82 FR 47213 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Bureau of Primary Health Care Uniform Data System, OMB No. 0915-0193-Revision
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 195 (October 11, 2017)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 195 (October 11, 2017)
| Page Range | 47213-47215 | |
| FR Document | 2017-21844 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 11, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 47213-47215] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-21844] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Bureau of Primary Health Care Uniform Data System, OMB No. 0915-0193--Revision AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted during the first public review [[Page 47214]] of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the review and approval period. DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than November 13, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the Information Collection Request Title, to the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-5806. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, email Lisa Wright-Solomon, the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or call (301) 443-1984. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting information, please include the information request collection title for reference, in compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Information Collection Request Title: Bureau of Primary Health Care Uniform Data System, OMB No. 0915-0193--Revision. Abstract: The Uniform Data System (UDS) is the Bureau of Primary Health Care's (BPHC) annual reporting system for the HRSA-supported health centers. UDS includes reporting requirements for Health Center Program look-alikes and grantees of the following: Community Health Center program, Migrant Health Center program, Health Care for the Homeless program, and Public Housing Primary Care program. A subset of recipients of the Bureau of Health Workforce's (BHW) Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) program, specifically those recipients that are funded under the practice priority areas listed under Public Health Services Act (PHSA) Sec. 831(b), are also required to complete UDS annual reporting. Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA collects UDS data annually to ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements, improve health center performance and operations, and report overall program accomplishments. The data help to identify trends, enabling HRSA to establish or expand targeted programs and identify effective services and interventions to improve the health of medically underserved communities and vulnerable populations. UDS data are compared with national health-related data, including the National Health Interview Survey and National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to explore potential differences between health center patient populations and the U.S. population at large, and those individuals and families who rely on the health care safety net for primary care. UDS data also inform Health Center Program partners and communities regarding the patients served by health centers. HRSA received public comment to the Federal Register notice ``Bureau of Primary Health Care Uniform Data System'' published on May 5, 2017, at 82 FR 21253. We have taken the commenter's suggestions into consideration and have made appropriate adjustments to the data collection instruments. The UDS data collection will be revised in six ways.To support continued efforts to standardize data collection and reduce the burden per respondent of reporting for health centers, HRSA is updating the clinical quality measures in table 6B and 7 to align with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) electronic clinical quality measures (e-CQMs) designated for the 2018 reporting period. Poor glycemic control is defined as HbA1c >9% per the CMS quality programs and e-specifications. Although clinical recommendations (e.g., American Diabetes Association) suggest that people with diabetes should aim to have an HbA1c <=7% (or HbA1c<8%), the CMS e-specification only accounts for ``poor diabetes control.'' Therefore, HRSA is removing this column to be consistent with the Healthy People 2020 national benchmark, CMS eCQMs, and to reduce reporting burden. Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition assesses a health center's approach to patient-centered care. HRSA routinely receives PCMH recognition data from national quality recognition bodies. Therefore, HRSA is removing this question to reduce reporting burden. Telehealth is increasingly used as a method of health care delivery for the health center patient population, especially hard-to- reach patients living in geographically isolated communities. Collecting information on telehealth capacity and use of telehealth is essential for delivering technical assistance to health centers and assuring access to comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary health care services. Based on the uniqueness of telehealth data and its introduction into the UDS system, HRSA is proposing questions that more precisely describe health center efforts in this area. Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) has been proven to be an effective treatment option for substance abuse disorder. With the enactment of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016, Public Law 114-198, opioid treatment prescribing privileges have been extended beyond physicians to include certain qualifying nurse practitioners (NPs) and physicians' assistants (PAs). As a result, HRSA is updating the MAT for Opioid Use Disorder question in Appendix E of the UDS to include NPs and PAs who have received an appropriate waiver to dispense narcotic drugs. In 2016, 98.7% of HRSA supported grantees reported adoption and use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs). The question in Appendix D regarding Meaningful Use attestation stages captures precise data regarding health center participation in the program. HRSA is updating this question to align with the CMS EHR Incentive Program Updates pertaining to attestation titles. Likely Respondents: The respondents will be HRSA BPHC Health Center Program grantees, look-alikes, and BHW NEPQR Program recipients funded under the practice priority areas listed under PHSA Sec. 831(b). 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 ICR are summarized in the table below. [[Page 47215]] 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Universal Report................ 1,471 1 1,471 168 247,128 Grant Report.................... 504 1 504 21 10,584 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................... 1,975 .............. 1,975 .............. 257,712 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amy McNulty, Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2017-21844 Filed 10-10-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
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support but will not be highly program offices conduct their own purpose of publication, but findings are
systematic nor intended to be research and evaluation projects. meant to inform ACF activities and may
statistically representative. Under this generic clearance, ACF be incorporated into documents or
ACF programs promote the economic would engage in a variety of formative presentations that are made public. The
data collections with researchers, following are some examples of ways in
and social well-being of families,
practitioners, TA providers, service which we may disseminate information
children, individuals and communities.
providers and program participants resulting from these data collections:
OPRE studies ACF programs, and the
throughout the field to fulfill the Research design documents or reports;
populations they serve, through rigorous
following goals: (1) Inform the research or technical assistance plans;
research and evaluation projects. These development of ACF research, (2)
include evaluations of existing background materials for technical
maintain a research agenda that is workgroups; concept maps, process
programs, evaluations of innovative rigorous and relevant, (3) ensure that
approaches to helping low income maps, or conceptual frameworks;
research products are as current and contextualization of research findings
children and families, research responsive to audience needs as
syntheses and descriptive and from a follow-up data collection that has
possible and (4) inform the provision of full PRA approval; informational reports
exploratory studies. OPRE’s research technical assistance. ACF envisions
serves to provide further understanding to stakeholders such as funders,
using a variety of techniques including grantees, local implementing agencies,
of current programs and service semi-structured discussions, focus
populations, explore options for and/or TA providers. In presenting
groups, and telephone or in-person findings, we will describe the study
program improvement, and assess interviews, in order to reach these goals.
alternative policy and program designs. methods and limitations with regard to
Following standard OMB
OPRE anticipates undertaking a variety generalizability and as a basis for policy
requirements, OPRE will submit a
of new research projects related to change request for each individual data recommendations.
welfare, employment and self- collection activity under this generic Respondents: Key stakeholder groups
sufficiency, Head Start, child care, clearance. Each request will include the involved in ACF projects and programs,
healthy marriage and responsible individual instrument(s), a justification state or local government officials,
fatherhood, family and youth services, specific to the individual information service providers, participants in ACF
home visiting, and child welfare. Many collection, and any supplementary programs or similar comparison groups;
ACF program offices find a need to learn documents. OMB should review experts in fields pertaining to ACF
more about funded program services to requests within 10 days of submission. research and programs, or others
inform internal decision making and to Under this generic IC information will involved in conducting ACF research or
provide adequate support. Some not be collected with the primary evaluation projects.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Estimated Estimated Average Estimated
total number of
Instrument type burden hours total burden
number of responses per per response hours
respondents respondent
Semi-Structured Discussions, Focus Groups .................................................. 1,750 1 2 3,500
Interviews ......................................................................................................... 750 1 1 750
Questionnaires/Surveys ................................................................................... 500 1 .5 250
Total Estimated Burden Hours: 4,500. whether the information shall have DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
In compliance with the requirements practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the HUMAN SERVICES
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the proposed collection of information; (c) Health Resources and Services
Administration for Children and the quality, utility, and clarity of the Administration
Families is soliciting public comment information to be collected; and (d)
on the specific aspects of the Agency Information Collection
ways to minimize the burden of the
information collection described above. Activities: Public Comment Request;
collection of information on Information Collection Request Title:
Copies of the proposed collection of
respondents, including through the use Bureau of Primary Health Care Uniform
information can be obtained and
of automated collection techniques or Data System, OMB No. 0915–0193—
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and other forms of information technology. Revision
Families, Office of Planning, Research, Consideration will be given to
and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., comments and suggestions submitted AGENCY: Health Resources and Services
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE within 60 days of this publication. Administration (HRSA), Department of
Reports Clearance Officer. Email Health and Human Services.
Mary Jones,
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address: OPREinfocollection@ ACTION: Notice.
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be
[FR Doc. 2017–21885 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] SUMMARY: In compliance with the
identified by the title of the information
collection. BILLING CODE 4184–79–P Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
The Department specifically requests HRSA has submitted an Information
comments on (a) whether the proposed Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
collection of information is necessary Management and Budget (OMB) for
for the proper performance of the review and approval. Comments
functions of the agency, including submitted during the first public review
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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)
Universal Report .................................................................. 1,471 1 1,471 168 247,128
Grant Report ........................................................................ 504 1 504 21 10,584
Total .............................................................................. 1,975 ........................ 1,975 ........................ 257,712
Amy McNulty, • Email: to contribute directly to the
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Information.CollectionClearance@ improvement of program management.
Secretariat. hhs.gov. The solicitation of feedback will target
[FR Doc. 2017–21844 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] • Phone: (202) 795–7714. areas such as: Timeliness,
BILLING CODE 4165–15–P Comments submitted in response to appropriateness, accuracy of
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HUMAN SERVICES your comments information of a will be assessed to plan and inform
confidential nature, such as sensitive efforts to improve or maintain the
Office of the Secretary personal information or proprietary quality of service offered to the public.
information. If you send an email If this information is not collected, vital
[Document Identifier HHS–OS–0955–0003] comment, your email address will be feedback from customers and
automatically captured and included as stakeholders on the Agency’s services
60-Day Notice Template for Request part of the comment that is placed in the will be unavailable.
for Generic Clearance for the public docket and made available on the The Agency will only submit a
Collection of Routine Customer Internet. Please note that responses to collection for approval under this
Feedback on HHS Communications this public comment request containing generic clearance if it meets the
any routine notice about the following conditions:
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Health and • The collections are voluntary;
confidentiality of the communication
Human Services (HHS). • The collections are low-burden for
will be treated as public comments that
ACTION: Notice and request for may be made available to the public respondents (based on considerations of
comments. Office of the National notwithstanding the inclusion of the total burden hours, total number of
Coordinator for Health Information routine notice. respondents, or burden-hours per
Technology is requesting OMB approval FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
respondent) and are low-cost for both
for an extension on the Generic Sherrette Funn, Sherrette.funn@ the respondents and the Federal
Clearance for the Collection of Routine HHS.GOV or (202) 795–7714. Government;
Customer Feedback by OMB. • The collections are non-
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
controversial and do not raise issues of
SUMMARY: Department of Health and Title: Generic Clearance for the concern to other Federal agencies;
Human Services, The Office of the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on • Any collection is targeted to the
Secretary (OS), as part of its continuing Agency Service Delivery. solicitation of opinions from
effort to reduce paperwork and Abstract: The proposed information respondents who have experience with
respondent burden, invites the general collection activity provides a means to the program or may have experience
public to take this opportunity to garner qualitative customer and with the program in the near future;
comment on the ‘‘Generic Clearance for stakeholder feedback in an efficient, • Personally identifiable information
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback timely manner, in accordance with the (PII) is collected only to the extent
on Agency Service Delivery’’ for Administration’s commitment to necessary and is not retained;
approval under the Paperwork improving service delivery. By • Information gathered will be used
Reduction Act (PRA). This collection qualitative feedback we mean only internally for general service
was developed as part of a Federal information that provides useful improvement and program management
Government-wide effort to streamline insights on perceptions and opinions, purposes and is not intended for release
the process for seeking feedback from but are not statistical surveys that yield outside of the agency;
the public on service delivery. This quantitative results that can be • Information gathered will not be
notice announces our intent to submit generalized to the population of study. used for the purpose of substantially
this collection to OMB for approval and This feedback will provide insights into informing influential policy decisions;
solicits comments on specific aspects customer or stakeholder perceptions, and
for the proposed information collection. experiences and expectations, provide • Information gathered will yield
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an early warning of issues with service, qualitative information; the collections
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
or focus attention on areas where will not be designed or expected to
comments received by December 11,
communication, training or changes in yield statistically reliable results or used
2017.
operations might improve delivery of as though the results are generalizable to
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by one of products or services. These collections the population of study.
the following methods: will allow for ongoing, collaborative and Feedback collected under this generic
• Web site: www.regulations.gov. actionable communications between the clearance provides useful information,
Direct comments to Docket ID OMB– Agency and its customers and but it does not yield data that can be
2010–0021. stakeholders. It will also allow feedback generalized to the overall population.
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