OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is
not and approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a
new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory.
For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number
provided. OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the
agency should provide a summary of any comments related to the information collection and
their response, including any changes made to the ICR as a result of comments. In addition,
the agency must enter the correct burden estimates.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/28/2019
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2019
773,737
0
773,737
1,917,852
0
1,917,852
0
0
0
Section 1881(h) of the Social Security Act, as amended by Section 153(h) of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, authorizes the establishment of a quality incentive program for renal dialysis facilities. Beginning in CY 2016, renal dialysis facilities have been required to collect and submit data on quality reporting measures to CMS using Consolidated Renal Operations in a Web-Enabled Network (CROWNWeb); in CY 2018, this will be increased to eight quality reporting measures. Measures are added to the ESRD Quality Incentive Program in order to ensure a measure set that reflects the appropriate level of care and the most important areas of service furnished by renal dialysis facilities. Measure data are intended to be publicly reported.
US Code:
42 USC 1395
Name of Law: Social Security Act
US Code: 42 USC 1395; section 1881 Name of Law: Social Security Act
For PY 2020 (Calendar Year 2018), we added two new measures to be collected using data entered in CROWNWeb: the Serum Phorphorus Reporting Measure and the Ultrafiltration Rate (UFR) Reporting Measure, which accounts for the significant increase in burden hours noted for PY 2020 (CY 2018). For PY 2021 (Calendar Year 2019), we are proposing to replace two existing measures in the ESRD QIP with two proposed measures, which will be calculated using data collected in CROWNWeb.
The number of facilities is expected to increase from 6,264 in CY 2017 to 6,454 in CY 2018. The burden hours have increased from 1,917,852 to 3,022,830 due to the new measures being added for CY 2018 and CY 2019.
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).
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(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;
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