OMB files this
comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is
not an 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
09/30/2019
36 Months From Approved
09/30/2019
400,631
0
400,631
200,425
0
200,425
0
0
0
Section 3005 of the Affordable Care
Act authorizes the establishment of a quality reporting program for
PPS-exempt cancer hospitals (PCHs). This is an update to the
previously approved PCHQR Program PRA submission. We are removing
three chart-abstracted quality measures and are requesting a
revision of the currently approved collection to reduce the
estimated burden. We are revising the wage rate used to calculate
burden.
We are proposing a reduction to
a previously approved burden. In the FY 2018 IPPS/LTCH PPS Proposed
Rule, we are proposing a revision to the wage rate used to
calculate burden for the PCHQR Program. The decrease in the cost
from the previous $66 hourly wage rate (wage plus overhead and
fringe) to $32.84 hourly wage rate (wage plus overhead and fringe)
is a reduction of $604,184 per facility and $6,646,028 for all 11
facilities. We are also proposing the removal of three (3)
chart-abstracted measures from the PCHQR Program, which will reduce
the information collection burden on the PCHs. The change in the
burden is a reduction of approximately 41,538 hours and $1,364,042
annually across all 11 facilities. Finally, while we are also
proposing to introduce four (4) measures, these measures are
calculated by CMS using data which facilities already provide as
part of the claims process and are not anticipated to impose any
additional burden on the PCHs.
$20,800
No
No
Yes
No
No
Uncollected
Denise King 410 786-1013
Denise.King@cms.hhs.gov
No
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.