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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
intention of the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approve the proposed
information collection project
‘‘Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Health
Plan Survey Database.’’ This proposed
information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register on
August 24, 2023, and allowed 60 days
for public comment. AHRQ received no
substantive comments from members of
the public. The purpose of this notice is
to allow an additional 30 days for public
comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by November 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
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information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Copies of the proposed collection
plans, data collection instruments, and
specific details on the estimated burden
can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by
email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Health
Plan Survey Database
AHRQ requests that OMB reapprove
AHRQ’s collection of information for
the AHRQ Consumer Assessment of
Healthcare Providers and Systems
(CAHPS) Health Plan Survey Database:
OMB Control number 0935–0165,
expiration November 30, 2023 (the
CAHPS Health Plan Database). The
CAHPS Health Plan Database consists of
data from the AHRQ CAHPS Health
Plan Survey. Health plans in the U.S.
are asked to voluntarily submit data
from the survey to AHRQ, through its
contractor, Westat. The CAHPS Health
Plan Database was developed by AHRQ
in 1998 in response to requests from
health plans, purchasers, and the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) to provide comparative
data to support public reporting of
health plan ratings, health plan
accreditation and quality improvement.
This research has the following goals:
(1) To maintain the CAHPS Health
Plan Database using data from AHRQ’s
standardized CAHPS Health Plan
Survey to provide results to health care
purchasers, consumers, regulators and
policy makers across the country.
(2) To offer several products and
services, including aggregated results
presented through an Online Reporting
System, summary chartbooks, custom
analyses, and data for research
purposes.
(3) To provide data for AHRQ’s
annual National Healthcare Quality and
Disparities Report.
(4) To provide state-level data to CMS
for public reporting on Medicaid.gov
and Data.Medicaid.gov that does not
display the name of the health plans.
Survey data from the CAHPS Health
Plan Database is used to produce four
types of products: (1) An annual
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chartbook available to the public on the
CAHPS Database website (https://
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/
wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2022hp-chartbook.pdf); (2) individual
participant reports that are confidential
and customized for each participating
organization (e.g., health plan, Medicaid
agency) that submits their data; (3) a
research database available to
researchers wanting to conduct
additional analyses; and (4) data tables
provided to AHRQ for inclusion in the
National Healthcare Quality and
Disparities Reports.
This study is being conducted by
AHRQ through its contractor, Westat,
pursuant to AHRQ’s statutory authority
to conduct and support research on
healthcare and on systems for the
delivery of such care, including
activities with respect to the quality,
effectiveness, efficiency,
appropriateness and value of healthcare
services, quality measurement and
development, and database
development. 42 U.S.C. 299a(a)(1), (2)
and (8).
Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project the
following activities and data collections
will be implemented:
• Registration Form—The point-ofcontact (POC), often the sponsor from
Medicaid agencies and health plans,
completes a number of data submission
steps and forms, beginning with the
completion of the online registration
form. The purpose of this form is to
collect basic contact information about
the organization and initiate the
registration process.
• Health Plan Information Form—The
purpose of this form, completed by the
participating sponsor organization, is to
collect background characteristics of the
health plan.
• Data Use Agreement—The purpose
of the data use agreement, completed by
the participating sponsor organization,
is to state how data submitted by health
plans will be used and provide
confidentiality assurances.
• Data Files Submission—POCs
upload their data file using the Health
Plan data file specifications to ensure
that users submit standardized and
consistent data in the way variables are
named, coded, and formatted.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated burden
hours for the respondent to participate
in the database. The burden hours
pertain only to the collection of
Medicaid data from State Medicaid
agencies and individual Medicaid
health plans because those are the only
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entities that submit data through the
data submission process. The 125 POCs
in Exhibit 1 are a combination of an
estimated 115 State Medicaid agencies
and individual health plans (Sponsors),
and 10 vendor organizations.
Each sponsor, which is made up of
State Medicaid agencies and individual
health plans, and vendor will register
online for submission. The online
Registration form will require about 5
minutes to complete. Each sponsor will
also complete a Health Plan information
form of information about each Health
Plan such as the name of the plan, the
product type (e.g., HMO, PPO), the
population surveyed (e.g., adult
Medicaid or child Medicaid). Each year,
the prior year’s plan data are preloaded
in the plan table to lessen burden on the
Sponsor. The Sponsor is responsible for
updating the plan table to reflect the
current year’s plan information. The
online Health Plan Information form
takes on average 30 minutes to complete
per health plan with each POC
completing the form for four plans on
average. The Data Use Agreement (DUA)
will be completed by the 115
participating State Medicaid agencies or
individual health plans. Vendors do not
sign or submit DUAs. The DUA requires
about 5 minutes to sign and upload.
Each submitter will provide a copy of
their questionnaire and the survey data
file in the required file format. Survey
data files must conform to the data file
layout specifications provided by the
CAHPS Database. Submitters will
upload one data file per health plan.
Once a data file is uploaded the file will
be checked automatically to ensure it
conforms to the specifications and a
data file status report will be produced
and made available to the submitter.
Submitters will review each report and
will be expected to fix any errors in
their data file and resubmit if necessary.
It will take about 1 hour to submit the
data for each plan, and each POC will
submit data for four plans on average.
The total burden is estimated to be 710
hours annually.
EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents/
POCs
Form name
Number of
responses
per POC
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
Registration Form ............................................................................................
Health Plan Information Form .........................................................................
Data Use Agreement .......................................................................................
Data Files Submission .....................................................................................
125
115
115
115
1
4
1
4
5/60
30/60
5/60
1
10
230
10
460
Total ..........................................................................................................
470
NA
NA
710
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated
annualized cost burden based on the
respondents’ time to complete one
submission process. The cost burden is
estimated to be $36,222 annually.
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Form name
Total burden
hours
Registration Form ............................................................................................
Health Plan Information Form .........................................................................
Data Use Agreement .......................................................................................
Data Files Submission .....................................................................................
125
115
115
115
10
230
10
460
Total ..........................................................................................................
470
710
Average
hourly wage
rate *
a 57.61
Total cost
burden
c 46.46
$576
13,250
1,024
21,372
NA
36,222
a 57.61
b 102.41
* National Compensation Survey: Occupational wages in the United States May 2021, ‘‘U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.’’
a Based on the mean hourly wage for Medical and Health Services Managers (11–9111).
b Based on the mean hourly wage for Chief Executives (11–1011).
c Based on the mean hourly wages for Computer Programmers (15–1251).
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Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520,
comments on AHRQ’s information
collection are requested with regard to
any of the following: (a) whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
AHRQ’s health care research and health
care information dissemination
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of AHRQ’s estimate of
burden (including hours and costs) of
the proposed collection(s) of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
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quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information upon the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the Agency’s subsequent
request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
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Dated: October 19, 2023.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection
project ``Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
(CAHPS) Health Plan Survey Database.'' This proposed information
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on August
24, 2023, and allowed 60 days for public comment. AHRQ received no
substantive comments from members of the public. The purpose of this
notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by November 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Copies of the proposed collection plans, data collection
instruments, and specific details on the estimated burden can be
obtained from the AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477, or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Health
Plan Survey Database
AHRQ requests that OMB reapprove AHRQ's collection of information
for the AHRQ Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
(CAHPS) Health Plan Survey Database: OMB Control number 0935-0165,
expiration November 30, 2023 (the CAHPS Health Plan Database). The
CAHPS Health Plan Database consists of data from the AHRQ CAHPS Health
Plan Survey. Health plans in the U.S. are asked to voluntarily submit
data from the survey to AHRQ, through its contractor, Westat. The CAHPS
Health Plan Database was developed by AHRQ in 1998 in response to
requests from health plans, purchasers, and the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide comparative data to support public
reporting of health plan ratings, health plan accreditation and quality
improvement.
This research has the following goals:
(1) To maintain the CAHPS Health Plan Database using data from
AHRQ's standardized CAHPS Health Plan Survey to provide results to
health care purchasers, consumers, regulators and policy makers across
the country.
(2) To offer several products and services, including aggregated
results presented through an Online Reporting System, summary
chartbooks, custom analyses, and data for research purposes.
(3) To provide data for AHRQ's annual National Healthcare Quality
and Disparities Report.
(4) To provide state-level data to CMS for public reporting on
Medicaid.gov and Data.Medicaid.gov that does not display the name of
the health plans.
Survey data from the CAHPS Health Plan Database is used to produce
four types of products: (1) An annual chartbook available to the public
on the CAHPS Database website (https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2022-hp-chartbook.pdf); (2)
individual participant reports that are confidential and customized for
each participating organization (e.g., health plan, Medicaid agency)
that submits their data; (3) a research database available to
researchers wanting to conduct additional analyses; and (4) data tables
provided to AHRQ for inclusion in the National Healthcare Quality and
Disparities Reports.
This study is being conducted by AHRQ through its contractor,
Westat, pursuant to AHRQ's statutory authority to conduct and support
research on healthcare and on systems for the delivery of such care,
including activities with respect to the quality, effectiveness,
efficiency, appropriateness and value of healthcare services, quality
measurement and development, and database development. 42 U.S.C.
299a(a)(1), (2) and (8).
Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project the following activities and
data collections will be implemented:
Registration Form--The point-of-contact (POC), often the
sponsor from Medicaid agencies and health plans, completes a number of
data submission steps and forms, beginning with the completion of the
online registration form. The purpose of this form is to collect basic
contact information about the organization and initiate the
registration process.
Health Plan Information Form--The purpose of this form,
completed by the participating sponsor organization, is to collect
background characteristics of the health plan.
Data Use Agreement--The purpose of the data use agreement,
completed by the participating sponsor organization, is to state how
data submitted by health plans will be used and provide confidentiality
assurances.
Data Files Submission--POCs upload their data file using
the Health Plan data file specifications to ensure that users submit
standardized and consistent data in the way variables are named, coded,
and formatted.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated burden hours for the respondent to
participate in the database. The burden hours pertain only to the
collection of Medicaid data from State Medicaid agencies and individual
Medicaid health plans because those are the only
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entities that submit data through the data submission process. The 125
POCs in Exhibit 1 are a combination of an estimated 115 State Medicaid
agencies and individual health plans (Sponsors), and 10 vendor
organizations.
Each sponsor, which is made up of State Medicaid agencies and
individual health plans, and vendor will register online for
submission. The online Registration form will require about 5 minutes
to complete. Each sponsor will also complete a Health Plan information
form of information about each Health Plan such as the name of the
plan, the product type (e.g., HMO, PPO), the population surveyed (e.g.,
adult Medicaid or child Medicaid). Each year, the prior year's plan
data are preloaded in the plan table to lessen burden on the Sponsor.
The Sponsor is responsible for updating the plan table to reflect the
current year's plan information. The online Health Plan Information
form takes on average 30 minutes to complete per health plan with each
POC completing the form for four plans on average. The Data Use
Agreement (DUA) will be completed by the 115 participating State
Medicaid agencies or individual health plans. Vendors do not sign or
submit DUAs. The DUA requires about 5 minutes to sign and upload. Each
submitter will provide a copy of their questionnaire and the survey
data file in the required file format. Survey data files must conform
to the data file layout specifications provided by the CAHPS Database.
Submitters will upload one data file per health plan. Once a data file
is uploaded the file will be checked automatically to ensure it
conforms to the specifications and a data file status report will be
produced and made available to the submitter. Submitters will review
each report and will be expected to fix any errors in their data file
and resubmit if necessary. It will take about 1 hour to submit the data
for each plan, and each POC will submit data for four plans on average.
The total burden is estimated to be 710 hours annually.
Exhibit 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Number of
Form name respondents/ responses per Hours per Total burden
POCs POC response hours
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Registration Form............................... 125 1 5/60 10
Health Plan Information Form.................... 115 4 30/60 230
Data Use Agreement.............................. 115 1 5/60 10
Data Files Submission........................... 115 4 1 460
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Total....................................... 470 NA NA 710
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Exhibit 2 shows the estimated annualized cost burden based on the
respondents' time to complete one submission process. The cost burden
is estimated to be $36,222 annually.
Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Total burden Average hourly Total cost
Form name respondents hours wage rate * burden
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Registration Form............................... 125 10 \a\ 57.61 $576
Health Plan Information Form.................... 115 230 \a\ 57.61 13,250
Data Use Agreement.............................. 115 10 \b\ 102.41 1,024
Data Files Submission........................... 115 460 \c\ 46.46 21,372
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total....................................... 470 710 NA 36,222
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* National Compensation Survey: Occupational wages in the United States May 2021, ``U.S. Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.''
\a\ Based on the mean hourly wage for Medical and Health Services Managers (11-9111).
\b\ Based on the mean hourly wage for Chief Executives (11-1011).
\c\ Based on the mean hourly wages for Computer Programmers (15-1251).
Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520, comments on AHRQ's information collection are requested with
regard to any of the following: (a) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of AHRQ's health
care research and health care information dissemination functions,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of AHRQ's estimate of burden (including hours and costs) of
the proposed collection(s) of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information upon
the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and included in the Agency's subsequent request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: October 19, 2023.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-23534 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
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