81 FR 1430 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 7 (January 12, 2016)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 7 (January 12, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-00372 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 1430-1431] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-00372] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR. DATES: Comments on this Information Collection Request must be received no later than March 14, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 10-29, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, email [email protected] or call the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting information, please include the information request collection title for reference. Information Collection Request Title: Telehealth Resource Center Performance Measurement Tool, OMB No. 0915-0361--Revision Abstract: To ensure the best use of public funds and to meet the Government Performance Review Act (GPRA) requirements, the Federal Office of Rural Health's Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT), in collaboration with the Telehealth Resource Centers (TRCs), created a set of performance measures that grantees can use to evaluate the technical assistance services provided by the TRCs. Grantee goals are to customize the provision of telehealth technical assistance across the country. The TRCs provide technical assistance to health care organizations, health care networks, and health care providers in the implementation of cost-effective telehealth programs to serve rural and medically underserved areas and populations. Need and Proposed Use of the Information: In order to evaluate existing programs, data are obtained from the Performance Improvement Measurement system (PIMs). The data are used to measure the effectiveness of the technical assistance. The tool is also used to address GPRA initiatives. There are two data reporting periods each year; during these biannual reporting, data are reported for the previous 6 months of activity. Programs have approximately 6 weeks to enter their data into the PIMs system during each biannual reporting period. The instrument was developed with the following four goals in mind: I. improving access to needed services; II. reducing rural practitioner isolation; III. improving health system productivity and efficiency; and IV. improving patient outcomes. The TRCs currently report on existing performance data elements using PIMs. The current PIMs will continue to be used to report on new measures. The performance measures are designed to assess how the TRC program is meeting its goals to: 1. Expand the availability of telehealth services in underserved communities; 2. Improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of telehealth services; 3. Promote knowledge exchange and dissemination about efficient and effective telehealth practices and technology; and 4. Establish sustainable technical assistance (TA) centers providing quality, unbiased TA for the development and expansion of effective and efficient telehealth services in underserved communities. Additionally, the PIMs tool allows OAT to:Fulfill obligations for GPRA and Program Assessment Rating Tool requirements and to report to Congress the value added from the TRC Grant Program; Justify budget requests; Collect uniform, consistent data which enables OAT to monitor programs; Provide guidance to grantees on important indicators to track over time [[Page 1431]] for their own internal program management; Measure performance relative to the mission of OAT/HRSA as well as individual goals and objectives of the program; Identify topics of interest for future special studies; and Identify changes in healthcare needs within rural communities, allowing programs to shift focus in order to meet those needs. This revised request proposes changes to existing measures. After compiling data from the previous tool over the last 3 years, the Office conducted an analysis of the data and compared the findings with the program needs. Based on the findings, the measures were revised to better capture information necessary to measure the effectiveness of the program. Likely Respondents: The likely respondents will be telehealth associations, telehealth providers, rural health providers, clinicians that deliver services via telehealth, technical assistance providers, research organizations, and academic medical centers. Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the information requested. This includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for this Information Collection Request are summarized in the table below. Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Number of Number of Total burden per Total burden Form name respondents responses per responses response (in hours respondent hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Telehealth Resource Center 14 42 588 0.07 41.16 Performance Data Collection Tool........................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................... 14 42 588 0.07 41.16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HRSA specifically requests comments on: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. Jackie Painter, Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2016-00372 Filed 1-11-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 9684, Fax: 301–443–3343, and/or email: collaboration with the Telehealth
HUMAN SERVICES sgordon@hrsa.gov. Resource Centers (TRCs), created a set of
performance measures that grantees can
Health Resources and Services Jackie Painter,
use to evaluate the technical assistance
Administration Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. services provided by the TRCs. Grantee
[FR Doc. 2016–00370 Filed 1–11–16; 8:45 am] goals are to customize the provision of
Centers for Disease Control and BILLING CODE 4165–15–P telehealth technical assistance across
Prevention (CDC)/Health Resources the country. The TRCs provide technical
and Services Administration (HRSA) assistance to health care organizations,
Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND health care networks, and health care
Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted HUMAN SERVICES providers in the implementation of cost-
Diseases (STD) Prevention and effective telehealth programs to serve
Treatment; Notice of Meeting Health Resources and Services
Administration rural and medically underserved areas
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of and populations.
the Federal Advisory Committee Act Agency Information Collection Need and Proposed Use of the
(Pub. L. 92–463), notice is hereby given Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Information: In order to evaluate
of the following meeting: Comment Request existing programs, data are obtained
Name: CDC/HRSA Advisory from the Performance Improvement
Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Measurement system (PIMs). The data
STD Prevention and Treatment Administration, HHS. are used to measure the effectiveness of
(CHACHSPT) ACTION: Notice. the technical assistance. The tool is also
Date and Time: February 3, 2016, 3:00 used to address GPRA initiatives. There
SUMMARY: In compliance with the are two data reporting periods each
p.m.–4:00 p.m. (EST)
requirement for opportunity for public year; during these biannual reporting,
Place: This meeting is accessible via
comment on proposed data collection data are reported for the previous 6
audio conference call.
projects (Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the months of activity. Programs have
Status: This meeting is open to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the approximately 6 weeks to enter their
public. The virtual meeting is available
Health Resources and Services data into the PIMs system during each
via teleconference line and will
Administration (HRSA) announces biannual reporting period. The
accommodate approximately 100
plans to submit an Information instrument was developed with the
people. Join the meeting by calling the
Collection Request (ICR), described following four goals in mind:
toll free phone number at 1–800–369–
below, to the Office of Management and
3340 and providing the public I. improving access to needed services;
Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the
participant passcode number: 4318075. II. reducing rural practitioner isolation;
ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments
Participants should call and connect 15 III. improving health system productivity and
from the public regarding the burden efficiency; and
minutes prior to the meeting in order for
estimate, below, or any other aspect of IV. improving patient outcomes.
logistics to be set up. Call 301–443–9684
the ICR.
or send an email to sgordon@hrsa.gov The TRCs currently report on existing
with questions. Individuals who plan to DATES: Comments on this Information
performance data elements using PIMs.
attend and need special assistance, such Collection Request must be received no The current PIMs will continue to be
as sign language interpretation or other later than March 14, 2016. used to report on new measures. The
reasonable accommodations, should ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to performance measures are designed to
notify the contact person listed below at paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA assess how the TRC program is meeting
least 10 days prior to the meeting. Information Collection Clearance its goals to:
Purpose: This Committee is charged Officer, Room 10–29, Parklawn 1. Expand the availability of telehealth
with advising the Director, CDC, and the Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, services in underserved communities;
Administrator, HRSA, regarding MD 20857. 2. Improve the quality, efficiency, and
activities related to prevention and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To effectiveness of telehealth services;
control of HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and request more information on the 3. Promote knowledge exchange and
other STDs, the support of health care proposed project or to obtain a copy of dissemination about efficient and
services to persons living with HIV/ effective telehealth practices and
the data collection plans and draft
technology; and
AIDS, and education of health instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov 4. Establish sustainable technical assistance
professionals and the public about HIV/ or call the HRSA Information Collection (TA) centers providing quality, unbiased
AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and other STDs. Clearance Officer at (301) 443–1984. TA for the development and expansion
Agenda: Agenda includes a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When of effective and efficient telehealth
discussion and vote on the ‘‘Resolution submitting comments or requesting services in underserved communities.
relative to increasing federal funding for information, please include the Additionally, the PIMs tool allows
innovative HIV, STD, and viral hepatitis information request collection title for OAT to:
prevention and care programs in the reference. • Fulfill obligations for GPRA and
context of continued Affordable Care Information Collection Request Title: Program Assessment Rating Tool
Act implementation.’’ Agenda items are Telehealth Resource Center Performance requirements and to report to Congress
subject to change as priorities dictate. Measurement Tool, OMB No. 0915– the value added from the TRC Grant
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 0361—Revision Program;
Shelley B. Gordon, Senior Public Health Abstract: To ensure the best use of • Justify budget requests;
Analyst, Health Resources and Services public funds and to meet the • Collect uniform, consistent data
Administration, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Government Performance Review Act which enables OAT to monitor
Division of Policy and Data, 5600 (GPRA) requirements, the Federal Office programs;
Fishers Lane, Room 09N154, Rockville, of Rural Health’s Office for the • Provide guidance to grantees on
Maryland 20857, Telephone: 301–443– Advancement of Telehealth (OAT), in important indicators to track over time
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for their own internal program findings with the program needs. Based requested. This includes the time
management; on the findings, the measures were needed to review instructions; to
• Measure performance relative to the revised to better capture information develop, acquire, install and utilize
mission of OAT/HRSA as well as necessary to measure the effectiveness technology and systems for the purpose
individual goals and objectives of the of the program. of collecting, validating and verifying
program; Likely Respondents: The likely information, processing and
• Identify topics of interest for future respondents will be telehealth maintaining information, and disclosing
special studies; and associations, telehealth providers, rural and providing information; to train
• Identify changes in healthcare health providers, clinicians that deliver personnel and to be able to respond to
needs within rural communities, services via telehealth, technical a collection of information; to search
allowing programs to shift focus in assistance providers, research data sources; to complete and review
order to meet those needs. organizations, and academic medical the collection of information; and to
This revised request proposes changes centers. transmit or otherwise disclose the
to existing measures. After compiling Burden Statement: Burden in this information. The total annual burden
data from the previous tool over the last context means the time expended by hours estimated for this Information
3 years, the Office conducted an persons to generate, maintain, retain, Collection Request are summarized in
analysis of the data and compared the disclose or provide the information the table below.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of Total burden per Total burden
Form name responses per
respondents responses response hours
respondent (in hours)
Telehealth Resource Center Performance Data Collection
Tool ................................................................................... 14 42 588 0.07 41.16
Total .............................................................................. 14 42 588 0.07 41.16
HRSA specifically requests comments Addresses FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
on: (1) The necessity and utility of the Meeting Registration Scott R. Smith, Ph.D., Designated
proposed information collection for the For Further Information Contact Federal Officer, at the Office of Health
proper performance of the agency’s Supplementary Information Policy, Assistant Secretary for Planning
functions; (2) the accuracy of the I. Purpose and Evaluation, U.S. Department of
estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance II. Agenda Health and Human Services, 200
III. Meeting Attendance
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information to be collected; and (4) the V. Special Accommodations DC 20201, (202) 690–6870.
use of automated collection techniques VI. Copies of the Charter SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information DATES: The meeting will be held on I. Purpose
collection burden. Monday, February 1, 2016, from 1:00 The Physician-Focused Payment
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Model Technical Advisory Committee
Jackie Painter, (EST) and is open to the public. (‘‘the Committee’’) is authorized by the
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Medicare Access and CHIP
[FR Doc. 2016–00372 Filed 1–11–16; 8:45 am] Room 5051 of the Wilbur J. Cohen Reauthorization Act of 2015, 42 U.S.C.
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| Dates | Comments on this Information Collection Request must be received no later than March 14, 2016. | |
| Contact | To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, email [email protected] or call the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984. | |
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