Justification for changes to CCTP questionnaire

Justification for Changes to Community-Based Care Transitions Program Application

CMS is seeking to make minor revisions to the Community-Based Care Transitions Program (CCTP) Application for OMB, Approved 0938-1167. We are requesting to make two minor revisions to the interviewer part of the data collection forms: (1) the addition of the hospital discharge date, and (2) the addition of reasons for a non-interview. The first change will enable us to better match the survey data with the administrative data that are being collected in other parts of the program, specifically information about the type and timing of CCTP services provided to patients. The second change will enable us to provide better feedback to the community-based organizations that are conducting the surveys with their clients. We want to be able to provide feedback that will help them with their data collection processes and, thus, have added reason codes for non-interview cases. Both changes are being requested for the two survey administrations (both forms attached with tracked changes).