Medicare Innovation Responsiveness Act of 2001

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Medicare Innovation Responsiveness Act of 2001 - Amends part D (Miscellaneous Provisions) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) prescribe criteria for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to use in making national coverage determinations; (2) establish deadlines for the Secretary to use in implementing national coverage determinations for new technology; and (3) establish deadlines for the Secretary to use in incorporating the coverage, coding, and payment determinations into information processing systems to make payments for the item or service. Directs the Secretary to establish an Office of Technology and Innovation in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, headed by a Director charged with promoting access by Medicare beneficiaries to new medical technologies and innovations and improving overseeing implementation of coverage determinations. Provides for annual adjustments to Medicare payment systems for changes in technology and medical practice using internal and external data with respect to: (1) the inpatient prospective payment system (PPS); (2) the physician fee schedule; (3) ambulatory surgical center payments; and (4) the out…