83 FR 7479 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 35 (February 21, 2018)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 35 (February 21, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-03518 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 7479-7480] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-03518] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS-10656 and CMS-10277] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23, 2018. ADDRESSES: When commenting on the proposed information collections, please reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations must be received by the OMB desk officer via one of the following transmissions: OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-5806 OR, Email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, you may make your request using one of following: 1. Access CMS' website address at website address at https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html. 2. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS document identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326. 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: New collection of information request; Title of Information Collection: Evaluation of the Partnership for Patients (PfP) 3.0; Use: In the summer of 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator approved the plans for integration of the Partnership for Patients (PfP) Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) model test with the Quality Improvement Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) program. This is consistent with the Agency's intention for further integration to maximize the strengths of the QIO program and PfP HENs to sustain and expand current national reductions in in-patient harm and 30-day readmissions. The alignment of the two programs permits the systematic use of innovative patient safety practices at a national scale. Under this initiative, CMS has awarded multiple contracts to Hospital Improvement Innovation Networks (HIINs), formerly known as HENs, to engage the hospital, provider, and broader caregiver communities to implement well-tested and measured best practices. The end result of the overall initiative is the anticipated reduction in preventable hospital-based harm and readmissions for patients. The PfP initiative is a public-private partnership dedicated to the improvement of health care quality, safety, and affordability. CMS, working with hospitals, providers, and the broader caregiver community, aims to implement and disseminate best practices on a national scale to reduce hospital acquired conditions (HACs) and all-cause readmissions. Through the PfP model, which was initiated in April 2011, CMS fostered rapid learning among a nationwide community of practice, resulting in major strides in patient safety and engagement by patients and families. A mixed methods approach to answering the PfP HIIN evaluation questions includes three primary data collection activities, as follows: Hospital Survey on Prevention of Adverse Events and Reduction of Readmissions, HIIN Data Quality Assurance (QA) Survey and Qualitative Discussions with HIIN leaders and Other Support Contractors. The data collected will provide us feedback to focus efforts to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the HIIN initiative. As we draft future HIIN and QIO contracts, information from hospitals about HIIN influence on their care processes will be used together with follow-up input from stakeholders [[Page 7480]] about the survey results. Subsequent to the 60-day Federal Register notice (82 FR 51360), the collection instrument was revised to include pre-testing results. There has been a slight decrease in the burden hours. Form Number: CMS-10656 (OMB Control Number: 0938-NEW); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 819; Total Annual Responses: 838; Total Annual Hours: 380. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Israel Cross at 410-786- 0619.) 2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Hospice Conditions of Participation; Use: The Conditions of Participation and accompanying requirements are used by Federal or State surveyors as a basis for determining whether a hospice qualifies for approval or re-approval under Medicare. The healthcare industry and CMS believe that the availability to the hospice of the type of records and general content of records, which the final rule (72 FR 32088) specifies, is standard medical practice, and is necessary in order to ensure the well-being and safety of patients and professional treatment accountability. Form Number: CMS-10277 (OMB control number: 0938-1067); Frequency: Reporting and Recordkeeping--Yearly; Affected Public: Private sector (Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 4,473; Total Annual Responses: 19,769,931; Total Annual Hours: 6,074,745. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Mary Rossi-Coajou at 410-786-6051.) Dated: February 15, 2018. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2018-03518 Filed 2-20-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P
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Candidates should submit the following information, including the necessity and publishing this notice that summarizes
items: utility of the proposed information the following proposed collection(s) of
• Current curriculum vitae, including collection for the proper performance of information for public comment:
complete contact information the agency’s functions, the accuracy of 1. Type of Information Collection
(telephone numbers, mailing address, the estimated burden, ways to enhance Request: New collection of information
email address). the quality, utility, and clarity of the request; Title of Information Collection:
• A least one letter of information to be collected; and the use Evaluation of the Partnership for
recommendation from person(s) not of automated collection techniques or Patients (PfP) 3.0; Use: In the summer of
employed by the U.S. Department of other forms of information technology to 2015, the Centers for Medicare &
Health and Human Services. minimize the information collection Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator
(Candidates may submit letter(s) from burden. approved the plans for integration of the
current HHS employees if they wish, Partnership for Patients (PfP) Hospital
DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of
but at least one letter must be submitted Engagement Network (HEN) model test
by a person not employed by an HHS information must be received by the with the Quality Improvement Network-
agency (e.g., CDC, NIH, FDA, etc.). OMB desk officer by March 23, 2018. Quality Improvement Organization
Nominations may be submitted by the ADDRESSES: When commenting on the (QIN–QIO) program. This is consistent
candidate him- or herself or by the proposed information collections, with the Agency’s intention for further
person/organization recommending the please reference the document identifier integration to maximize the strengths of
candidate. or OMB control number. To be assured the QIO program and PfP HENs to
The Director, Management Analysis consideration, comments and sustain and expand current national
and Services Office, has been delegated recommendations must be received by reductions in in-patient harm and 30-
the authority to sign Federal Register the OMB desk officer via one of the day readmissions. The alignment of the
notices pertaining to announcements of following transmissions: OMB, Office of two programs permits the systematic
meetings and other committee Information and Regulatory Affairs, use of innovative patient safety
management activities for both the Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax practices at a national scale.
Centers for Disease Control and Number: (202) 395–5806 OR, Email: Under this initiative, CMS has
Prevention, and the Agency for Toxic OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. awarded multiple contracts to Hospital
Substances and Disease Registry. To obtain copies of a supporting Improvement Innovation Networks
statement and any related forms for the (HIINs), formerly known as HENs, to
Elaine L. Baker,
proposed collection(s) summarized in engage the hospital, provider, and
Director, Management Analysis and Services broader caregiver communities to
Office, Centers for Disease Control and this notice, you may make your request
using one of following: implement well-tested and measured
Prevention.
1. Access CMS’ website address at best practices. The end result of the
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website address at https://www.cms.gov/ overall initiative is the anticipated
Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/ reduction in preventable hospital-based
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA- harm and readmissions for patients.
Listing.html. The PfP initiative is a public-private
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND partnership dedicated to the
HUMAN SERVICES 2. Email your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number, improvement of health care quality,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid and CMS document identifier, to safety, and affordability. CMS, working
Services Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. with hospitals, providers, and the
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at broader caregiver community, aims to
[Document Identifier: CMS–10656 and CMS– implement and disseminate best
10277] (410) 786–1326.
practices on a national scale to reduce
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: hospital acquired conditions (HACs)
Agency Information Collection William Parham at (410) 786–4669. and all-cause readmissions. Through the
Activities: Submission for OMB SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PfP model, which was initiated in April
Review; Comment Request Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 2011, CMS fostered rapid learning
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies among a nationwide community of
Medicaid Services, HHS. must obtain approval from the Office of practice, resulting in major strides in
ACTION: Notice. Management and Budget (OMB) for each patient safety and engagement by
collection of information they conduct patients and families.
SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of A mixed methods approach to
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. answering the PfP HIIN evaluation
an opportunity for the public to 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and questions includes three primary data
comment on CMS’ intention to collect includes agency requests or collection activities, as follows: Hospital
information from the public. Under the requirements that members of the public Survey on Prevention of Adverse Events
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 submit reports, keep records, or provide and Reduction of Readmissions, HIIN
(PRA), federal agencies are required to information to a third party. Section Data Quality Assurance (QA) Survey
publish notice in the Federal Register 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. and Qualitative Discussions with HIIN
concerning each proposed collection of 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies leaders and Other Support Contractors.
information, including each proposed to publish a 30-day notice in the The data collected will provide us
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extension or reinstatement of an existing Federal Register concerning each feedback to focus efforts to improve the
collection of information, and to allow proposed collection of information, effectiveness and efficiency of the HIIN
a second opportunity for public including each proposed extension or initiative. As we draft future HIIN and
comment on the notice. Interested reinstatement of an existing collection QIO contracts, information from
persons are invited to send comments of information, before submitting the hospitals about HIIN influence on their
regarding the burden estimate or any collection to OMB for approval. To care processes will be used together
other aspect of this collection of comply with this requirement, CMS is with follow-up input from stakeholders
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about the survey results. Subsequent to DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND program level data collection will be
the 60-day Federal Register notice (82 HUMAN SERVICES repeated in Regions I–X only. FACES
FR 51360), the collection instrument 2019 also features a ‘‘Core Plus’’ design,
was revised to include pre-testing Administration for Children and with the above activities reflecting the
results. There has been a slight decrease Families Core data, with the potential of ‘‘Plus’’
in the burden hours. Form Number: studies to inform emerging
[OMB NO.: 0970–0151] programmatic questions. If any Plus
CMS–10656 (OMB Control Number:
0938–NEW); Frequency: Annually; Submission for OMB Review; studies are conducted, they will be
Affected Public: Private Sector: Business Comment Request; Head Start Child conducted within the Core sample.
or other for-profits and Not-for-profit and Family Experiences Survey This notice is specific to the data
institutions; Number of Respondents: (FACES) collection activities needed to recruit
819; Total Annual Responses: 838; Total Head Start programs and centers into
Description: The Office of Planning, FACES. A future notice will provide
Annual Hours: 380. (For policy
Research and Evaluation (OPRE), information about data collection for the
questions regarding this collection
Administration for Children and study. A nationally representative
contact Israel Cross at 410–786–0619.) Families (ACF), U.S. Department of sample of Head Start programs and
2. Type of Information Collection Health and Human Services (HHS), is centers from Regions I–X (FACES 2019)
Request: Reinstatement of a previously proposing to collect data for a new and a representative sample of Head
approved collection; Title of round of the Head Start Family and Start programs and centers from Region
Information Collection: Hospice Child Experiences Survey (FACES). XI (AI/AN FACES 2019) will be selected
Conditions of Participation; Use: The Similar to FACES 2014–2018, in 2019, to participate in FACES 2019. From
Conditions of Participation and two parallel studies will commence. Regions I–X, the programs participating
accompanying requirements are used by Each study will provide data on a set of in the Core child-level data collection
Federal or State surveyors as a basis for key indicators for Head Start programs. will be contacted and recruited for the
determining whether a hospice qualifies FACES 2019 focuses on Head Start study in spring 2019. In fall 2019, the
for approval or re-approval under Regions I through X (which are remaining programs participating in
Medicare. The healthcare industry and geographically based); AI/AN (American classroom-level data collection will be
CMS believe that the availability to the Indian and Alaska Native) FACES 2019 contacted. All programs will be
hospice of the type of records and focuses on Region XI (which funds Head contacted a second time in fall 2021 to
general content of records, which the Start programs that serve federally confirm their continued participation in
recognized American Indian and Alaska the Core spring 2022 data collection.
final rule (72 FR 32088) specifies, is
Native tribes). In fall 2019 and spring The programs from Region XI would be
standard medical practice, and is
2020, FACES will assess the school recruited a year before data collection
necessary in order to ensure the well-
readiness skills of 2,400 Head Start (i.e., fall 2018) given the increased
being and safety of patients and children in Regions I–X (FACES 2019) amount of time to recruit programs in
professional treatment accountability. and 800 children in Region XI (AI/AN tribal communities and to obtain tribal
Form Number: CMS–10277 (OMB FACES 2019), survey their parents, and council and/or tribal leadership
control number: 0938–1067); Frequency: ask their Head Start teachers to rate approval.
Reporting and Recordkeeping—Yearly; children’s social and emotional skills. The method of data collection for
Affected Public: Private sector (Business This sample will be drawn from 60 recruitment of all programs will include
or other for-profit and Not-for-profit programs in Regions I–X and 22 telephone conversations with program
institutions); Number of Respondents: programs in Region XI. In spring 2020 directors and on-site coordinators who
4,473; Total Annual Responses: classroom observations of sampled serve as liaisons between the FACES
19,769,931; Total Annual Hours: programs will occur. In Regions I–X, the study team and the Head Start centers.
6,074,745. (For policy questions number of programs will increase from All of these calls will inform program
regarding this collection contact Mary the 60 that are used to collect data on staff about the purpose of the study and
Rossi-Coajou at 410–786–6051.) children’s school readiness outcomes to will gather lists of centers in each
Dated: February 15, 2018.
180 for the purpose of conducting program in order to compile the center
observations in 720 Head Start sampling frame. The purpose of this
William N. Parham, III, classrooms. In Region XI, the program data collection is to support the 2007
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office sample will remain at 22, and reauthorization of the Head Start
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory approximately 80 Head Start classroom program (Pub. L.110–134), which calls
Affairs. observations will take place. Program for periodic assessments of Head Start’s
[FR Doc. 2018–03518 Filed 2–20–18; 8:45 am] director, center director, and teacher quality and effectiveness.
BILLING CODE 4120–01–P surveys will also be conducted in spring Respondents: Head Start Program
2020 in Regions I–XI. In spring 2022, Directors and Staff.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total Annual Number of Average Annual
Instrument number of number of responses per burden hours burden hours
respondents respondents respondent per response
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Telephone script and recruitment information collection for
program directors, Regions I–X ....................................... 230 77 2 1 154
Telephone script and recruitment information collection for
program directors, Region XI ........................................... 30 10 1 1 10
Telephone script and recruitment information collection for
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