80 FR 56550 - Publication of Choice Act Section 201 Independent Assessments
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 181 (September 18, 2015)
| Page Range | 56550-56551 | |
| FR Document | 2015-23449 |
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Commission on Care, the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and the House Veterans' Affairs Committee have received the final report on the independent assessment of VA health care processes as required under Section 201 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (VACAA). This Notice announces the public release of the report, entitled Independent Assessment of the Health Care Delivery Systems and Management Process of the Department of Veterans Affairs (Independent Assessment Report), on a VA Web site.
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 181 (Friday, September 18, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 56550-56551] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-23449] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Publication of Choice Act Section 201 Independent Assessments AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Commission on Care, the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and the House Veterans' Affairs Committee have received the final report on the independent assessment of VA health care processes as required [[Page 56551]] under Section 201 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (VACAA). This Notice announces the public release of the report, entitled Independent Assessment of the Health Care Delivery Systems and Management Process of the Department of Veterans Affairs (Independent Assessment Report), on a VA Web site. ADDRESSES: The complete copy of the final independent assessment is available on the following Web site: http://www.va.gov/opa/choiceact/factsheets_and_details.asp. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Regan Crump, Director, Office of Strategic Planning & Analysis, Veterans Health Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, Telephone: (202) 461-7096 (This is not a toll-free number.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA entered into a contract with MITRE Corporation's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Alliance to Modernize Healthcare (CAMH), a private Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) focused on large-scale transformation of health care systems in both the public and private sectors. CAMH and its partners have interviewed hundreds of VA and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) staff and visited 87 medical facilities across 30 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico, as they conducted a comprehensive independent assessment of the hospital care, medical services, and other health care processes across VA medical facilities. VA has provided access to its data, systems, and records by sharing approximately 500 data sets, reports, and other critical documentation to assist with CAMH's comprehensive analysis. The Commission on Care, an independent group of health care, business, and government experts established by VACAA, will now review this report and undertake a comprehensive evaluation and assessment of Veterans' access to VA health care and strategically examine how best to organize VHA to enable the delivery of high-quality and timely care. The Commission will submit a report of its findings and recommendations early in 2016 to the President of the United States through the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. VA will be required to implement each recommendation that the President considers feasible, advisable, and able to be implemented without further legislation. Signing Authority The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the Independent Assessment Report to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Robert L. Nabors II, Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs, approved this document on September 15, 2015, for publication. Dated: September 15, 2015. William F. Russo, Acting Director, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2015-23449 Filed 9-17-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320-01-P
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furnishers to establish reasonable Dated: September 14, 2015. Dated: September 8, 2015.
policies and procedures for Mary H. Gottlieb,
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implementing the guidelines. Section Regulatory Specialist, Legislative and
312 also requires the issuance of Manager, Financial Accounting and Services
Regulatory Activities Division.
Branch, Bureau of the Fiscal Service.
regulations identifying the [FR Doc. 2015–23403 Filed 9–17–15; 8:45 am]
circumstances under which a furnisher [FR Doc. 2015–23446 Filed 9–17–15; 8:45 am]
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furnishers to establish and implement
reasonable written policies and Surety Companies Acceptable on Publication of Choice Act Section 201
procedures regarding the accuracy and Federal Bonds: Berkshire Hathaway Independent Assessments
integrity of consumer information that Specialty Insurance Company
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
they provide to a consumer reporting AGENCY: Bureau of the Fiscal Service, ACTION: Notice.
agency (CRA). Fiscal Service, Department of the
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Twelve CFR 1022.43(a) permits Treasury. SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans
consumers to initiate disputes directly ACTION: Notice. Affairs (VA), the Commission on Care,
with the furnishers in certain the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee,
circumstances. Furnishers are required SUMMARY: This is Supplement No. 2 to and the House Veterans’ Affairs
to have procedures to ensure that the Treasury Department Circular 570, Committee have received the final
disputes received directly from 2015 Revision, published July 1, 2015, report on the independent assessment of
consumers are handled in a at 80 FR 37735. VA health care processes as required
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under Section 201 of the Veterans on large-scale transformation of health its findings and recommendations early
Access, Choice, and Accountability Act care systems in both the public and in 2016 to the President of the United
of 2014 (VACAA). This Notice private sectors. CAMH and its partners States through the Secretary of Veterans
announces the public release of the have interviewed hundreds of VA and Affairs. VA will be required to
report, entitled Independent Assessment Veterans Health Administration (VHA) implement each recommendation that
of the Health Care Delivery Systems and staff and visited 87 medical facilities the President considers feasible,
Management Process of the Department across 30 states, Washington, DC, and advisable, and able to be implemented
of Veterans Affairs (Independent Puerto Rico, as they conducted a without further legislation.
Assessment Report), on a VA Web site. comprehensive independent assessment Signing Authority
ADDRESSES: The complete copy of the of the hospital care, medical services,
final independent assessment is and other health care processes across The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
available on the following Web site: VA medical facilities. VA has provided designee, approved this document and
http://www.va.gov/opa/choiceact/ access to its data, systems, and records authorized the undersigned to sign and
factsheets_and_details.asp. by sharing approximately 500 data sets, submit the Independent Assessment
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. reports, and other critical Report to the Office of the Federal
Regan Crump, Director, Office of documentation to assist with CAMH’s Register for publication electronically as
Strategic Planning & Analysis, Veterans comprehensive analysis. an official document of the Department
Health Administration, 810 Vermont of Veterans Affairs. Robert L. Nabors II,
The Commission on Care, an
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans
independent group of health care,
Telephone: (202) 461–7096 (This is not Affairs, approved this document on
business, and government experts
a toll-free number.) September 15, 2015, for publication.
established by VACAA, will now review
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA this report and undertake a Dated: September 15, 2015.
entered into a contract with MITRE comprehensive evaluation and William F. Russo,
Corporation’s Centers for Medicare and assessment of Veterans’ access to VA Acting Director, Office of Regulation Policy
Medicaid Services’ Alliance to health care and strategically examine & Management, U.S. Department of Veterans
Modernize Healthcare (CAMH), a how best to organize VHA to enable the Affairs.
private Federally Funded Research and delivery of high-quality and timely care. [FR Doc. 2015–23449 Filed 9–17–15; 8:45 am]
Development Center (FFRDC) focused The Commission will submit a report of BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
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| Contact | Dr. Regan Crump, Director, Office of Strategic Planning & Analysis, Veterans Health Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, Telephone: (202) 461-7096 (This is not a toll-free number.) | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 56550 |
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