Model INnovation Tool
Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) published by CMS as an Operating Division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Date signed: 1/23/2023
| OPDIV: | CMS |
| PIA Unique Identifier: | P-1011323-428360 |
| Name: | Model INnovation Tool |
| The subject of this PIA is which of the following? | Major Application |
| Identify the Enterprise Performance Lifecycle Phase of the system. | Operate |
| Is this a FISMA-Reportable system? | Yes |
| Does the system include a Website or online application available to and for the use of the general public? | No |
| Identify the operator: | Agency |
| Is this a new or existing system? | New |
| Does the system have Security Authorization (SA)? | Yes |
| Date of Security Authorization | 7/6/2023 |
| Describe the purpose of the system | The Model INovation Tool (MINT) will facilitate the intake, tracking, and management of Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) payment and service delivery Innovation Models. MINT will give model teams and stakeholders insight into models and their progress through the intake process. The Innovation Center develops new payment and service delivery models in accordance with the requirements of section 1115A of the Social Security Act. Additionally, Congress has defined – both through the Affordable Care Act and previous legislation – a number of specific demonstrations to be conducted by CMS. |
| Describe the type of information the system will collect, maintain (store), or share. (Subsequent questions will identify if this information is PII and ask about the specific data elements) | Financial, budgetary, commercial, proprietary and trade secret information: Information related to financial information and applications, commercial information received in confidence, or trade secrets (i.e., proprietary, contract bidding information, sensitive information about patents, and information protected by the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement). Also included is information about payments, payroll, automated decision making, procurement, market-sensitive, inventory, other financially-related systems, and site operating and security expenditures. No PII is collected, stored, or transmitted. |
| Provide an overview of the system and describe the information it will collect, maintain (store), or share, either permanently or temporarily. | The system known as Model Innovation Tool (MINT) is a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI)/Office of Information Technology (OIT) application that will facilitate the workflow for the process of developing new models inside CMMI. The application aims to support internal stakeholders (model teams, assessment teams, leadership, etc.), other components (Center for Medicare - CM, Office of the Actuary - OACT, Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics - OEDA, Office of Financial Management - OFM, Office of Information Technology - OIT) and Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) as they participate throughout the intake and review of new model plans. The goal of the application is to allow these different personas and groups to collaborate throughout the creation phase of new model plans. The system will improve this process by providing help and guidance as well as clear next steps for each group and providing a more transparent, efficient, integrated and unified experience for all parties involved. The system will collect, store or share information about models and CMMI programs. It will not collect, store or share PII |
| Does the system collect, maintain, use or share PII? | No |