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), 70444 [2012-28584]

Download as PDF 70444 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 227 / Monday, November 26, 2012 / Notices 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. [FR Doc. 2012–28584 Filed 11–23–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–45–P AGENCY: This notice announces the HIT Policy Committee’s request for comments on its draft recommendations for meaningful use Stage 3. DATES: To be assured consideration, electronic comments must be received no later than 11:59p.m. ET on January 14, 2013. ADDRESSES: Because of staff and resource limitations, we are only accepting comments electronically through https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the ‘‘Submit a comment’’ instructions. Attachments should be in Microsoft Word or Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF. Please do not submit duplicative comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MacKenzie Robertson, Office of the National Coordinator, Patriots Plaza III, 355 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20201, (202) 205–8089, mackenzie.robertson@hhs.gov. SUMMARY: The Request for Comment can be found on the ONC Web site at https:// www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/. Inspection of Public Comments: All comments received before the close of the comment period will be available for public inspection, including any personally identifiable or confidential business information that is included in a comment. Please do not include anything in your comment submission that you do not wish to share with the general public. Such information includes, but is not limited to: A person’s social security number; date of birth; driver’s license number; state identification number or foreign country equivalent; passport number; financial account number; credit or debit card number; any personal health information; or any business information that could be considered to be proprietary. We will post all comments received before the close of the comment period on https:// mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:24 Nov 23, 2012 Jkt 229001 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 AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. E:\FR\FM\26NON1.SGM 26NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2012)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


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)

AGENCY: 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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SUMMARY: This notice announces the HIT Policy Committee's request for 
comments on its draft recommendations for meaningful use Stage 3.

DATES: To be assured consideration, electronic comments must be 
received no later than 11:59p.m. ET on January 14, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Because of staff and resource limitations, we are only 
accepting comments electronically through https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the ``Submit a comment'' instructions. Attachments should be in 
Microsoft Word or Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF. Please do not 
submit duplicative comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MacKenzie Robertson, Office of the 
National Coordinator, Patriots Plaza III, 355 E Street SW., Washington, 
DC 20201, (202) 205-8089, mackenzie.robertson@hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Request for Comment can be found on the 
ONC Web site at https://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/.
    Inspection of Public Comments: All comments received before the 
close of the comment period will be available for public inspection, 
including any personally identifiable or confidential business 
information that is included in a comment. Please do not include 
anything in your comment submission that you do not wish to share with 
the general public. Such information includes, but is not limited to: A 
person's social security number; date of birth; driver's license 
number; state identification number or foreign country equivalent; 
passport number; financial account number; credit or debit card number; 
any personal health information; or any business information that could 
be considered to be proprietary. We will post all comments received 
before the close of the comment period on https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the search instructions on that Web site to view public 
comments.

    Dated: November 14, 2012.
MacKenzie Robertson,
FACA Program Lead, Office of Policy and Planning, Office of the 
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012-28584 Filed 11-23-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4150-45-P
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