Section 3004 of The Affordable Care
Act authorizes the establishment of a new quality reporting program
for Long Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs). Beginning in FY 2014, LTCHs
that fail to submit quality measures data to CMS may be subject to
a 2 percentage point reduction in their annual update to the
standard Federal rate for discharges occurring during a rate year.
One of the quality measures LTCHs are to collect and submit data on
for this new quality reporting program is the Percent of Residents
with Pressure Ulcers That Are New or Have Worsened. A new pressure
ulcer data set has been developed specifically for use in LTCHs.
This pressure ulcer data set incorporates data items contained in
other, well know and clinically established pressure ulcer data
sets, including but not limited to the Minimum Data Set 3.0 (MDS
3.0) and Continuity Assessment Record & Evaluation (CARE).
Beginning on October 1, 2012, LTCHs will begin to collect a newly
created set of pressure ulcer measure data elements for the LTCH
quality reporting program. This data set consists of the following
components: (1) pressure ulcer documentation; (2) selected
covariates related to pressure ulcers; (3) patient demographic
information; and; (4) a provider attestation section The use of the
newly created LTCH CARE Data Set is necessary in order to allow CMS
to collect LTCH quality measure data in compliance with Section
3004 of the Affordable Care Act. There are no other reasonable
alternatives available to CMS for use in the collection of pressure
ulcer data in LTCHs.
PL:
Pub.L. 111 - 148 3004 Name of Law: Quality reporting for LTCHs,
inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, and hospice programs
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.