Privacy Act of 1974; Report of a New System of Records

Résumé

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, we are proposing to establish a new SOR titled "Medicare Care Management Performance Demonstration (MCMP)," System No. 09-70-0562. MCMP demonstration tests a payment methodology for physician practices that combines Medicare fee-for-service payments with performance-based payments for improvements in information technology systems, patient education, care management, and quality of care. Improvements in these areas are expected to generate savings to the Medicare program to offset the costs of the performance payments. Mandated by Section 649 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), the MCMP Demonstration seeks to provide incentives for physicians to adopt and integrate information technology systems into their practices, and to improve quality as defined by key measurable outcomes. The primary purpose of the system is to establish a pay-for- performance three year pilot with physicians to promote the adoption and use of health information technology to improve the quality of patient care for chronically ill Medicare patients. Information retrieved from this system will also