Section # on Current FORM C OMB #0938-1016
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Type of Change
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Rationale for Change
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I - Business Information
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Revised title of Section from, “Business Information,”
to, “Contract Information.”
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To better reflect the type of information the user will be
entering within this section.
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I - Business Information
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Added “?” for additional information pop-up boxes.
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To provide additional detail on the data field and/or when the
user can find the required information.
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I - Business Information
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Added “Does this apply to multiple contracts?” yes/no
radio option.
(If yes, two contract number
information sections appear with the ability to add a third by
clicking on “Add another contract” button.)
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To make it easier for the user to apply product updates to
multiple contracts (e.g., across one or two rounds of competitive
bidding).
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I - Business Information
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Broke out the “Contract Number” field into two fields
to separate the round indicator with the contract number.
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To ensure the user enters the round indicator correctly.
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I - Business Information
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In additional contract number information sections appear (i.e.,
the multiple contracts radio button is yes), added option for user
to select similar product categories for additional contracts
added to form. Upon selection of a similar product category,
creation of a concise list of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding
System (HCPCS) codes will be generated and displayed in the HCPCS
Code dropdown, located in the “Update(s) to the Supplier
Directory section,” for the supplier to select and enter
product information.
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To allow the user to provide product information for related
product categories where there are exact or similar HCPCS codes.
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I - Business Information
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Allow user to apply multiple Competitive Bidding Areas to a single
product category in the “Review contract and competition
information” table.
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To reduce the amount of rows on a table and subsequently the
number of pages that will be printed by user.
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I - Business Information
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Revised the “Review contract and
competition” table to include a “Contract”
column for contract number, and renamed the “Action”
column to “Edit.”
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To better reflect the type of information the user will be
entering within this section.
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II – Updates to the Supplier Directory
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Revised instructions to align with formatting changes within this
section.
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To provide accurate instructions to revised form.
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II – Updates to the Supplier Directory
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Added a “Select an Update Type” radio button.
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To clarify the intent of the user to
update information on the Supplier Directory with new products, or
to overwrite existing information with new information.
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II – Updates to the Supplier Directory
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Added a “Select how you would like to search for products:”
radio button a search by Manufacturer, Model or Model/product
number radio button
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To allow user to identify which category they would prefer to
search for product information (i.e., Manufacturer, Model or
Model/product number).
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II – Updates to the Supplier Directory
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Added a “Search Results” table.
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To show result(s) of the user’s search.
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II – Updates to the Supplier Directory
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Added “Model/Product Number” column to List of Updates
to the Supplier Directory table
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To ensure they have selected the correct product
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II – No Updates to the Supplier Directory
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Added contract number as a required field.
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To allow user to specify the applicable round for which there are
no updates (due to numerous rounds being in effect).
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II – No Updates to the Supplier Directory
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Added legal business name as a required field
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To associate the legal business name with the contract number.
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II – No Updates to the Supplier Directory
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Reversed logic for CBA and product category. User will now select
Product Category(ies) and then the applicable CBA(s).
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To provide efficiency for user to enter data (since there are more
CBA options than product category options in each round).
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