Request for Comments on the Proposed Measures and 2020 Targets for the National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention: Inpatient and Outpatient Measures for Reduction of Adverse Drug Events From Anticoagulants, Diabetes Agents, and Opioid Analgesics, 72594-72595 [2016-25424]

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FDA’s administrative and technical staffs, who are familiar with the requirements for current PreSubmissions, estimate that an average of 137 hours is required to prepare a PreSubmission. Dated: October 13, 2016. Leslie Kux, Associate Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. 2016–25359 Filed 10–19–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4164–01–P DATES: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Request for Comments on the Proposed Measures and 2020 Targets for the National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention: Inpatient and Outpatient Measures for Reduction of Adverse Drug Events From Anticoagulants, Diabetes Agents, and Opioid Analgesics AGENCY: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Federal Interagency Steering Committee for Adverse Drug Events, proposes new measures and targets for adverse drug events (ADEs) from anticoagulants, diabetes agents, and opioid analgesics for the National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention (ADE Action Plan). Based on input from the Federal Interagency Workgroups for Adverse Drug Events, six national measures and targets for the reduction of ADEs are being proposed. Each drug class highlighted in the ADE Action Plan (anticoagulants, diabetes agents, and opioid analgesics) includes VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:40 Oct 19, 2016 Jkt 241001 a proposed inpatient and outpatient measure to track national progress in reduction of ADEs from these drug classes. The proposed targets will reflect improvement efforts over a four to six year period since the release of the ADE Action Plan in August 2014. As such, HHS is proposing a baseline year of 2014 for five of the measures and 2016 for one measure. All targets are to be achieved by 2020. HHS invites interested public and private professionals, organizations, and consumer representatives to submit written comments on the proposed 2020 ADE targets, found at https://health.gov/ hcq/ade-measures.asp. Comments on the proposed ADE 2020 measures and targets must be received no later than 5 p.m. on November 21, 2016. ADDRESSES: Interested persons or organizations are invited to submit written comments by any of the following methods: • Email: OHQ@hhs.gov (please indicate in the subject line: Proposed ADE Measures and Targets) • Mail/Courier: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Attn: Division of Health Care Quality, Department of Health and Human Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100, Rockville, MD 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Gribble, Health Policy Fellow, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, via email at anna.gribble@ hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In September 2012, in response to heightened awareness of the contribution of ADEs to the burden of health care-related harm and costs, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) marshaled the wideranging and diverse resources of federal partners to form an extensive interagency partnership, the Federal Interagency Steering Committee and Workgroups for Adverse Drug Events, whose goals would be to develop the ADE Action Plan, as well as identify measures to track national progress in PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 reducing ADEs and targets to meet based on those measures. ODPHP, in conjunction with the Federal Interagency Steering Committee and three Federal Interagency Workgroups, developed and released the final ADE Action Plan in 2014. The ADE Action Plan seeks to engage all stakeholders in a coordinated, aligned, and multi-sector effort to reduce ADEs that are clinically significant, account for the greatest number of measurable harms as identified by existing surveillance systems, and are largely preventable; these were identified as ADEs resulting from inpatient and outpatient use of anticoagulants, diabetes agents, and opioid analgesics (with specific focus on ADEs from therapeutic use of opioids). The ADE Action Plan identifies the federal government’s highest priority strategies and opportunities for advancement, which will have the greatest impact on reducing ADEs. Implementation of these strategies is expected to result in safer and higher quality health care services, reduced health care costs, informed and engaged consumers and ultimately, improved health outcomes. The reduction of ADEs subsequent to implementation of these strategies will be tracked by the proposed measures and will aim to meet the targeted reduction rate by 2020. The six proposed measures use data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The inpatient and outpatient measures for anticoagulants and diabetes agents and the outpatient measure for opioids will set baseline rates using data from 2014 and establish targets to be achieved by 2020. The inpatient opioids measure will have a 2016 baseline and a 2020 target year. The inpatient opioids measure will use data from AHRQ’s Quality Safety Review System (QSRS) which will begin collecting data in 2016. 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[FR Doc No: 2016-25424]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Request for Comments on the Proposed Measures and 2020 Targets 
for the National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention: 
Inpatient and Outpatient Measures for Reduction of Adverse Drug Events 
From Anticoagulants, Diabetes Agents, and Opioid Analgesics

AGENCY: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), 
on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
Federal Interagency Steering Committee for Adverse Drug Events, 
proposes new measures and targets for adverse drug events (ADEs) from 
anticoagulants, diabetes agents, and opioid analgesics for the National 
Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention (ADE Action Plan). Based 
on input from the Federal Interagency Workgroups for Adverse Drug 
Events, six national measures and targets for the reduction of ADEs are 
being proposed. Each drug class highlighted in the ADE Action Plan 
(anticoagulants, diabetes agents, and opioid analgesics) includes a 
proposed inpatient and outpatient measure to track national progress in 
reduction of ADEs from these drug classes. The proposed targets will 
reflect improvement efforts over a four to six year period since the 
release of the ADE Action Plan in August 2014. As such, HHS is 
proposing a baseline year of 2014 for five of the measures and 2016 for 
one measure. All targets are to be achieved by 2020. HHS invites 
interested public and private professionals, organizations, and 
consumer representatives to submit written comments on the proposed 
2020 ADE targets, found at https://health.gov/hcq/ade-measures.asp.

DATES: Comments on the proposed ADE 2020 measures and targets must be 
received no later than 5 p.m. on November 21, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons or organizations are invited to submit 
written comments by any of the following methods:
     Email: OHQ@hhs.gov (please indicate in the subject line: 
Proposed ADE Measures and Targets)
     Mail/Courier: Office of Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion, Attn: Division of Health Care Quality, Department of Health 
and Human Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100, Rockville, MD 
20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Gribble, Health Policy Fellow, 
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, via email at 
anna.gribble@hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In September 2012, in response to heightened 
awareness of the contribution of ADEs to the burden of health care-
related harm and costs, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Health (OASH) marshaled the wide-ranging and diverse resources of 
federal partners to form an extensive interagency partnership, the 
Federal Interagency Steering Committee and Workgroups for Adverse Drug 
Events, whose goals would be to develop the ADE Action Plan, as well as 
identify measures to track national progress in reducing ADEs and 
targets to meet based on those measures.
    ODPHP, in conjunction with the Federal Interagency Steering 
Committee and three Federal Interagency Workgroups, developed and 
released the final ADE Action Plan in 2014. The ADE Action Plan seeks 
to engage all stakeholders in a coordinated, aligned, and multi-sector 
effort to reduce ADEs that are clinically significant, account for the 
greatest number of measurable harms as identified by existing 
surveillance systems, and are largely preventable; these were 
identified as ADEs resulting from inpatient and outpatient use of 
anticoagulants, diabetes agents, and opioid analgesics (with specific 
focus on ADEs from therapeutic use of opioids). The ADE Action Plan 
identifies the federal government's highest priority strategies and 
opportunities for advancement, which will have the greatest impact on 
reducing ADEs. Implementation of these strategies is expected to result 
in safer and higher quality health care services, reduced health care 
costs, informed and engaged consumers and ultimately, improved health 
outcomes. The reduction of ADEs subsequent to implementation of these 
strategies will be tracked by the proposed measures and will aim to 
meet the targeted reduction rate by 2020.
    The six proposed measures use data from the Agency for Healthcare 
Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The 
inpatient and outpatient measures for anticoagulants and diabetes 
agents and the outpatient measure for opioids will set baseline rates 
using data from 2014 and establish targets to be achieved by 2020. The 
inpatient opioids measure will have a 2016 baseline and a 2020 target 
year. The inpatient opioids measure will use data from AHRQ's Quality 
Safety Review System (QSRS) which will begin collecting data in 2016. 
The inpatient measures for anticoagulants and diabetes agents will use 
AHRQ's Medicare Patient Monitoring System (MPSMS) for 2015

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and QSRS for 2016-2020 and data will be adjusted accordingly. MPSMS did 
not include an opioids specific measure and QSRS now allows AHRQ to now 
track inpatient opioids adverse drug events.
    Descriptions of the surveillance systems, measures, and targets can 
be found here: https://health.gov/hcq/ade-measures.asp.
    Interested persons or organizations are invited to submit written 
comments in response to the proposed measures and targets. Written 
comments should not exceed more than two pages per ADE measure. The 
comments should reference the specific measure or target to which 
feedback refers. To be considered, the person or representative from an 
organization must self-identify and submit the written comments by 
close of business on November 21, 2016.

    Dated: September 30, 2016.
Don Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Director, Office of Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Health.
[FR Doc. 2016-25424 Filed 10-19-16; 8:45 am]
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