Advisory Committees

Comments submitted on CMS’s intention to collect information regarding Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and the Electronic Prescribing Incentive (eRx) Program. The notice stated these incentives and reporting programs have had data integrity issues and that CMS will be engaging in a four year project that will “evaluate incentive payment information for accuracy and identify …

2016 TSGAC – Letter – CMS–10519, Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Read More »

On March 4, 2016, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority formally submitted to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services a request to amend its section 1115 waiver to incorporate the Insure Oklahoma Sponsor’s Choice Option, which would allow Indian Health Service (IHS), Tribal, and urban Indian organization health care facilities (I/T/Us) to sponsor eligible …

2016 – TSGAC – Comments on Oklahoma Section 1115 Waiver Amendment Request Read More »

A letter requesting access to two sets of data: Health insurance status of Active Users, by Service Unit (all Service Units) IHS appropriation, by Service Unit (all Service Units)

By letter dated August 4, 2015, the TSGAC requested that the IHS conduct a comparative analysis of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), the modified GPRA Modernization act (GPRAMA) measures, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) clinical quality management approaches. This is the response letter to the abovementioned request.