Physician Quality Reporting Initiative

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form CMS-10276 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Form and Instruction	New
CMS-10276.Supporting Statement Part B.doc Supporting Statement B	2009-01-22
BR_PQRI2008DataAndAnalyticProcessing_tracked.doc Supplementary Document	2009-01-22
CMS-10276. Supporting Statement Part A-12-15-08.doc Supporting Statement A	2009-01-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
187959	Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-1059	ICR Reference No: 200902-0938-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Physician Quality Reporting Initiative
Type of Information Collection: Existing collection in use without an OMB Control Number	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/28/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/03/2009
Terms of Clearance: Since the PQRI reporting requirements tend to change annually with each annual physician fee rule, this ICR is approved until January 2010. Because this ICR is associated with rulemaking, CMS agrees to coordinate the publication of the 60 & 30 day Federal Register Notices with the issuance of the proposed and final physician fee rule. In order to comment meaningfully on the burden and utility of these reporting requirements, the public needs access to all technical specifications on how each performance measure will be calculated (e.g. the denominators and numerators). Therefore, all such technical specifications need to be submitted with the ICR in order for the ICR package to be considered complete. These technical specifications must also match up with the year in question (i.e. the 2008 specifications should not be submitted for the 2009 measures). Incomplete submissions will be returned to the agency as "improper submissions." Finally, CMS agrees to include this ICR in the next ICB as a "bootleg" collection.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2010	36 Months From Approved
Responses	8,787,000	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,125,935	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The quality measures data collected from eligible professionals and/or registries who submit PQRI quality measures results and numerator and denominator data on behalf of eligible professionals in 2009 and the e-prescribing quality measure data collected from eligible professionals will be used by CMS to: (1) determine whether an eligible professional meets the criteria for satisfactory reporting of quality measures data for the 2009 PQRI and/or the criteria for successful electronic prescribers for the 2009 E-Prescribing Incentive Program, (2) to calculate and make incentive payments in 2010 to eligible professionals who meet the criteria for satisfactory reporting of quality measures data and/or eligible professionals who are successful electronic prescribers, and (3) publicly post the names of eligible professionals who satisfactorily report PQRI quality measures data and/or who are successful electronic prescribers on the CMS Web site.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 432 101 Name of Law: Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 - Medicare Improvements and Extension Act of 2006
   US Code: 42 USC 1395w-4 Name of Law: Payment for Physician' Services
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0938-AP18	Final or interim final rulemaking	73 FR 69726	11/19/2008

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative	CMS-10276	2008 PQRI Measure Specifications

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	8,787,000	0	0	0	0	8,787,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,125,935	0	0	0	0	1,125,935
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $80,000,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 02/03/2009

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