80_FR_50793 80 FR 50632 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

80 FR 50632 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 161 (August 20, 2015)

Page Range50632-50634
FR Document2015-20599

This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection project: ``Online Application Order Form for Products from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP).'' In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501- 3521, AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 161 (Thursday, August 20, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 161 (Thursday, August 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50632-50634]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-20599]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection 
project: ``Online Application Order Form for Products from the 
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP).''
    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521, AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information 
collection.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 19, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz, 
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by email at 
[email protected].
    Copies of the proposed collection plans, data collection 
instruments, and specific details on the estimated burden can be 
obtained from the AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports 
Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477, or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Proposed Project

Online Application Order Form for Products From the Healthcare Cost and 
Utilization Project (HCUP)

    The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP is a vital 
resource helping the Agency achieve its mission to produce evidence to 
make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and 
affordable. HCUP is a family of health care databases and related 
software tools and products developed through a Federal-State-Industry 
partnership and sponsored by AHRQ. HCUP includes the largest collection 
of longitudinal hospital care data in the United States, with all-
payer, encounter-level information beginning in 1988. The HCUP 
databases are annual files that contain anonymous information from 
hospital discharge records for inpatient care and certain components of 
outpatient care, such as emergency care and ambulatory surgeries. The 
project currently releases seven types of databases created for 
research use on a broad range of health issues, including cost and 
quality of health services, medical practice patterns, access to health 
care programs, and outcomes of treatments at the national, State, and 
local market levels. HCUP also produces a large number of software 
tools to enhance the use of administrative health care data for 
research and public health use. Software tools use information 
available from a variety of sources to create new data elements, often 
through sophisticated algorithms, for use with the HCUP databases.
    HCUP's objectives are to:
     Create and enhance a powerful source of national, state, 
and all-payer health care data.
     Produce a broad set of software tools and products to 
facilitate the use of HCUP and other administrative data.
     Enrich a collaborative partnership with statewide data 
organizations (that voluntarily participate in the project) aimed at 
increasing the quality and use of health care data.
     Conduct and translate research to inform decision making 
and improve health care delivery.
    This project is being conducted by AHRQ through its primary 
contractor and subcontractor, Truven Health Analytics and Social & 
Scientific Systems, Inc., pursuant to AHRQ's statutory authority to 
conduct and support research on health care and on systems for the 
delivery of such care, including activities with respect to the 
outcomes, cost, cost-effectiveness, and use of health care services and 
access to such services. 42 U.S.C. 299a(a)(3).

Method of Collection

    The HCUP releases seven types of databases for public research use:
    (1) The National Inpatient Sample (NIS) is the largest all-payer 
inpatient care database in the United States, yielding national 
estimates of hospital inpatient stays. The NIS approximates 20 percent 
of the discharges from all U.S. community hospitals and contains data 
from approximately 8 million hospital stays each year. NIS data 
releases are available for purchase from the HCUP Central Distributor 
for data years beginning in 1988.
    (2) The Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) is the only all-payer 
inpatient care database for children in the United States. The KID was 
specifically designed to permit researchers to study a broad range of 
conditions and procedures related to child health issues. The KID 
contains a sample of 2 to 3 million discharges for children age 20 and 
younger from more than 3,500 U.S. community hospitals. KID data 
releases are available every third year starting in 1997.
    (3) The Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) is the 
largest all-payer Emergency Department (ED) database in the United 
States. It is constructed to capture information both on ED visits that 
do not result in an admission and on ED visits that result in an 
admission to the same hospital. The NEDS contains more than 25 million 
unweighted records for ED visits at about 1,000 U.S. community 
hospitals and approximates a 20-percent stratified sample of U.S. 
hospital-based EDs. NEDS data releases are available beginning with 
data year 2006.
    (4) The State Inpatient Databases (SID) contain the universe of 
inpatient discharge abstracts from data organizations in 46 States and 
the District of Columbia that currently participate in the SID. 
Together, the SID encompasse approximately 96 percent of all U.S. 
community hospital discharges. Most States that participate in the SID 
make their data available for purchase through the HCUP Central 
Distributor. Files are available beginning with data year 1990.
    (5) The State Ambulatory Surgery and Services Databases (SASD) 
contain encounter-level data from ambulatory surgery and other 
outpatient services from hospital-owned facilities. In addition, some 
States provide data for ambulatory surgery and outpatient services from 
nonhospital-owned facilities. Currently, 34 States participate in the 
SASD. Files are available beginning with data year 1997.
    (6) The State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) contain data 
from hospital-owned EDs for visits that do not result in a 
hospitalization. Currently, 32 States participate in the SEDD. Files 
are available beginning with data year 1999.
    (7) A new database called the Nationwide Readmissions Database 
(NRD) is planned for release in late

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2015. The NRD is designed to support various types of analyses of 
national readmission rates. This database addresses a large gap in 
health care data--the lack of nationally representative information on 
hospital readmissions. The NRD is a calendar-year, discharge-level 
database constructed from the HCUP State Inpatient Databases (SID).
    To support AHRQ's mission to improve health care through health 
services research, HCUP databases and software tools are disseminated 
to users outside of the Agency through the HCUP Central Distributor at 
https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/tech_assist/centdist.jsp. The HCUP Central 
Distributor assists qualified researchers to access uniform research 
data across multiple states with the use of one application process. 
The HCUP databases disseminated through the Central distributor are 
referred to as ``restricted access public release files''; that is, 
they are publicly available, but only under restricted conditions.
    This information collection request is for the activities 
associated with the HCUP database application process not the 
collection of health care data for HCUP databases. The activities 
associated with this application include:
    (1) HCUP Application. All persons requesting access to the HCUP 
databases must complete an application at https://distributor.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/. Applications for HCUP State databases require a brief 
description of the planned research use to ensure that the intended use 
is consistent with HCUP policies and with the HCUP Data Use Agreement. 
Paper versions of all application packages are also available for 
downloading at http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/tech_assist/centdist.jsp.
    (2) HCUP Data Use Agreement Training. All persons wanting access to 
the HCUP databases must complete an online training course. The purpose 
of the training is to emphasize the importance of data protection, 
reduce the risk of inadvertent violations, and describe the 
individual's responsibility when using HCUP data. The training course 
can be accessed and completed online at http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/tech_assist/dua.jsp.
    (3) HCUP Data Use Agreement (DUA). All persons wanting access to 
the HCUP databases must sign a data use agreement. An example DUA for 
the Nationwide databases is available at http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/team/NationwideDUA.jsp.
    HCUP databases are released to researchers outside of AHRQ after 
the completion of required training and submission of an application 
that includes a signed HCUP DUA. In addition, before restricted access 
public release state-level databases are released, AHRQ must review and 
approve the applicant's statement of intended use to ensure that the 
planned use is consistent with HCUP policies and with the HCUP Data Use 
Agreement. Fees are set for databases released through the HCUP Central 
Distributor depending on the type of database. The fee for sale of 
state-level data is determined by each participating Statewide Data 
Organization and reimbursed to those organizations. Information 
collected in the HCUP Application process will be used for two purposes 
only:
    1. Business Transaction: In order to deliver the HCUP databases and 
software, contact information is necessary for shipping the data on 
disk (or any other media used in the future).
    2. Enforcement of the HCUP DUA: The HCUP DUA contains several 
restrictions on use of the data. Most of these restrictions have been 
put in place to safeguard the privacy of individuals and establishments 
represented in the data. For example, data users can only use the data 
for research, analysis, and aggregate statistical reporting and are 
prohibited from attempting to identify any persons in the data. Contact 
information on HCUP DUAsis retained in the event that a violation of 
the DUA takes place.

Estimated Annual Respondent Burden

    Exhibit 1 shows the estimated annualized burden associated with the 
applicants' time to order any of the HCUP databases. An estimated 1,300 
persons will order HCUP data annually. Each of these persons will 
complete an application (10 minutes), the DUA training (15 minutes) and 
a DUA (5 minutes). The total burden is estimated to be 650 hours 
annually.
    Exhibit 2 shows the estimated annualized cost burden associated 
with the applicants' time to order HCUP data. The total cost burden is 
estimated to be $24,772 annually.

                                  Exhibit 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                          Number of
              Form name                   Number of     responses per     Hours per        Total burden hours
                                         respondents     respondent       response
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HCUP Application Form................           1,300               1           10/60  217
HCUP DUA Training....................           1,300               1           15/60  325
HCUP DUA.............................           1,300               1            5/60  108
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    Total............................           3,900              na              Na  650
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                                   Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
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                                          Number of     Total burden   Average hourly
              Form name                  respondents        hours        wage rate *       Total cost burden
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HCUP Application Form................           1,300             217          $38.11  $8,270
HCUP DUA Training....................           1,300             325           38.11  12,386
HCUP DUA.............................           1,300             108           38.11  4,116
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    Total............................           3,900             650              na  24,772
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* Based upon the mean of the average wages for Life Scientists, All Other (19-1099), National Compensation
  Survey: Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2014 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
  United States, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#b29-;0000


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Request for Comments

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ's 
information collection are requested with regard to any of the 
following: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of AHRQ health care research and 
health care information dissemination functions, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of AHRQ's 
estimate of burden (including hours and costs) of the proposed 
collection(s) of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information upon the 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the Agency's subsequent request for OMB approval of the 
proposed information collection. All comments will become a matter of 
public record.

Sharon B. Arnold,
Deputy Director.
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                                              on display, and representatives from                    safer, higher quality, more accessible,               20 percent of the discharges from all
                                              GSA and FBI will be available to                        equitable, and affordable. HCUP is a                  U.S. community hospitals and contains
                                              explain the proposed project, answer                    family of health care databases and                   data from approximately 8 million
                                              questions, and receive comments from                    related software tools and products                   hospital stays each year. NIS data
                                              the public. Comment forms will be                       developed through a Federal-State-                    releases are available for purchase from
                                              available for the public to provide                     Industry partnership and sponsored by                 the HCUP Central Distributor for data
                                              formal written comments.                                AHRQ. HCUP includes the largest                       years beginning in 1988.
                                                Dated: August 14, 2015.                               collection of longitudinal hospital care                 (2) The Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID)
                                                                                                      data in the United States, with all-payer,            is the only all-payer inpatient care
                                              John Hofmann,
                                                                                                      encounter-level information beginning                 database for children in the United
                                              Division Director, Facilities Management &                                                                    States. The KID was specifically
                                              Services Programs Division, General Services
                                                                                                      in 1988. The HCUP databases are annual
                                                                                                      files that contain anonymous                          designed to permit researchers to study
                                              Administration, Mid-Atlantic Region.
                                                                                                      information from hospital discharge                   a broad range of conditions and
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–20532 Filed 8–19–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                      records for inpatient care and certain                procedures related to child health
                                              BILLING CODE 6820–89–P                                                                                        issues. The KID contains a sample of 2
                                                                                                      components of outpatient care, such as
                                                                                                      emergency care and ambulatory                         to 3 million discharges for children age
                                                                                                      surgeries. The project currently releases             20 and younger from more than 3,500
                                              DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                seven types of databases created for                  U.S. community hospitals. KID data
                                              HUMAN SERVICES                                          research use on a broad range of health               releases are available every third year
                                                                                                      issues, including cost and quality of                 starting in 1997.
                                              Agency for Healthcare Research and                                                                               (3) The Nationwide Emergency
                                              Quality                                                 health services, medical practice
                                                                                                      patterns, access to health care programs,             Department Sample (NEDS) is the
                                                                                                      and outcomes of treatments at the                     largest all-payer Emergency Department
                                              Agency Information Collection                                                                                 (ED) database in the United States. It is
                                              Activities: Proposed Collection;                        national, State, and local market levels.
                                                                                                      HCUP also produces a large number of                  constructed to capture information both
                                              Comment Request                                                                                               on ED visits that do not result in an
                                                                                                      software tools to enhance the use of
                                              AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research                  administrative health care data for                   admission and on ED visits that result
                                              and Quality, HHS.                                       research and public health use. Software              in an admission to the same hospital.
                                              ACTION: Notice.                                         tools use information available from a                The NEDS contains more than 25
                                                                                                      variety of sources to create new data                 million unweighted records for ED visits
                                              SUMMARY:   This notice announces the                                                                          at about 1,000 U.S. community hospitals
                                                                                                      elements, often through sophisticated
                                              intention of the Agency for Healthcare                                                                        and approximates a 20-percent stratified
                                                                                                      algorithms, for use with the HCUP
                                              Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request                                                                        sample of U.S. hospital-based EDs.
                                                                                                      databases.
                                              that the Office of Management and                          HCUP’s objectives are to:                          NEDS data releases are available
                                              Budget (OMB) approve the proposed                          • Create and enhance a powerful                    beginning with data year 2006.
                                              information collection project: ‘‘Online                source of national, state, and all-payer                 (4) The State Inpatient Databases (SID)
                                              Application Order Form for Products                     health care data.                                     contain the universe of inpatient
                                              from the Healthcare Cost and                               • Produce a broad set of software                  discharge abstracts from data
                                              Utilization Project (HCUP).’’                           tools and products to facilitate the use              organizations in 46 States and the
                                                 In accordance with the Paperwork                     of HCUP and other administrative data.                District of Columbia that currently
                                              Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521,                        • Enrich a collaborative partnership               participate in the SID. Together, the SID
                                              AHRQ invites the public to comment on                   with statewide data organizations (that               encompasse approximately 96 percent
                                              this proposed information collection.                   voluntarily participate in the project)               of all U.S. community hospital
                                              DATES: Comments on this notice must be                  aimed at increasing the quality and use               discharges. Most States that participate
                                              received by October 19, 2015.                           of health care data.                                  in the SID make their data available for
                                              ADDRESSES: Written comments should                         • Conduct and translate research to                purchase through the HCUP Central
                                              be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,                       inform decision making and improve                    Distributor. Files are available beginning
                                              Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by                     health care delivery.                                 with data year 1990.
                                              email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.                     This project is being conducted by                    (5) The State Ambulatory Surgery and
                                                Copies of the proposed collection                     AHRQ through its primary contractor                   Services Databases (SASD) contain
                                              plans, data collection instruments, and                 and subcontractor, Truven Health                      encounter-level data from ambulatory
                                              specific details on the estimated burden                Analytics and Social & Scientific                     surgery and other outpatient services
                                              can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports                   Systems, Inc., pursuant to AHRQ’s                     from hospital-owned facilities. In
                                              Clearance Officer.                                      statutory authority to conduct and                    addition, some States provide data for
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        support research on health care and on                ambulatory surgery and outpatient
                                              Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports                           systems for the delivery of such care,                services from nonhospital-owned
                                              Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by                including activities with respect to the              facilities. Currently, 34 States
                                              email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.                  outcomes, cost, cost-effectiveness, and               participate in the SASD. Files are
                                                                                                      use of health care services and access to             available beginning with data year 1997.
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                      such services. 42 U.S.C. 299a(a)(3).                     (6) The State Emergency Department
                                              Proposed Project                                                                                              Databases (SEDD) contain data from
                                                                                                      Method of Collection                                  hospital-owned EDs for visits that do
                                              Online Application Order Form for
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                                                                                                        The HCUP releases seven types of                    not result in a hospitalization.
                                              Products From the Healthcare Cost and                   databases for public research use:                    Currently, 32 States participate in the
                                              Utilization Project (HCUP)                                (1) The National Inpatient Sample                   SEDD. Files are available beginning
                                                The Healthcare Cost and Utilization                   (NIS) is the largest all-payer inpatient              with data year 1999.
                                              Project (HCUP is a vital resource                       care database in the United States,                      (7) A new database called the
                                              helping the Agency achieve its mission                  yielding national estimates of hospital               Nationwide Readmissions Database
                                              to produce evidence to make health care                 inpatient stays. The NIS approximates                 (NRD) is planned for release in late


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                                              2015. The NRD is designed to support                                       policies and with the HCUP Data Use                             Statewide Data Organization and
                                              various types of analyses of national                                      Agreement. Paper versions of all                                reimbursed to those organizations.
                                              readmission rates. This database                                           application packages are also available                         Information collected in the HCUP
                                              addresses a large gap in health care                                       for downloading at http://www.hcup-                             Application process will be used for two
                                              data—the lack of nationally                                                us.ahrq.gov/tech_assist/centdist.jsp.                           purposes only:
                                              representative information on hospital                                       (2) HCUP Data Use Agreement                                     1. Business Transaction: In order to
                                              readmissions. The NRD is a calendar-                                       Training. All persons wanting access to                         deliver the HCUP databases and
                                              year, discharge-level database                                             the HCUP databases must complete an                             software, contact information is
                                              constructed from the HCUP State                                            online training course. The purpose of                          necessary for shipping the data on disk
                                              Inpatient Databases (SID).                                                 the training is to emphasize the                                (or any other media used in the future).
                                                 To support AHRQ’s mission to                                            importance of data protection, reduce                             2. Enforcement of the HCUP DUA:
                                              improve health care through health                                         the risk of inadvertent violations, and                         The HCUP DUA contains several
                                              services research, HCUP databases and                                      describe the individual’s responsibility                        restrictions on use of the data. Most of
                                              software tools are disseminated to users                                   when using HCUP data. The training                              these restrictions have been put in place
                                              outside of the Agency through the                                          course can be accessed and completed                            to safeguard the privacy of individuals
                                              HCUP Central Distributor at https://                                       online at http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/                          and establishments represented in the
                                              www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/tech_assist/                                          tech_assist/dua.jsp.                                            data. For example, data users can only
                                              centdist.jsp. The HCUP Central                                               (3) HCUP Data Use Agreement (DUA).                            use the data for research, analysis, and
                                              Distributor assists qualified researchers                                  All persons wanting access to the HCUP                          aggregate statistical reporting and are
                                              to access uniform research data across                                     databases must sign a data use                                  prohibited from attempting to identify
                                              multiple states with the use of one                                        agreement. An example DUA for the                               any persons in the data. Contact
                                              application process. The HCUP                                              Nationwide databases is available at                            information on HCUP DUAsis retained
                                              databases disseminated through the                                         http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/team/                               in the event that a violation of the DUA
                                              Central distributor are referred to as                                     NationwideDUA.jsp.                                              takes place.
                                              ‘‘restricted access public release files’’;                                  HCUP databases are released to
                                              that is, they are publicly available, but                                  researchers outside of AHRQ after the                           Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
                                              only under restricted conditions.                                          completion of required training and                                Exhibit 1 shows the estimated
                                                 This information collection request is                                  submission of an application that                               annualized burden associated with the
                                              for the activities associated with the                                     includes a signed HCUP DUA. In                                  applicants’ time to order any of the
                                              HCUP database application process not                                      addition, before restricted access public                       HCUP databases. An estimated 1,300
                                              the collection of health care data for                                     release state-level databases are                               persons will order HCUP data annually.
                                              HCUP databases. The activities                                             released, AHRQ must review and                                  Each of these persons will complete an
                                              associated with this application include:                                  approve the applicant’s statement of                            application (10 minutes), the DUA
                                                 (1) HCUP Application. All persons                                       intended use to ensure that the planned                         training (15 minutes) and a DUA (5
                                              requesting access to the HCUP databases                                    use is consistent with HCUP policies                            minutes). The total burden is estimated
                                              must complete an application at https://                                   and with the HCUP Data Use                                      to be 650 hours annually.
                                              distributor.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/.                                             Agreement. Fees are set for databases                              Exhibit 2 shows the estimated
                                              Applications for HCUP State databases                                      released through the HCUP Central                               annualized cost burden associated with
                                              require a brief description of the                                         Distributor depending on the type of                            the applicants’ time to order HCUP data.
                                              planned research use to ensure that the                                    database. The fee for sale of state-level                       The total cost burden is estimated to be
                                              intended use is consistent with HCUP                                       data is determined by each participating                        $24,772 annually.

                                                                                                             EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
                                                                                                                                                                                          Number of
                                                                                                                                                                          Number of                        Hours per        Total burden
                                                                                                Form name                                                                               responses per
                                                                                                                                                                         respondents                       response            hours
                                                                                                                                                                                          respondent

                                              HCUP Application Form .....................................................................................                       1,300                 1          10/60      217
                                              HCUP DUA Training ..........................................................................................                      1,300                 1          15/60      325
                                              HCUP DUA .........................................................................................................                1,300                 1           5/60      108

                                                    Total ............................................................................................................          3,900                na              Na     650


                                                                                                              EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
                                                                                                                                                                                                           Average
                                                                                                                                                                          Number of      Total burden       hourly           Total cost
                                                                                                Form name                                                                respondents        hours           wage              burden
                                                                                                                                                                                                            rate *

                                              HCUP Application Form .....................................................................................                       1,300               217         $38.11      $8,270
                                              HCUP DUA Training ..........................................................................................                      1,300               325          38.11      12,386
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                                              HCUP DUA .........................................................................................................                1,300               108          38.11      4,116

                                                    Total ............................................................................................................          3,900               650                na   24,772
                                                * Based upon the mean of the average wages for Life Scientists, All Other (19–1099), National Compensation Survey: Occupational Employ-
                                              ment Statistics, May 2014 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates United States, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
                                              Statistics. http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#b29-;0000



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                                              Request for Comments                                    for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ by             delisted effective at 12:00 Midnight ET
                                                In accordance with the Paperwork                      the Secretary if it is found to no longer             (2400) on July 7, 2015.
                                              Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ’s                       meet the requirements of the Patient                     More information on PSOs can be
                                              information collection are requested                    Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule,                   obtained through AHRQ’s PSO Web site
                                              with regard to any of the following: (a)                when a PSO chooses to voluntarily                     at http://www.pso.AHRQ.gov/
                                              Whether the proposed collection of                      relinquish its status as a PSO for any                index.html.
                                              information is necessary for the proper                 reason, or when a PSO’s listing expires.
                                                                                                                                                            Sharon B. Arnold,
                                              performance of AHRQ health care                         AHRQ has accepted a notification of
                                                                                                      voluntary relinquishment from                         Deputy Director.
                                              research and health care information                                                                          [FR Doc. 2015–20598 Filed 8–19–15; 8:45 am]
                                              dissemination functions, including                      Schumacher Group Patient Safety
                                              whether the information will have                       Organization, Inc. of its status as a PSO,            BILLING CODE 4160–90–P

                                              practical utility; (b) the accuracy of                  and has delisted the PSO accordingly.
                                              AHRQ’s estimate of burden (including                    DATES: The directories for both listed
                                                                                                      and delisted PSOs are ongoing and                     DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                              hours and costs) of the proposed                                                                              HUMAN SERVICES
                                              collection(s) of information; (c) ways to               reviewed weekly by AHRQ. The
                                              enhance the quality, utility, and clarity               delisting was effective at 12:00 Midnight             Agency for Healthcare Research and
                                              of the information to be collected; and                 ET (2400) on July 7, 2015.                            Quality
                                              (d) ways to minimize the burden of the                  ADDRESSES: Both directories can be
                                              collection of information upon the                      accessed electronically at the following              Patient Safety Organizations:
                                              respondents, including the use of                       HHS Web site: http://                                 Voluntary Relinquishment From Close
                                              automated collection techniques or                      www.pso.AHRQ.gov/listed.                              Care Gap, PSO
                                              other forms of information technology.                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                Comments submitted in response to                                                                           AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research
                                                                                                      Eileen Hogan, Center for Quality
                                              this notice will be summarized and                                                                            and Quality (AHRQ), Department of
                                                                                                      Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ,
                                              included in the Agency’s subsequent                                                                           Health and Human Services (HHS).
                                                                                                      540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850;
                                              request for OMB approval of the                         Telephone (toll free): (866) 403–3697;                ACTION: Notice of Delisting.
                                              proposed information collection. All                    Telephone (local): (301) 427–1111; TTY
                                              comments will become a matter of                                                                              SUMMARY:    The Patient Safety and
                                                                                                      (toll free): (866) 438–7231; TTY (local):             Quality Improvement Act of 2005, 42
                                              public record.                                          (301) 427–1130; Email: PSO@                           U.S.C. 299b–21 to b–26, (Patient Safety
                                              Sharon B. Arnold,                                       AHRQ.hhs.gov.                                         Act) and the related Patient Safety and
                                              Deputy Director.                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            Quality Improvement Final Rule, 42
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–20599 Filed 8–19–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                      Background                                            CFR part 3 (Patient Safety Rule),
                                              BILLING CODE 4160–90–P                                                                                        published in the Federal Register on
                                                                                                         The Patient Safety Act authorizes the              November 21, 2008, (73 FR 70732–
                                                                                                      listing of PSOs, which are entities or                70814), provide for the formation of
                                              DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                component organizations whose                         Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs),
                                              HUMAN SERVICES                                          mission and primary activity are to                   which collect, aggregate, and analyze
                                                                                                      conduct activities to improve patient                 confidential information regarding the
                                              Agency for Healthcare Research and                      safety and the quality of health care                 quality and safety of health care
                                              Quality                                                 delivery.                                             delivery. The Patient Safety Rule
                                                                                                         HHS issued the Patient Safety Rule to              authorizes AHRQ, on behalf of the
                                              Patient Safety Organizations:                           implement the Patient Safety Act.
                                              Voluntary Relinquishment From                                                                                 Secretary of HHS, to list as a PSO an
                                                                                                      AHRQ administers the provisions of the                entity that attests that it meets the
                                              Schumacher Group Patient Safety                         Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety
                                              Organization, Inc.                                                                                            statutory and regulatory requirements
                                                                                                      Rule relating to the listing and operation            for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ by
                                              AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research                  of PSOs. The Patient Safety Rule                      the Secretary if it is found to no longer
                                              and Quality (AHRQ), Department of                       authorizes AHRQ to list as a PSO an                   meet the requirements of the Patient
                                              Health and Human Services (HHS).                        entity that attests that it meets the                 Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule,
                                              ACTION: Notice of Delisting.
                                                                                                      statutory and regulatory requirements                 when a PSO chooses to voluntarily
                                                                                                      for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ if             relinquish its status as a PSO for any
                                              SUMMARY:   The Patient Safety and                       it is found to no longer meet the                     reason, or when a PSO’s listing expires.
                                              Quality Improvement Act of 2005, 42                     requirements of the Patient Safety Act                AHRQ has accepted a notification of
                                              U.S.C. 299b–21 to b–26, (Patient Safety                 and Patient Safety Rule, when a PSO                   voluntary relinquishment from Close
                                              Act) and the related Patient Safety and                 chooses to voluntarily relinquish its                 Care Gap, PSO of its status as a PSO,
                                              Quality Improvement Final Rule, 42                      status as a PSO for any reason, or when               and has delisted the PSO accordingly.
                                              CFR part 3 (Patient Safety Rule),                       the PSO’s listing expires. Section
                                                                                                                                                            DATES: The directories for both listed
                                              published in the Federal Register on                    3.108(d) of the Patient Safety Rule
                                              November 21, 2008, (73 FR 70732–                        requires AHRQ to provide public notice                and delisted PSOs are ongoing and
                                              70814), provide for the formation of                    when it removes an organization from                  reviewed weekly by AHRQ. The
                                              Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs),                    the list of federally approved PSOs.                  delisting was effective at 12:00 Midnight
                                              which collect, aggregate, and analyze                      AHRQ has accepted a notification                   ET (2400) on July 2, 2015.
                                                                                                                                                            ADDRESSES: Both directories can be
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                                              confidential information regarding the                  from Schumacher Group Patient Safety
                                              quality and safety of health care                       Organization, Inc., a component entity                accessed electronically at the following
                                              delivery. The Patient Safety Rule                       of The Schumacher Group of Delaware,                  HHS Web site: http://
                                              authorizes AHRQ, on behalf of the                       Inc., PSO, PSO number P0115, to                       www.pso.AHRQ.gov/listed.
                                              Secretary of HHS, to list as a PSO an                   voluntarily relinquish its status as a                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              entity that attests that it meets the                   PSO. Accordingly, Schumacher Group                    Eileen Hogan, Center for Quality
                                              statutory and regulatory requirements                   Patient Safety Organization, Inc. was                 Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ,


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments on this notice must be received by October 19, 2015.
ContactDoris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 50632 

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