Section 10322 of the Affordable Care
Act (ACA) authorizes the establishment of a new quality reporting
program for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPFs). The program
began with an initial set of 6 measures for FY 2014 and FY 2015 and
currently includes 18 measures. For FY 2020 we propose adding one
measure calculated from administrative claims. IPFs that fail to
comply with the program’s requirements will receive a 2% reduction
in their Annual Payment Update (APU). To minimize burden and
maximize efficiency, CMS has leveraged existing systems within CMS
to collect aggregated data and calculated measure rates from the
IPFs, in a form, manner and time as specified by CMS, via a secure
portal known as the QualityNet Web site. CMS will use the FY 2014
procedural requirements designed to align with current quality
reporting programs. These procedural requirements involve
submitting necessary forms (e.g., Notice of Participation Form,
Reconsideration Request Form) to comply with the program and align
with current CMS reporting requirements for other hospital quality
reporting programs. When adding new measures, the law requires CMS,
where “feasible and practical”, to select measures put forward by
“one or more national consensus building entities”. Section 3013 of
the ACA requires CMS to perform a gap analysis for needed quality
measures every three years. Section 3014 of the ACA requires CMS to
develop quality and efficiency measures through a “consensus-based
entity”. Consequently, the Measure Applications Partnership (MAP),
convened by the National Quality Forum (NQF), was formed to develop
measures consistent with these requirements. CMS reviewed the MAP’s
formal recommendations prior to identifying IPFQR measures for the
FY 2018 IPPS/LTCH PPS rule.
In the FY 2020 IPF PPS final
rule, we adopted one new measure, Medication Continuation Following
Inpatient Psychiatric Discharge (NQF #3205). This measure will not
require facilities to submit data on any cases since CMS will
collect the data under Medicare Part A, Part B, and Part D
reporting. Therefore, we do not believe that there is any change of
burden associated with this new measure. Our currently approved
information collection request estimates 1,734 IPFs, as indicated
above we now estimate 1,679 facilities, or a decrease of 55 IPFs.
Based on more recent data, we are updating our estimate for
measures that do not allow sampling to 1,283 cases per facility (a
change of +70 cases for each of these 2 measures), and are not
changing our estimate for measures that allow sampling. We continue
to assume an average of 0.25 hours of effort per case. Overall, we
are adjusting our burden estimates by -50,067 hours and -193,113
responses.
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.