Quality improvement is a major
initiative for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS). With the passing of the Affordable Care Act in March 2010,
there is an increased interest in providing quality healthcare for
Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. Thus, it is imperative that
CMS collect data for measuring and evaluating the quality of care
provided to PACE participants and to establish PACE quality
strategies and benchmarks for PACE organizations. This request is
for requiring PACE organizations to enter Level I and Level II data
into the CMS's Health Plan Monitoring System (HPMS) (an electronic
data entry system) for purpose of analyzing quality of care. Once
PACE organizations are entering Level I and Level II data into
HPMS, CMS will be able to analyze results for each organization and
the PACE program as a whole. We can then use that analysis to
develop a quality improvement strategy for PACE.
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.