The Hospice Item Set (HIS) is used for
the collection of quality measure data related to the Hospice
Quality Reporting Program (HQRP), and the HIS V1.00.0 specified the
collection of data items that supported seven Consensus Based
Entity (CBE) endorsed Quality Measures (QMs) for hospice. On April
1, 2017, hospices began using an updated HIS V2.00.0, which
includes the same items from the HIS V1.00.0 along with the
addition of several new items for use in new measures, measure
refinement, patient record matching, and future public reporting.
Data collected from the HIS are used to calculate the seven
CBE-endorsed QMs and the CBE-endorsed Hospice and Palliative Care
Composite Process Measure – Comprehensive Assessment at Admission
QM. During the FY 2021 rule, the Hospice Visits when Death is
Imminent measure pair was removed and replaced with the
claims-based Hospice Visits in Last Days of Life (HVLDL) measure.
The reduction in provider burden and costs occurred when CMS
replaced the HIS-based HVWDII quality measure via the HIS-PRA
package that OMB approved on February 16, 2021 (OMB Control Number:
0938-1153). CMS is requesting to extend the existing expiration
date (February 29, 2024) for an additional 3 years.
Because HOPE contains a new
timepoint and several new data elements in its admission timepoint,
the burden hours and costs have increased from the previous Hospice
Item Set. Burden increases mainly stem from the addition of the HUV
timepoint, which adds an additional 22 minutes of clinical time and
5 minutes of administrative time. The expansion of the HOPE
Admission timepoint (when compared to HIS Admission) also accounts
for an increase in burden hours (27 additional minutes). Thus,
burden hours increased by 2,487,466 hours.
$1,583,500
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Jamaa Hill 301 492-4190
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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.