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Download as PDF 8202 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 25 / Tuesday, February 6, 2024 / Notices to collect patient safety work product from providers in a standardized manner that permits valid comparisons of similar cases among similar providers. (42 U.S.C. 299b–24(b)(1)(F)). The Patient Safety Act also authorizes the development of data standards, known as the Common Formats, to facilitate the aggregation and analysis of non-identifiable patient safety data collected by PSOs and reported to the network of patient safety databases (NPSD). (42 U.S.C. 299b–23(b)). The Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule can be accessed at: https:// www.pso.ahrq.gov/legislation/. AHRQ has issued Common Formats for Event Reporting (CFER) for three settings of care—hospitals, nursing homes, and community pharmacies. AHRQ has also issued Common Formats for Event Reporting—Diagnostic Safety (CFER–DS) designed for use in all healthcare settings. Federally listed PSOs can meet the requirement to collect patient safety work product in a standardized manner to the extent practical and appropriate by using AHRQ’s Common Formats. The Common Formats are also available in the public domain to encourage their widespread adoption. An entity does not need to be listed as a PSO or working with one to use the Common Formats. However, the Federal privilege and confidentiality protections only apply to information developed as patient safety work product by providers and PSOs working under the Patient Safety Act. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Agenda, Registration, and Other Information About the Meeting The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will be hosting this fully virtual meeting to discuss implementation of the Common Formats with members of the public, including software developers and other interested parties. Agenda topics will include recent enhancement to the NPSD dashboards and data submission to the PSO Privacy Protection Center (PSOPPC). Active participation and discussion by meeting participants is encouraged. AHRQ requests that interested persons send an email to SDMeetings@ infinityconferences.com for registration information. Before the meeting, an agenda and logistical information will be provided to registrants. Dated: January 31, 2024. Marquita Cullom, Associate Director. [FR Doc. 2024–02257 Filed 2–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–90–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:15 Feb 05, 2024 Jkt 262001 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS–10552] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS’ intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, and to allow a second opportunity for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency’s functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. SUMMARY: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by the OMB desk officer by March 7, 2024. 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. To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, please access the CMS PRA website by copying and pasting the following web address into your web browser: https://www.cms.gov/ Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/ PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing. DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Parham at (410) 786–4669. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal agencies to publish a 30-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, CMS is publishing this notice that summarizes the following proposed collection(s) of information for public comment: 1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Implementation of Medicare Programs;—Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program; Use: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is requesting approval to collect information from eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs). We have finalized changes to this program as discussed in the FY 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Long-term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) final rule. This is a revision of the information collection request. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) (Pub. L. 111–5) was enacted on February 17, 2009. Title IV of division B of the Recovery Act amended titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act (the Act) by establishing incentive payments to eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals and CAHs, and Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs that adopt and successfully demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology (CEHRT). These Recovery Act provisions, together with title XIII of division A of the Recovery Act, may be cited as the ‘‘Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act’’ or the ‘‘HITECH Act.’’ The HITECH Act created incentive programs for EPs, eligible hospitals including CAHs, and MA organizations SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\06FEN1.SGM 06FEN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 25 / Tuesday, February 6, 2024 / Notices in the Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS), and Medicaid programs that successfully demonstrated meaningful use of CEHRT. In their first payment year, Medicaid EPs, eligible hospitals including MA organizations and CAHs could adopt, implement, or upgrade to certified EHR technology. It also allowed for negative payment adjustments in the Medicare FFS and MA programs starting in 2015 for EPs, eligible hospitals including MA organizations and CAHs participating in Medicare that are not meaningful users of CEHRT. The Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program did not authorize negative payment adjustments, but its participants were eligible for incentive payments until December 31, 2021, when the program ended. In CY 2017, we began collecting data from eligible hospitals and CAHs to determine the application of the Medicare payment adjustments. This information collection was also used to make incentive payments to eligible hospitals in Puerto Rico from 2016 through 2021. At this time, Medicare eligible professionals no longer reported to the EHR Incentive Program, as they began reporting under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System’s (MIPS) Promoting Interoperability Performance Category. In 2019, the EHR Incentives Program for eligible hospitals and CAHs was subsequently renamed the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program. In subsequent years, we have focused on balancing reporting burden for eligible hospitals and CAHs while also implementing changes designed to incentivize the advanced use of CEHRT to support health information exchange, interoperability, advanced quality measurement, and maximizing clinical effectiveness and efficiencies. In the FY 2024 IPPS/LTCH PPS final rule, we finalized the following policy changes for eligible hospitals and CAHs that attest to CMS under the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program. None of the policies we finalized will affect the information collection burden: (i) to adopt three electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) beginning with the CY 2025 reporting period: (1) Hospital Harm—Pressure Injury eCQM; (2) Hospital Harm—Acute Kidney Injury eCQM; and (3) Excessive Radiation Dose or Inadequate Image Quality for Diagnostic Computed Tomography (CMT) in Adults eCQM; (ii) to modify the Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience (SAFER) Guides measure to require eligible hospitals and CAHs to submit a ‘‘yes’’ attestation to fulfill the measure beginning with the EHR reporting period in CY 2024; and (iii) to VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:15 Feb 05, 2024 Jkt 262001 establish an EHR reporting period of a minimum of any continuous 180-day period in CY 2025. Form Number: CMS–10552 (OMB control number: 0938–1278); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: State, Local or Private Government; Business and for-profit and Not-for-profit; Number of Respondents: 4,500; Total Annual Responses: 4,500; Total Annual Hours: 29,625. (For policy questions regarding this collection, contact Jessica Warren at 410–786–7519.) William N. Parham, III, Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2024–02306 Filed 2–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS–3454–PN] Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Application by DNV Healthcare USA Inc. (DNV) for Continued CMS Approval of Its Psychiatric Hospital Accreditation Program Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Proposed notice. AGENCY: This proposed notice acknowledges the receipt of a deeming application from DNV Healthcare USA Inc. (DNV) for continued Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approval of its psychiatric hospital accreditation program. The statute requires that within 60 days of receipt of an organization’s complete application, CMS must publish a notice that identifies the national accrediting body making the request, describes the nature of the request, and provides at least a 30-day public comment period. DATES: To be assured consideration, comments must be received at one of the addresses provided below, by March 7, 2024. ADDRESSES: In commenting, refer to file code CMS–3454–PN. Comments, including mass comment submissions, must be submitted in one of the following three ways (please choose only one of the ways listed): 1. Electronically. You may submit electronic comments on this regulation to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the ‘‘Submit a comment’’ instructions. 2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8203 address ONLY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: CMS–3454–PN, P.O. Box 8010, Baltimore, MD 21244–8010. Please allow sufficient time for mailed comments to be received before the close of the comment period. 3. By express or overnight mail. You may send written comments to the following address ONLY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: CMS–3454–PN, Mail Stop C4–26–05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850. For information on viewing public comments, see the beginning of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joann Fitzell, (410) 786–4280. Lillian Williams, (410) 786–8636. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Inspection of Public Comments: All comments received before the close of the comment period are available for viewing by the public, including any personally identifiable or confidential business information that is included in a comment. We post all comments received before the close of the comment period on the following website as soon as possible after they have been received: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the search instructions on that website to view public comments. CMS will not post on Regulations.gov public comments that make threats to individuals or institutions or suggest that the commenter will take actions to harm an individual. CMS continues to encourage individuals not to submit duplicative comments. We will post acceptable comments from multiple unique commenters even if the content is identical or nearly identical to other comments. I. Background Under the Medicare program, eligible beneficiaries may receive covered services from a psychiatric hospital provided certain requirements are met. Section 1861(f) of the Social Security Act (the Act), establishes distinct criteria for facilities seeking designation as a psychiatric hospital. Regulations concerning provider agreements are at 42 CFR part 489 and those pertaining to activities relating to the survey and certification of facilities are at 42 CFR part 488. The regulations at 42 CFR 482 subpart E specify the minimum conditions that a psychiatric hospital must meet to participate in the Medicare program, the scope of covered services, and the conditions for Medicare payment for psychiatric hospitals. E:\FR\FM\06FEN1.SGM 06FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8202-8203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02306]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10552]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human 
Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is 
announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention 
to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in 
the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of 
information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an 
existing collection of information, and to allow a second opportunity 
for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to 
send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this 
collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the 
proposed information collection for the proper performance of the 
agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by 
the OMB desk officer by March 7, 2024.

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.
    To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, please access 
the CMS PRA website by copying and pasting the following web address 
into your web browser: https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Parham at (410) 786-4669.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. The term ``collection of 
information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and 
includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public 
submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. 
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires 
Federal agencies to publish a 30-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each 
proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of 
information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, CMS is publishing this notice that 
summarizes the following proposed collection(s) of information for 
public comment:
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Implementation of 
Medicare Programs;--Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program; Use: 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is requesting 
approval to collect information from eligible hospitals and critical 
access hospitals (CAHs). We have finalized changes to this program as 
discussed in the FY 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/
Long-term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) final 
rule. This is a revision of the information collection request.
    The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) 
(Pub. L. 111-5) was enacted on February 17, 2009. Title IV of division 
B of the Recovery Act amended titles XVIII and XIX of the Social 
Security Act (the Act) by establishing incentive payments to eligible 
professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals and CAHs, and Medicare 
Advantage (MA) organizations participating in the Medicare and Medicaid 
programs that adopt and successfully demonstrate meaningful use of 
certified EHR technology (CEHRT). These Recovery Act provisions, 
together with title XIII of division A of the Recovery Act, may be 
cited as the ``Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical 
Health Act'' or the ``HITECH Act.''
    The HITECH Act created incentive programs for EPs, eligible 
hospitals including CAHs, and MA organizations

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in the Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS), and Medicaid programs that 
successfully demonstrated meaningful use of CEHRT. In their first 
payment year, Medicaid EPs, eligible hospitals including MA 
organizations and CAHs could adopt, implement, or upgrade to certified 
EHR technology. It also allowed for negative payment adjustments in the 
Medicare FFS and MA programs starting in 2015 for EPs, eligible 
hospitals including MA organizations and CAHs participating in Medicare 
that are not meaningful users of CEHRT. The Medicaid Promoting 
Interoperability Program did not authorize negative payment 
adjustments, but its participants were eligible for incentive payments 
until December 31, 2021, when the program ended.
    In CY 2017, we began collecting data from eligible hospitals and 
CAHs to determine the application of the Medicare payment adjustments. 
This information collection was also used to make incentive payments to 
eligible hospitals in Puerto Rico from 2016 through 2021. At this time, 
Medicare eligible professionals no longer reported to the EHR Incentive 
Program, as they began reporting under the Merit-based Incentive 
Payment System's (MIPS) Promoting Interoperability Performance 
Category. In 2019, the EHR Incentives Program for eligible hospitals 
and CAHs was subsequently renamed the Medicare Promoting 
Interoperability Program. In subsequent years, we have focused on 
balancing reporting burden for eligible hospitals and CAHs while also 
implementing changes designed to incentivize the advanced use of CEHRT 
to support health information exchange, interoperability, advanced 
quality measurement, and maximizing clinical effectiveness and 
efficiencies.
    In the FY 2024 IPPS/LTCH PPS final rule, we finalized the following 
policy changes for eligible hospitals and CAHs that attest to CMS under 
the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program. None of the policies 
we finalized will affect the information collection burden: (i) to 
adopt three electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) beginning with 
the CY 2025 reporting period: (1) Hospital Harm--Pressure Injury eCQM; 
(2) Hospital Harm--Acute Kidney Injury eCQM; and (3) Excessive 
Radiation Dose or Inadequate Image Quality for Diagnostic Computed 
Tomography (CMT) in Adults eCQM; (ii) to modify the Safety Assurance 
Factors for EHR Resilience (SAFER) Guides measure to require eligible 
hospitals and CAHs to submit a ``yes'' attestation to fulfill the 
measure beginning with the EHR reporting period in CY 2024; and (iii) 
to establish an EHR reporting period of a minimum of any continuous 
180-day period in CY 2025. Form Number: CMS-10552 (OMB control number: 
0938-1278); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: State, Local or 
Private Government; Business and for-profit and Not-for-profit; Number 
of Respondents: 4,500; Total Annual Responses: 4,500; Total Annual 
Hours: 29,625. (For policy questions regarding this collection, contact 
Jessica Warren at 410-786-7519.)

William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-02306 Filed 2-5-24; 8:45 am]
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