81 FR 17714 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 61 (March 30, 2016)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 61 (March 30, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-07118 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 17714-17715] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-07118] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: ``Survey of Hospital Quality Leaders.'' In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521, AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 31, 2016. [[Page 17715]] ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz, Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by email at [email protected]. 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 Survey of Hospital Quality Leaders The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS[supreg]) Hospital Survey (HCAHPS) was first implemented on a voluntary basis in 2006 to assess patients' experiences with care. Today, hospitals subject to the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) annual payment update provisions are required to collect and submit HCAHPS data in order to receive their full annual payment update. In addition, HCAHPS performance was added to the calculation of the value-based incentive payment in the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (Hospital VBP) program, beginning with discharges in October 2012. The FY 2015 Hospital VBP program links 30% of the Inpatient Prospective Payment System hospitals' payment from CMS to HCAHPS performance. Despite the high stakes associated with HCAHPS scores, little is known about the ways in which hospitals are using HCAHPS data and supplemental information about patient experience to understand and improve their patients' experiences. This research has the following goals: (1) To characterize the role of HCAHPS in hospitals' efforts to improve patient experiences (2) to identify the types of quality improvement activities that hospitals implement to improve their HCAHPS scores (3) to describe hospitals' perspectives on HCAHPS (4) to determine the types of information collected by hospitals beyond those required for Hospital VBP This study is being conducted by AHRQ through its contractor, the RAND Corporation, pursuant to AHRQ's statutory authority to conduct and support research on health care and on systems for the delivery of such care, including activities with respect to the quality, effectiveness, efficiency, appropriateness and value of health care services and with respect to quality measurement and improvement. 42 U.S.C. 299a(a)(1) and (2). Method of Collection Survey of Hospital Quality Leaders: This survey will elicit information from approximately 500 hospital quality leaders in a variety of hospital settings, including high- and low-performing hospitals, facilities of varying sizes, and hospitals representing all nine geographic Census divisions. Hospital quality leaders will be asked to provide information about the use of HCAHPS in their hospital, with questions addressing all of the substantive areas identified in the goals section above. Characterizing hospitals' use of HCAHPS data will provide important insight into the activities hospitals conduct to improve patient experience scores. This information may be useful in supporting hospitals that lag behind their peers, learning from hospitals with outstanding records of patient experience, and providing recommendations that may be used to refine HCAHPS survey content. Estimated Annual Respondent Burden Table 1 shows the estimated annualized burden and cost for the respondents' time to participate in this data collection. These burden estimates are based on tests of data collection conducted on nine or fewer entities. As indicated below, the annual total burden hours are estimated to be 294 hours. The annual total cost associated with the annual total burden hours is estimated to be $14,708. Table 1 shows the estimated annualized burden for the respondents' time to participate in this data collection. The Survey of Hospital Quality Leaders will be administered to 500 individuals. Prior work suggests that 3-5 items can typically be completed per minute, depending on item complexity and respondent characteristics, (Hays & Reeve, 2010; Berry, 2009). We have calculated our burden estimate using a conservative estimate of 4.5 items per minute. The survey contains 159 items and is thus estimated to require an average administration time of 35 minutes. As indicated below, the annual total burden hours are estimated to be 294 hours. Table 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Cost -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average Collection task Number of responses per Hours per Total burden hourly wage Total cost respondents respondent response hours rate * burden -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Survey of Hospital Quality Leaders...................... 500 1 .59 294 $49.96 $14,708 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals.............................................. .............. .............. .............. 294 .............. $14,708 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Based upon mean hourly wages, ``National Compensation Survey: All United States December 2009-January 2011,'' U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Request for Comments In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 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 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. Sharon B. Arnold, Acting Director. [FR Doc. 2016-07118 Filed 3-29-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-90-P
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ADDRESSES: Written comments should information about patient experience to Characterizing hospitals’ use of
be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz, understand and improve their patients’ HCAHPS data will provide important
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by experiences. insight into the activities hospitals
email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. This research has the following goals: conduct to improve patient experience
Copies of the proposed collection (1) To characterize the role of scores. This information may be useful
plans, data collection instruments, and HCAHPS in hospitals’ efforts to improve in supporting hospitals that lag behind
specific details on the estimated burden patient experiences their peers, learning from hospitals with
can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports (2) to identify the types of quality outstanding records of patient
Clearance Officer. improvement activities that hospitals experience, and providing
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: implement to improve their HCAHPS recommendations that may be used to
Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports scores refine HCAHPS survey content.
Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by (3) to describe hospitals’ perspectives Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. on HCAHPS
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (4) to determine the types of Table 1 shows the estimated
information collected by hospitals annualized burden and cost for the
Proposed Project respondents’ time to participate in this
beyond those required for Hospital VBP
Survey of Hospital Quality Leaders This study is being conducted by data collection. These burden estimates
The Consumer Assessment of AHRQ through its contractor, the RAND are based on tests of data collection
Healthcare Providers and Systems Corporation, pursuant to AHRQ’s conducted on nine or fewer entities. As
(CAHPS®) Hospital Survey (HCAHPS) statutory authority to conduct and indicated below, the annual total
was first implemented on a voluntary support research on health care and on burden hours are estimated to be 294
basis in 2006 to assess patients’ systems for the delivery of such care, hours. The annual total cost associated
experiences with care. Today, hospitals including activities with respect to the with the annual total burden hours is
subject to the Inpatient Prospective quality, effectiveness, efficiency, estimated to be $14,708.
Payment System (IPPS) annual payment appropriateness and value of health care Table 1 shows the estimated
update provisions are required to collect services and with respect to quality annualized burden for the respondents’
and submit HCAHPS data in order to measurement and improvement. 42 time to participate in this data
receive their full annual payment U.S.C. 299a(a)(1) and (2). collection. The Survey of Hospital
update. In addition, HCAHPS Quality Leaders will be administered to
Method of Collection 500 individuals. Prior work suggests
performance was added to the
calculation of the value-based incentive Survey of Hospital Quality Leaders: that 3–5 items can typically be
payment in the Hospital Value-Based This survey will elicit information from completed per minute, depending on
Purchasing (Hospital VBP) program, approximately 500 hospital quality item complexity and respondent
beginning with discharges in October leaders in a variety of hospital settings, characteristics, (Hays & Reeve, 2010;
2012. The FY 2015 Hospital VBP including high- and low-performing Berry, 2009). We have calculated our
program links 30% of the Inpatient hospitals, facilities of varying sizes, and burden estimate using a conservative
Prospective Payment System hospitals’ hospitals representing all nine estimate of 4.5 items per minute. The
payment from CMS to HCAHPS geographic Census divisions. Hospital survey contains 159 items and is thus
performance. quality leaders will be asked to provide estimated to require an average
Despite the high stakes associated information about the use of HCAHPS administration time of 35 minutes. As
with HCAHPS scores, little is known in their hospital, with questions indicated below, the annual total
about the ways in which hospitals are addressing all of the substantive areas burden hours are estimated to be 294
using HCAHPS data and supplemental identified in the goals section above. hours.
TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COST
Number of Average
Number of Hours Total burden Total cost
Collection task responses per hourly wage
respondents per response hours burden
respondent rate *
Survey of Hospital Quality Leaders ......... 500 1 .59 294 $49.96 $14,708
Totals ................................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 294 ........................ $14,708
* Based upon mean hourly wages, ‘‘National Compensation Survey: All United States December 2009–January 2011,’’ U.S. Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Request for Comments practical utility; (b) the accuracy of Comments submitted in response to
AHRQ’s estimate of burden (including this notice will be summarized and
In accordance with the Paperwork hours and costs) of the proposed included in the Agency’s subsequent
Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ’s collection(s) of information; (c) ways to request for OMB approval of the
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information collection are requested enhance the quality, utility, and clarity proposed information collection. All
with regard to any of the following: (a) of the information to be collected; and comments will become a matter of
Whether the proposed collection of (d) ways to minimize the burden of the public record.
information is necessary for the proper collection of information upon the
performance of AHRQ health care Sharon B. Arnold,
respondents, including the use of
research and health care information Acting Director.
automated collection techniques or
dissemination functions, including other forms of information technology.
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