National Implementation of the Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (OAS CAHPS) Survey (CMS-10500)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form CMS-10500 HOPDs/ASCs Patient Records Form and Instruction	Modified
Form CMS-10500 National Implementation Form	Modified
Form CMS-10500 Mode Experiment Form	Removed
CMS-10500 Supporting Statement A.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-07-29
Responses to Public Comments-OAS CAHPS_MI.docx Supplementary Document	2021-07-26
OAS CAHPS Crosswalk of Changes to Survey-CATI-Web.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-07-26
CMS-10500 - Supporting_Statement_B.docx Supporting Statement B	2021-07-26

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
216391	HOPDs/ASCs Patient Records Form and Instruction	Modified
216390	National Implementation Form	Modified
209906	Mode Experiment Form	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-1240	ICR Reference No: 202107-0938-015
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201807-0938-016
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: CM-CPC
Title: National Implementation of the Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (OAS CAHPS) Survey (CMS-10500)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/30/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2021
Responses	993,300	641,224
Time Burden (Hours)	221,100	155,208
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The information collected in the national implementation of OAS CAHPS will be used for the following purposes: -To provide a source of information from which selected measures can be publicly reported to beneficiaries to help them make informed decisions for outpatient surgery facility selection; -To aid facilities with their internal quality improvement efforts and external benchmarking with other facilities; and -To provide CMS with information for monitoring and public reporting purposes. For the mode experiment, CMS plans to use information from this mode experiment to determine whether additional mode of administration (i.e. Web data collection) should be included in the current national implementation of OAS CAHPS protocols.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 931 Name of Law: Quality Measure Development, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 21739	04/23/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 40846	07/29/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
HOPDs/ASCs Patient Records	CMS-10500, CMS-10500, CMS-10500	OAS CAHPS (Mail Survey) ,   OAS CAHPS (Telephone Script) ,   OAS CAHPS (Web Survey Screenshots)
Mode Experiment	CMS-10500, CMS-10500, CMS-10500	OAS CAHPS (Mail Survey) ,   OAS CAHPS (Telephone Script) ,   OAS CAHPS (Web Survey Screenshots)
National Implementation	CMS-10500, CMS-10500, CMS-10500	OAS CAHPS (Mail Survey) ,   OAS CAHPS (Telephone Script) ,   OAS CAHPS (Web Survey Screenshots)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	993,300	641,224	0	352,076	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	221,100	155,208	0	65,892	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The total number of HOPDs and ASCs that have chosen to participate has increased over time. CMS plans to all the introduction of two web-based mixed-modes of administration: web with mail follow-up of non-respondents and web with telephone follow-up of non-respondents. The current burden tables reflect the increase in participation rates for the facilities (from 2,104 to 3,300 HOPDs and ASCs). This increase in participation an increase beneficiaries has resulted in an increase of burden of 65,892 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,600,000

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

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

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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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: 07/30/2021

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