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attending the Informational Workshop 

and no later than 12:30 p.m. e.s.t. if you 

are attending the Town Hall Meeting so 

that you will be able to arrive promptly 

at the appropriate meeting. 

Security measures include the 

following: 

• Presentation of government-issued 

photographic identification to the 

Federal Protective Service or Guard 

Service personnel. 

• Interior and exterior inspection of 

vehicles (this includes engine and trunk 

inspection) at the entrance to the 

grounds. Parking permits and 

instructions will be issued after the 

vehicle inspection. 

• Passing through a metal detector 

and inspection of items brought into the 

building. We note that all items brought 

to CMS, whether personal or for the 

purpose of demonstration or to support 

a demonstration, are subject to 

inspection. We cannot assume 

responsibility for coordinating the 

receipt, transfer, transport, storage, setup, safety, or timely arrival of any 

personal belongings or items used for 

demonstration or to support a 

demonstration. 

Note: Individuals who are not registered in 

advance will not be permitted to enter the 

building and will be unable to attend the 

meetings. The public may not enter the 

building earlier than 45 minutes prior to the 

convening of the meeting(s). 

All visitors must be escorted in areas 

other than the lower and first floor 

levels in the Central Building. Seating 

capacity is limited to the first 250 

registrants. 

Authority: Section 503 of Pub. L. 108–173. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital 

Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program) 

Dated: November 18, 2010. 

Donald M. Berwick, 

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–3237–N] 

Medicare Program; Meeting of the 

Medicare Evidence Development and 

Coverage Advisory Committee— 

January 19, 2011 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that a 

public meeting of the Medicare 

Evidence Development & Coverage 

Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) 

(‘‘Committee’’) will be held on 

Wednesday, January 19, 2011. The 

Committee generally provides advice 

and recommendations concerning the 

adequacy of scientific evidence needed 

to determine whether certain medical 

items and services can be covered under 

the Medicare statute. This meeting will 

focus on the currently available 

evidence regarding the effects of 

Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents 

(ESAs) on health outcomes in adult 

chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients 

(pre-dialysis and dialysis). This meeting 

is open to the public in accordance with 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)). 

DATES: Meeting Date: The public 

meeting will be held on Wednesday, 

January 19, 2011 from 7:30 a.m. until 

4:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST). 

Deadline for Submission of Written 

Comments: Written comments must be 

received at the address specified in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice by 5 

p.m. EST, Monday, December 20, 2010. 

Once submitted, all comments are final. 

Deadlines for Speaker Registration 

and Presentation Materials: The 

deadline to register to be a speaker and 

to submit powerpoint presentation 

materials and writings that will be used 

in support of an oral presentation, is 5 

p.m., EST on Monday, December 20, 

2010. Speakers may register by phone or 

via e-mail by contacting the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this notice. 

Presentation materials must be received 

at the address specified in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

Deadline for All Other Attendees 

Registration: Individuals may register 

online at http://www.cms.gov/apps/

events/upcomingevents.asp?

strOrderBy=1&type=3, or by phone by 

contacting the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice by 5 p.m. EST, Wednesday, 

January 12, 2011. 

We will be broadcasting the meeting 

via Webinar. You must register for the 

Webinar portion of the meeting at 

https://webinar.cms.hhs.gov/

esamedcac119/event/registration.html 

by 5 p.m. EST, Thursday, January 13, 

2011. 

Deadline for Submitting a Request for 

Special Accommodations: Persons 

attending the meeting who are hearing 

or visually impaired, or have a 

condition that requires special 

assistance or accommodations, are 

asked to contact the Executive Secretary 

as specified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

notice no later than 5 p.m., EST Friday, 

January 7, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The 

meeting will be held in the main 

auditorium of the Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244. 

Submission of Presentations and 

Comments: Presentation materials and 

written comments that will be presented 

at the meeting must be submitted via email to 

MedCACpresentations@cms.hhs.gov or 

by regular mail to the contact listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice by the date 

specified in the DATES section of this 

notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maria Ellis, Executive Secretary for 

MEDCAC, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Office of Clinical 

Standards and Quality, Coverage and 

Analysis Group, C1–09–06, 7500 

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 

21244 or contact Ms. Ellis by phone 

(410–786–0309) or via e-mail at 

Maria.Ellis@cms.hhs.gov . 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

MEDCAC, formerly known as the 

Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee 

(MCAC), provides advice and 

recommendations to CMS regarding 

clinical issues. (For more information 

on MCAC, see the December 14, 1998 

Federal Register (63 FR 68780).) This 

notice announces the January 19, 2011, 

public meeting of the Committee. 

During this meeting, the Committee will 

discuss the evidence that is currently 

available regarding the effects of 

Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents 

(ESAs) on health outcomes in adult 

chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients 

(pre-dialysis and dialysis). Background 

information about this topic, including 

panel materials, is available at http:// 

www.cms.hhs.gov/center/coverage.asp. 

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We encourage the participation of 

appropriate organizations with expertise 

in the use of ESAs for treatment of 

anemia in adults with CKD including 

patients on dialysis and patients not on 

dialysis. 

II. Meeting Format 

This meeting is open to the public. 

The Committee will hear oral 

presentations from the public for 

approximately 45 minutes. The 

Committee may limit the number and 

duration of oral presentations to the 

time available. Your comments should 

focus on issues specific to the list of 

topics that we have proposed to the 

Committee. The list of research topics to 

be discussed at the meeting will be 

available on the following Web site 

prior to the meeting: http:// 

www.cms.hhs.gov/mcd/index_list.asp?

list_type=mcac. We require that you 

declare at the meeting whether you have 

any financial involvement with 

manufacturers (or their competitors) of 

any items or services being discussed. 

The Committee will deliberate openly 

on the topics under consideration. 

Interested persons may observe the 

deliberations, but the Committee will 

not hear further comments during this 

time except at the request of the 

chairperson. The Committee will also 

allow a 15-minute unscheduled open 

public session for any attendee to 

address issues specific to the topics 

under consideration. At the conclusion 

of the day, the members will vote and 

the Committee will make its 

recommendation(s) to CMS. 

III. Registration Instructions 

CMS’ Coverage and Analysis Group is 

coordinating the meetings registration 

process. While there is no registration 

fee, individuals must register to attend. 

You may register online at http:// 

www.cms.gov/apps/events/ 

upcomingevents.asp?

strOrderBy=1&type=3 or by phone by 

contacting the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice by the deadline listed in the 

DATES section of this notice. Please 

provide your full name (as it appears on 

your government—issued photographic 

identification), address, organization, 

telephone, fax number(s), and e-mail 

address. You will receive a registration 

confirmation with instructions for your 

arrival at the CMS complex or you will 

be notified the seating capacity has been 

reached. 

You must register for the Webinar 

portion of the meeting at https:// 

webinar.cms.hhs.gov/esamedcac119/ 

event/registration.html by the deadline 

listed in the DATES section of this notice. 

IV. Security, Building, and Parking 

Guidelines 

This meeting will be held in a Federal 

government building; therefore, Federal 

security measures are applicable. We 

recommend that confirmed registrants 

arrive reasonably early, but no earlier 

than 45 minutes prior to the start of the 

meeting, to allow additional time to 

clear security. Security measures 

include the following: 

• Presentation of government-issued 

photographic identification to the 

Federal Protective Service or Guard 

Service personnel. 

• Inspection of vehicle’s interior and 

exterior (this includes engine and trunk 

inspection) at the entrance to the 

grounds. Parking permits and 

instructions will be issued after the 

vehicle inspection. 

• Inspection, via metal detector or 

other applicable means of all persons 

brought entering the building. We note 

that all items brought into CMS, 

whether personal or for the purpose of 

presentation or to support a 

presentation, are subject to inspection. 

We cannot assume responsibility for 

coordinating the receipt, transfer, 

transport, storage, set-up, safety, or 

timely arrival of any personal 

belongings or items used for 

presentation or to support a 

presentation. 

Note: Individuals who are not registered in 

advance will not be permitted to enter the 

building and will be unable to attend the 

meeting. The public may not enter the 

building earlier than 45 minutes prior to the 

convening of the meeting. All visitors must 

be escorted in areas other than the lower and 

first floor levels in the Central Building. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a). 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital 

Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program) 

Dated: November 16, 2010. 

Barry M. Straube, 

CMS Chief Medical Officer and Director, 

Office of Clinical Standards and Quality, 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

Privacy Act of 1974; Report of New 

System of Records 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of a New System of 

Records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, 

CMS is establishing a new system of 

records (SOR) titled, ‘‘Medicare and 

Medicaid Electronic Health Record 

(EHR) Incentive Program National Level 

Repository’’ System No. 09–70–0587. 

The final rule for the Medicare and 

Medicaid EHR Incentive Program 

implements the provisions of the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 (the Recovery Act) (Pub. L. 

111–5). Specifically, Title IV of Division 

B of the Recovery Act amends Titles 

XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act 

(the Act) by establishing incentive 

payments to eligible professionals (EPs), 

eligible hospitals and critical access 

hospitals (CAHs) and Medicare 

Advantage (MA) Organizations 

participating in Medicare and Medicaid 

programs that adopt and successfully 

demonstrate meaningful use of certified 

electronic health record (EHR) 

technology. These Recovery Act 

provisions, together with Title XIII of 

Division A of the Recovery Act, may be 

cited as the ‘‘Health Information 

Technology for Economic and Clinical 

Health Act,’’ or the ‘‘HITECH Act.’’ 

The final rule specified the initial 

criteria EPs, eligible hospitals and 

CAHs, and MA Organizations must meet 

in order to qualify for an incentive 

payment; calculation of the incentive 

payment amounts; payment adjustments 

under Medicare for covered professional 

services and inpatient hospital services 

provided by EPs, eligible hospitals and 

CAHs failing to demonstrate meaningful 

use of certified EHR technology 

beginning in 2015; and other program 

participation requirements. Also, the 

Office of the National Coordinator for 

Health Information Technology (ONC) 

issued a closely related final rule that 

specified the initial set of standards, 

implementation specifications, and 

certification criteria for certified EHR 

technology. ONC has also issued a 

separate final rule on the establishment 

of certification programs for health 

information technology (HIT). 

To register for the Medicare and 

Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, EPs, 

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