Emergency Department Patient Experience of Care (EDPEC) Survey Mode Experiments (CMS-10543)
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
Approved without change
05/08/2015
02/27/2015
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2018
36 Months From Approved
4,951
0
0
922
0
0
0
0
0
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has already implemented patient experience surveys in a number of settings including Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Part D Prescription Drug Plans, hospitals, home health agencies, in-center hemodialysis facilities and hospices. Other Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) surveys exist for nursing homes and physician practices. However, the emergency room is a unique environment within the health care system, bridging the world of outpatient and inpatient care.
In particular, the emergency department is a pivotal arena for the provision of acute care services, handling 28 percent of all acute care visits in the U.S., half of all such visits by Medicaid and SCHIP beneficiaries, and nearly two-thirds of such visits among the uninsured. In addition, the emergency department is the portal of entry for nearly half of all hospital admissions for more than half of all hospital admissions involving Medicare beneficiaries.
In 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the development of the Emergency Department Patient Experience of Care (EDPEC) survey to measure the experiences of patients (18 and older) with emergency department care. This survey will provide patient experience with care data that enables comparisons of emergency department and support for improving the quality of patient experience in the emergency department. CMS now plans to conduct two experiments: one focused on patients admitted via the ED, using the EDPEC Survey admitted instruments; and one focused on patients who are discharged to the community, using the EDPEC Survey for this population. These experiments are designed to answer outstanding questions about the feasibility of national implementation of the EDPEC Survey and to explore response rates and patterns by mode.
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-10543 EDPEC Discharged to Community
201502-0938-005_EDPEC_Supporting_Statement_B (2015-2-24)_2015-04-06 Comm emfd 20150429 CLEAN.docx
EDPEC Discharged to Community