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
The overall burden specified in
this PRA package (for the CY 2020 ESRD PPS final rule) is higher
than the overall burden specified in the previous PRA package
(associated with the CY 2019 ESRD PPS final rule). The annual
burden hours increased from 3,097,383 to 3,329,109. The following
factors are driving this increase: 1. The PRA package associated
with the CY 2019 ESRD PPS final rule specified the burden for PY
2021 and PY 2022; the current PRA package (associated with the CY
2020 ESRD PPS final rule) specifies burden for PY 2022 and PY 2023.
As noted above, the CY 2019 ESRD PPS final rule finalized the
addition of the MedRec reporting measure beginning with the PY 2022
ESRD QIP. The MedRec reporting measure increased burden beginning
with the PY 2022 ESRD QIP; this burden was reflected in one of the
two payment years covered in the previous PRA package. The current
PRA package is first one that accounts for MedRec’s burden across
two payment years, rather than one payment year. 2. The current PRA
package uses an updated wage estimate for Medical Records and
Health Information Technicians. This estimate is higher than the
one used in the previous PRA package. 3. The current PRA package
uses an updated estimate of the total number of facilities. This
estimate is higher than the one used in the previous PRA package.
4. The current PRA package uses an updated estimate of the total
number of patients. This estimate is higher than the one used in
the previous PRA package.
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-10569 : End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program: Data Collection for Quality Measures Using the Consolidated Renal Operations in a Web-Enabled Network
CMS-10569 Supporting Statement B CROWNWeb CY 2020 (11-15-2019).docx
: End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program: Data Collection for Quality Measures Using the Consolidated Renal Operations in a Web-Enabled Network