This ICR is withdrawn per 1/2/09 memo. CMS agrees to resubmit this ICR as "existing collection in use without OMB control number." Further, prior to resubmission, CMS agrees to revise the supporting statement and burden estimation to account for the new quality reporting requirements in effect for 2009 due to the most recent OPPS payment year rule. Finally, CMS agrees to report these burdens as violations--one for the FY 2008 ICB and one for the FY 2009 ICB--as CMS did not submit this ICR for approval prior to the effective dates of the respective regulations. Once the new ICR is approved, CMS shall discontinue this OMB control number and use the new ICR for purposes of ongoing and future information collections under the quality reporting sections of the OPPS payment rule. CMS is reminded of the requirements under the PRA for submitting ICRs associated with rulemaking and the importance of seeking approval for them prior to the rules going into effect.
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The submission of outpatient hospital quality of care information builds on the requirement to submit such data for inpatient hospital care as required under 501(b) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108-173). The requirement to submit hospital quality of care information is intended to empower consumers with quality of care information to make more informed decisions about their health care while also encouraging hospitals and clinicians to improve the quality of care. This information is used by CMS to direct its contractor, including Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs), to focus on particular areas of improvement, and to develop quality improvement initiatives.
PL:
Pub.L. 109 - 432 109(b)
Name of Law: Quality reporting for outpatient services and ambulatory surgical centers
US Code:
42 USC 1395(I)
Name of Law: Prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services
Section 109(a) of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA) (Pub. L. 109-432) amended section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act by adding a new subsection (17) that affects the payment rate update applicable to Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) payments for services furnished by hospitals in outpatient settings on or after January 1, 2009. New section 1833(t)(17)(A) of the Act, which applies to hospitals as defined under section 1886(d)(1)(B) of the Act, requires that hospitals that fail to report data required for quality measures selected by the Secretary in the form and manner required by the Secretary under section 1833(t)(17)(B) of the Act will incur a reduction in their annual payment update factor to the hospital outpatient department fee schedule by 2.0 percentage points. New sections 1833(t)(17)(C)(i) and (ii) of the Act require the Secretary to develop measures appropriate for the measurement of the quality of care furnished by hospitals in outpatient settings.
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.
Form CMS-10250 Submission of Information for the Hospital Outpatient Quality Data Program
CMS-10250 Supporting Statement Part B_FINAL.doc
Submission of Information for the Hospital Outpatient Quality Data Program