Since the HOPQDRP reporting requirements tend to change annually with each annual outpatient prospective payment system (PPS) rule, this ICR is approved for one year. Because this ICR is associated with rulemaking, CMS agrees to coordinate the publication of the 60 & 30 day Federal Register Notices with the issuance of the proposed and final outpatient PPS. In order to comment meaningfully on the burden and utility of these reporting requirements, the public needs access to all technical specifications on how each performance measure will be calculated (e.g. the denominators and numerators). Therefore, all such technical specifications need to be submitted with the ICR in order for the ICR package to be considered complete. These technical specifications must also match up with the year in question (i.e. the 2008 specifications should not be submitted for the 2009 measures). Incomplete submissions will be returned to the agency as "improper submissions." Finally, CMS agrees to include this ICR in the next ICB as a "bootleg" collection.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2013
36 Months From Approved
1,821,340
0
0
1,802,186
0
0
0
0
0
CMS will use the information collected to direct its contractor, including Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs), to focus on particular areas of improvement, and to develop quality improvement initiatives. The information will be made available to hospitals for their use in internal quality improvement initiatives. Most importantly, this information is available to beneficiaries, as well as to the public in general, to provide hospital information to assist them in making decisions about their health care. CMS conducts focus groups or market testing prior to public reporting hospital quality data on the Hospital Compare website.
PL:
Pub.L. 109 - 432 109(a)
Name of Law: Quality reporting for hospital outpatient services and ambulatory surgical center services
PL: Pub.L. 109 - 432 109(a) Name of Law: Quality reporting for hospital outpatient services and ambulatory surgical center services
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 Hospital Outpatient Quality Data Program (HOPQDRP) - Notice of Participation (2011)
CMS-10250.Supporting Statement Part B-FINAL.doc
Hospital Outpatient Quality Data Program (HOPQDRP) CY 2011 Data Abstraction