Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 209 / Friday, October 28, 2011 / Notices 66931 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–1585–N] 

Medicare Program: Notice of Two 

Membership Appointments to the 

Advisory Panel on Ambulatory 

Payment Classification Groups 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces two 

new membership appointments to the 

Advisory Panel on Ambulatory Payment 

Classification (APC) Groups (the Panel). 

The two appointments are for 4-year 

periods through January 31, 2016. The 

purpose of the Panel is to review the 

APC groups and their associated 

weights, and to advise the Secretary of 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services (the Secretary) and the 

Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (the 

Administrator) concerning the clinical 

integrity of the APC groups and their 

weights. The advice provided by the 

Panel will be considered as CMS 

prepares its annual updates of the 

hospital outpatient prospective payment 

system (OPPS). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula Smith, the Designated Federal 

Officer. CMS, Center for Medicare Mail 

Stop C4–05–13, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850, 

Phone (410) 786–4709. 

Web site: For additional information 

on the APC meeting dates, agenda 

topics, copy of the charter, as well as 

updates to the Panel’s activities, search 

the CMS Web site at: https://www.cms.

gov/FACA/05_AdvisoryPanelon

AmbulatoryPaymentClassification

Groups.asp#TopOfPage. (Note: There is 

an UNDERSCORE after FACA/05_; there 

is no space.) 

Advisory Committees’ Information 

Lines: The phone numbers for the CMS 

Federal Advisory Committee Hotlines 

are 1–(877) 449–5659 (toll free) and 

(410) 786–9379 (local). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background 

The Secretary is required by section 

1833(t)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act 

(the Act) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(9)(A)) to 

consult with an expert outside advisory 

panel on the clinical integrity of the 

Ambulatory Payment Classification 

(APC) groups and their associated 

weights. The Advisory Panel on APC 

Groups (the Panel) meets up to three 

times annually. We will consider the 

technical advice provided by the Panel 

as we prepare the proposed and final 

rules to update the outpatient 

prospective payment system (OPPS) for 

the next calendar year. 

The Panel shall consist of up to 15 

representatives of Medicare providers 

that are subject to the OPPS, plus a 

Chair. The Secretary or a designee 

selects the Panel membership based 

upon either self-nominations or 

nominations submitted by Medicare 

providers and other interested 

organizations. The Panel presently 

consists of the following members and 

a Chair: (The asterisk [*] indicates a 

Panel member whose term expires on 

September 30, 2011.) 

• Edith Hambrick, M.D., J.D., Chair, 

CMS Medical Officer. 

• Ruth L. Bush, M.D., M.P.H. 

• Kari S. Cornicelli, C.P.A., FHFMA. 

• Dawn L. Francis, M.D., M.H.S. 

• Kathleen Graham, R.N., M.S.H.A. 

• Patrick A. Grusenmeyer, Sc.D., 

FACHE.* 

• David A. Halsey, M.D. 

• Brian D. Kavanagh, M.D., MPH. 

• Judith T. Kelly, R.H.I.T., R.H.I.A., 

C.C.S. 

• Scott Manaker, M.D., Ph.D. 

• John Marshall, CRA, RCC, CIRCC, 

RT(R), FAHRA. 

• Agatha Nolan, D.Ph., M.S., 

FASHP.* 

• Randall A. Oyer, M.D. 

• Daniel J. Pothen, M.S., RHIA, CHPS. 

• Gregory Przybylski, M.D. 

• Neville B. Sarkari, M.D., FACP. 

II. Provisions of This Notice 

On March 25, 2011, a notice appeared 

in the Federal Register (76 FR 16788), 

entitled ‘‘Medicare Program; Solicitation 

of Two Nominations to the Advisory 

Panel on Ambulatory Payment 

Classification Groups’’ requesting 

nominations to the Panel replacing 

Panel members whose terms would 

expire on September 30, 2011. As a 

result of that Federal Register notice, 

we are announcing two new members to 

the Panel. Both appointments are for 4- 

year terms commencing on February 1, 

2012. 

New Appointments/Reappointments 

to the Panel—The following are the two 

new Panel members: 

• Marianna V. Spanaki-Varelas, 

M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A. 

• Jacqueline Phillips. 

III. Collection of Information 

Requirements 

This document does not impose 

information collection and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Consequently, it need not be reviewed 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget under the authority of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 35). 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital 

Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program) 

Dated: September 15, 2011. 

Donald M. Berwick, 

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27963 Filed 10–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–5502–N3] 

Medicare Program; Accountable Care 

Organization Accelerated Development 

Learning Sessions; Center for 

Medicare and Medicaid Innovation 

November 17 and 18, 2011. 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

date and location of the third and last 

in a series of public educational 

sessions hosted by the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). 

This two-day training session is the 

third and final Accelerated 

Development Learning Session (ADLS) 

hosted by CMS to help Accountable 

Care Organizations (ACOs) deliver 

better care and reduce costs. We invite 

all new or existing ACO entities to 

register a team of senior executives to 

attend the in-person ADLS. The ADLS 

will provide executives with the 

opportunity to learn about core 

functions of an ACO and ways to build 

their organization’s capacity to succeed 

as an ACO. 

DATES: Meeting Date: Thursday, 

November 17, 2011, 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., 

eastern standard time (E.S.T.) Friday, 

November 18, 2011, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

(E.S.T.) 

Deadline for Meeting Registration: 

Registration for the second ADLS will 

remain open until capacity has been 

reached for the November 17 through 18 

in-person meeting. Space is limited and 

participants are encouraged to register 

as soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting Location: The third and final 

ADLS will be held at the Centers for 


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