follow the ‘‘Submit a comment’’
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duplicative comments.
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20201, (202) 205–8089,
mackenzie.robertson@hhs.gov.
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birth; driver’s license number; state
identification number or foreign country
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10441]
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
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: New collection; Title: Medicare
Plan Finder Experiment; Use: The
mission of the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is to ensure
the provision of health care to its
beneficiaries. Recent legislative
mandates, including the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003, require CMS
to provide information to beneficiaries
about the quality of the Medicare health
and prescription drug plans. To provide
that information, all Medicare health
and prescription drug plans with an
enrollment of 600 or more are required
to collect and report data following
protocols that CMS has established.
CMS has also contracted with various
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organizations to develop valid and
reliable quality measures and to
consider how best to report those
measures to beneficiaries.
A primary vehicle for reporting
quality information to beneficiaries is
the Medicare Plan Finder, a section of
the Medicare Web site that is intended
to help beneficiaries make informed
choices among health and prescription
drug plans. The Medicare Plan Finder
tool contains a great deal of potentially
useful information, including extensive
data on the fixed and variable costs
associated with being enrolled in plans,
the benefits and coverage that plans
offer, and the quality of service that
plans provide, as revealed by member
experience data, disenrollment
statistics, and a variety of measures of
clinical processes and outcomes.
One of the key challenges that CMS
has faced is how to engage beneficiaries
with the quality information provided
in the Medicare Plan Finder. Among the
possible reasons that beneficiaries may
fail to engage with this information are
first, that several steps are required for
a user of the Medicare Plan Finder to
gain access to comparative plan
information, and second that once the
user does reach a data display, the
amount of information presented is
voluminous, and can seem
overwhelming.
This study will use an experimental
design to assess the effectiveness of two
potential enhancements to the Medicare
Plan Finder tool that may help address
these barriers to engagement and use of
quality information. The purpose of this
experiment is to test the effects of two
prospective enhancements to the
Medicare Plan Finder (MPF) Web site.
We refer to these prospective
enhancements as the ‘‘Quick Links’’
home page and the ‘‘enhanced data
display.’’ Form Number: CMS–
10441(OCN#: 0938–New); Frequency:
Reporting—Once; Affected Public:
individuals or households; Number of
Respondents: 600; Total Annual
Responses: 600; Total Annual Hours:
252. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact David Miranda at
410–786–7819. 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
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.
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To be assured consideration,
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must
be received by the OMB desk officer at
the address below, no later than 5 p.m.
on January 10, 2013.
OMB, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395–6974,
Email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: November 19, 2012.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10452 and CMS–
10453]
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.
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: CMS Enterprise
Identity Management System; Use: The
Enterprise Identity Management (EIDM)
solution will provide an enterprise-wide
solution that will also support CMS’
senior management goal to improve the
Provider and Health Information
Exchange experience by providing an
enterprise-wide set of credentials and
single sign-on capability for multiple
CMS applications. In order to prove the
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identity of an individual requesting
electronic access to CMS protected
information or services, CMS will
collect a core set of attributes about that
individual.
These core attributes will be used to:
1. Provide the identity proofing
service sufficient data to establish that
the individual’s identity is provable to
a NIST assurance level;
2. Store the approval information
returned by the identity proofing
service;
3. Provide CMS with additional data
for multi-factor identification (personal
questions and answers);
4. Provide the user a single sign-on,
federated CMS EIDM ID and Password;
5. Authenticate the user; and
6. Authorize the user for application
access.
The information collected will be
gathered and used solely by CMS and
approved contractor(s) and state health
insurance exchanges. Information
confidentiality will conform to HIPAA
and FISMA requirements. Respondents
may also access CMS Terms of Service
and CMS Privacy Statement on the Web.
Form Numbers: CMS–10452 (OCN:
0938–New); Frequency: Reporting—On
occasion; Affected Public: Individuals
and households; Number of Annual
Respondents: 26 million; Total Annual
Responses: 26,000,000; Total Annual
Hours: 8,666,667. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Robert
Burger at 410–786–2125. For all other
issues call 410–786–1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: The Medicare
Advantage and Prescription Drug
Program: Part C Explanation of Benefits
CFR 422.111(b)(12); Use: CMS is
requesting OMB approval for the
information collection requirements
referenced in the April 15, 2011 final
rule revising the Medicare Advantage
(MA) and Part D programs for calendar
year 2012 (77 FR 21432–21577). The
rule revised the MA disclosure
requirements in 42 CFR 422.111(b) by
adding the authority for CMS to require
MA organizations to furnish a written
explanation of benefits directly to
enrollees, in a manner specified by CMS
and in a form easily understandable to
enrollees, when benefits are provided
under Part 422. The collection
instrument that requires OMB approval
concerns the disclosure requirements in
paragraph 42 CFR 422.111(b)(12). This
information collection request would
require MA organizations to furnish
directly to enrollees, in the manner
specified by CMS and in a form easily
understandable to such enrollees, a
written explanation of benefits, when
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benefits are provided under Part 422.
Form Number: CMS–10453 (OCN:
0938–New); Frequency: On occasion;
Affected Public: Private Sector—
Business or other for-profits. Number of
Respondents: 564. Number of
Responses: 2,256. Total Annual Hours:
101,520. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Chris McClintick
at 410–786–4682. 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
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.
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 January 25, 2013:
1. Electronically. You may submit
your comments electronically to https://
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 lllll, Room C4–
26–05, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850.
Dated: November 19, 2012.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10441]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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), 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
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: New collection; Title:
Medicare Plan Finder Experiment; Use: The mission of the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is to ensure the provision of health
care to its beneficiaries. Recent legislative mandates, including the
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003,
require CMS to provide information to beneficiaries about the quality
of the Medicare health and prescription drug plans. To provide that
information, all Medicare health and prescription drug plans with an
enrollment of 600 or more are required to collect and report data
following protocols that CMS has established. CMS has also contracted
with various organizations to develop valid and reliable quality
measures and to consider how best to report those measures to
beneficiaries.
A primary vehicle for reporting quality information to
beneficiaries is the Medicare Plan Finder, a section of the Medicare
Web site that is intended to help beneficiaries make informed choices
among health and prescription drug plans. The Medicare Plan Finder tool
contains a great deal of potentially useful information, including
extensive data on the fixed and variable costs associated with being
enrolled in plans, the benefits and coverage that plans offer, and the
quality of service that plans provide, as revealed by member experience
data, disenrollment statistics, and a variety of measures of clinical
processes and outcomes.
One of the key challenges that CMS has faced is how to engage
beneficiaries with the quality information provided in the Medicare
Plan Finder. Among the possible reasons that beneficiaries may fail to
engage with this information are first, that several steps are required
for a user of the Medicare Plan Finder to gain access to comparative
plan information, and second that once the user does reach a data
display, the amount of information presented is voluminous, and can
seem overwhelming.
This study will use an experimental design to assess the
effectiveness of two potential enhancements to the Medicare Plan Finder
tool that may help address these barriers to engagement and use of
quality information. The purpose of this experiment is to test the
effects of two prospective enhancements to the Medicare Plan Finder
(MPF) Web site. We refer to these prospective enhancements as the
``Quick Links'' home page and the ``enhanced data display.'' Form
Number: CMS-10441(OCN: 0938-New); Frequency: Reporting--Once;
Affected Public: individuals or households; Number of Respondents: 600;
Total Annual Responses: 600; Total Annual Hours: 252. (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact David Miranda at 410-786-
7819. 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 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.
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To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must be received by the OMB desk
officer at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on January 10, 2013.
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS
Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, Email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: November 19, 2012.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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