This information
collection request is approved for eighteen months to allow CMS to
complete data collection for the reliability testing phase and to
conduct a systemmatic field test of the PACE continuous quality
improvement and core outcome and comprehensive assessment data set.
Approval is conditional upon the following terms of clearance: (1)
CMS will provide OMB with a complete list of all PACE sites that
have participated/will participate in each of the testing phases
(2) CMS will provide OMB with copies of revised instruments if
changes are made as a result of the reliability testing and explain
any such changes (3) CMS will revise the race/ethnicity questions
to comply with OMB guidelines, as agreed (4) CMS will provide OMB
with a report upon completion of reliability testing that includes
analytic findings on reliability of data and item non response (5)
CMS will provide OMB with a revised power analysis, explaining any
significant deviations from what has been previously provided to
OMB and (5) CMS will resubmit the PACE information collection
request upon completion of testing, prior to program-wide
implementation of the PACE program quality improvement, core
outcome and comprehensive assessment data collection system.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2004
05/31/2004
09/30/2002
90,070
0
93,970
22,503
0
21,692
0
0
0
The purpose of this project is to
develop an outcome-based continuous quality improvement (OBCQI)
system and core comprehensive assessment data set for the PACE
program by (a) developing and testing a set of data items for core
outcome and comprehensive assessment (COCOA), (b) testing
risk-adjustment methods so each site's outcomes can be
appropriately evaluated, (c) designing an OBCQI approach to improve
quality in a systematic, evolutionary manner, and (d) testing the
usefulness of the data items for assessment and care planning. A
three-phase field test result in the....
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.