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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 147 / Wednesday, August 4, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
Measure Data Collection and Reporting
1,679

Non-Measure Data Collection and Reporting
1,679

Notice of Participation, Data Accuracy Acknowledgment, and Vendor Authorization Form
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8,047 responses or cases per facility 1,679
facilities 6,716 4
responses per facility 1,679
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The 15 minutes per measure for chart abstraction under Measure Data Collection and Reporting also includes the time for completing and submitting any forms.

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In the FY 2020 IPF PPS final rule 84
FR 38468, which is the most recent rule, that updated the IPFQR Program policies, we estimated that there were 1,679 participating IPFs and that for
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measures that require reporting on the entire patient population these facilities will report on an average of 1,283 cases per facility. In this FY 2022
rule, we are finalizing our proposal to update our facility count and case estimates by using the most recent data available. Specifically, we estimate that there are now approximately 1,634

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facilities a decrease of 45 facilities and an average of 1,346 cases per facility an increase of 63 cases per facility. Tables 12, 13, and 14, depict the effects of these updates, as well as the wage rate update to $41.00/hr described in section V.A.1
of the preamble of this final rule, on our previously estimated burden.

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b. Final Adjustments in Burden due to Updated Wage, Facility Count, and Case Count Estimates