Quality improvement is a major initiative for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). With the passing of the Affordable Care Act in March 2010, there is an increased interest in providing quality healthcare for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. Thus, it is imperative that CMS collect data for measuring and evaluating the quality of care provided to PACE participants and to establish PACE quality strategies and benchmarks for PACE organizations.
This request is for requiring PACE organizations to enter Level I and Level II data into the CMS's Health Plan Monitoring System (HPMS) (an electronic data entry system) for purpose of analyzing quality of care.
Once PACE organizations are entering Level I and Level II data into HPMS, CMS will be able to analyze results for each organization and the PACE program as a whole. We can then use that analysis to develop a quality improvement strategy for PACE.
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.