[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31339-31340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13330]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier CMS-10136 and CMS-10303]


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

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
    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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare 
Demonstration Ambulatory Care Quality Measure Performance Assessment 
Tool (``PAT''); Use: This request is to cover a modification of an 
existing, approved data collection effort with a new secure web based 
system. This system will also provide a platform for developing tools 
to collect clinical quality data for future demonstrations and 
programs. There is no increase in burden. In fact, because all of the 
practices submitting data will have Electronic Health Records (EHRs), 
it is likely that the originally estimated burden will decrease over 
the coming years of the demonstration. CMS is requesting an extension 
of the currently approved tool for the collection of ambulatory care 
clinical performance measure data.
    The data will be used to continue implementation of two 
Congressionally mandated demonstration projects (the Physician Group 
Practice (PGP) Demonstration and the Medicare Care Management 
Performance (MCMP) Demonstration); also the support data collection 
under the new EHR Demonstration. Each of these demonstrations, test new 
payment methods for improving the quality and efficiency of health care 
services delivered to Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, 
especially those with chronic conditions that account for a 
disproportionate share of Medicare expenditures. In addition, the MCMP 
and EHR demonstration specifically encourage the adoption of electronic 
health records systems as a vehicle for improving how health care is 
delivered. Form Number: CMS-10136 (OMB 0938-0941); Frequency: 
Yearly; Affected Public: Business or other for-profits and not-for-
profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 400; Total Annual 
Responses: 400; Total Annual Hours: 9600. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact Jodie Blatt at 410-786-6921. For all 
other issues call 410-786-1326.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of currently 
approved collection; Title of Information: Medicare Gainsharing 
Demonstration Evaluation: Physician Focus Groups; Use: The proposed 
physician focus groups are part of the evaluation of the Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)'s Medicare Physician Hospital 
Collaboration Demonstration. The Congress, under Section 646 of the 
Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003 permitted CMS to conduct 
demonstrations to test methods for the provision of incentives for 
improving the quality and safety of care and achieving the efficient 
allocation of resources. The primary goal of the demonstration is to 
evaluate gainsharing as means to align physician and hospital 
incentives to improve quality and efficiency. This demonstration plans 
to use the physician focus group protocols approved by OMB for the DRA 
5007 Gainsharing Demonstration. Form Number: CMS-10303 (OMB#: 0938-
1103); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Private sector, business or 
other for profits; Number of Respondents: 288; Total Annual Responses: 
144; Total Annual Hours: 144 (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact William Buczko at 410-786-6593. For all other issues 
call 410-786-1326.)
    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 June 30, 2011. 
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk 
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, E-mail: [email protected].


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    Dated: May 25. 2011.
Michelle Shortt,
 Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic 
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-13330 Filed 5-27-11; 8:45 am]
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