Medicare Rural Hospital
Flexibility Grant Program Performance Measures
Reinstatement without change of a previously approved
collection
No
Regular
09/06/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
45
0
3,150
0
0
0
The Flex Program enables state
designated entities to support critical access hospitals (CAHs) in
quality improvement, quality reporting, performance improvement,
and benchmarking; to assist facilities seeking designation as
critical access hospitals; and to create a program to establish or
expand the provision of rural emergency medical services (EMS).
These initiatives are meant to ensure residents in rural
communities have access to high quality health care services. These
initiatives cover the following program areas: quality improvement;
financial and operational improvement; population health and EMS
improvement; critical access hospital (CAH) conversion; and
integration of innovative care models. Flex program performance
measures were developed with stakeholder feedback to provide
aggregate program data required by Congress under the Government
Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010. The information
collected is used for identifying and understanding programmatic
improvement across program areas, as well as guiding future
iterations of the Flex Program and prioritizing areas of need and
support.
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.