83 FR 1038 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request Information Collection Request Title: Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program, OMB No. 0915-0387-Revision.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 6 (January 9, 2018)
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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 6 (January 9, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 9, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 1038-1039] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-00173] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request Information Collection Request Title: Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program, OMB No. 0915-0387-- Revision. AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 ICR should be received no later than March 12, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N39, 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 paperwork@hrsa.gov or call Lisa Wright- Solomon, the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting [[Page 1039]] information, please include the information request collection title for reference. Information Collection Request Title: Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program, OMB No. 0915-0387--Revision. Abstract: This program is authorized by Title III, Public Health Service Act, Section 330A(g) (42 U.S.C. 254c(g)), as amended. This authority permits the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) to support grants that expand access to, coordinate, contain the cost of, and improve the quality of essential health care services, including preventive and emergency services, through the development of health care networks in rural and frontier areas and regions. The authority also allows HRSA to provide funds to rural and frontier communities to support the direct delivery of health care and related services, expand existing services, or enhance health service delivery through education, promotion, and prevention programs. The purpose of the Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Grant (Rural Quality) Program is to provide support to rural primary care providers for implementation of quality improvement activities. The program promotes the development of an evidence-based culture and delivery of coordinated care in the primary care setting. Additional objectives of the program include improved health outcomes for patients, enhanced chronic disease management, and better engagement of patients and their caregivers. Organizations participating in the program are required to use an evidence-based quality improvement model; develop, implement and assess effectiveness of quality improvement initiatives; and use health information technology (HIT) to collect and report data. HIT may include an electronic patient registry or an electronic health record, and is a critical component for improving quality and patient outcomes. With HIT, it is possible to generate timely and meaningful data, which helps providers track and plan care. Need and Proposed Use of the Information: FORHP collects this information to quantify the impact of grant funding on access to health care, quality of services, and improvement of health outcomes. FORHP uses the data for program improvement and grantees use the data for performance tracking. The measures encompass access to care, population demographics, consortium/network, sustainability, quality improvement implementation strategies, clinical, and optional topic utilization. The proposed Rural Quality draft measures reflect a reduced number of measures: 25 total (previously 43), which includes 18 required measures applicable to all awardees in addition to 7 optional measures. Proposed revisions specifically include the following: (1) Alignment of clinical measures to current National Quality Forum endorsement recommendations and (2) broadened orientation of measures for improved applicability across variety of rural quality improvement project topic areas. Likely Respondents: The respondents would be award recipients of the Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program. 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. 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small Health Care Provider 32 1 32 26 832 Quality Improvement Program Performance Improvement Measurement System (PIMS) Measurement.................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................... 32 .............. 32 .............. 832 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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DATES: Comments must be received by Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA information is readily available. Form
March 12, 2018. requires federal agencies to publish a Number: CMS–29 (OMB control number
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please 60-day notice in the Federal Register 0938–0074); Frequency: Occasionally
reference the document identifier or concerning each proposed collection of (initially and then every six years);
OMB control number. To be assured information, including each proposed Affected Public: Private Sector (Business
consideration, comments and extension or reinstatement of an existing or other for-profit and Not-for-profit
recommendations must be submitted in collection of information, before institutions); Number of Respondents:
any one of the following ways: submitting the collection to OMB for 820; Total Annual Responses: 820; Total
1. Electronically. You may send your approval. To comply with this Annual Hours: 137. (For policy
comments electronically to http:// requirement, CMS is publishing this questions regarding this collection
www.regulations.gov. Follow the notice. contact Shonté Carter at 410–786–3532.)
instructions for ‘‘Comment or Information Collection Dated: January 4, 2018.
Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ William N. Parham, III,
to find the information collection 1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
document(s) that are accepting of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
comments. approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Laboratory Affairs.
2. By regular mail. You may mail [FR Doc. 2018–00198 Filed 1–8–18; 8:45 am]
written comments to the following Personnel Report (CLIA) and Supporting
address: CMS, Office of Strategic Regulations; Use: The information BILLING CODE 4120–01–P
Operations and Regulatory Affairs, collected on this survey form is used in
Division of Regulations Development, the administrative pursuit of the
Congressionally-mandated program DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Attention: Document Identifier/OMB HUMAN SERVICES
Control Number ll, Room C4–26–05, with regard to regulation of laboratories
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, participating in CLIA. The surveyor will
Health Resources and Services
Maryland 21244–1850. provide the laboratory with the CMS–
209 form. While the surveyor performs Administration
To obtain copies of a supporting
statement and any related forms for the other aspects of the survey, the Agency Information Collection
proposed collection(s) summarized in laboratory will complete the CMS–209 Activities: Proposed Collection: Public
this notice, you may make your request by recording the personnel data needed Comment Request Information
using one of following: to support their compliance with the Collection Request Title: Small Health
1. Access CMS’ website address at personnel requirements of CLIA. The Care Provider Quality Improvement
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Paperwork surveyor will then use this information Program, OMB No. 0915–0387—
ReductionActof1995. in choosing a sample of personnel to Revision.
2. Email your request, including your verify compliance with the personnel
address, phone number, OMB number, requirements. Information on personnel AGENCY: Health Resources and Services
and CMS document identifier, to qualifications of all technical personnel Administration (HRSA), Department of
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. is needed to ensure the sample is Health and Human Services.
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at representative of the entire laboratory. ACTION: Notice.
(410) 786–1326. Form Number: CMS–209 (OMB control
number 0938–0151); Frequency: SUMMARY: In compliance with the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Biennially; Affected Public: Private requirement for opportunity for public
William Parham at (410) 786–4669.
Sector—State, Local, or Tribal comment on proposed data collection
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Governments; and Federal Government; projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act
Contents Number of Respondents: 19,051; Total of 1995, HRSA announces plans to
Annual Responses: 9,592; Total Annual submit an Information Collection
This notice sets out a summary of the Hours: 4,796. (For policy questions Request (ICR), described below, to the
use and burden associated with the regarding this collection contact Office of Management and Budget
following information collections. More Kathleen Todd at 410–786–3385.) (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to
detailed information can be found in 2. Type of Information Collection OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the
each collection’s supporting statement Request: Extension of a currently public regarding the burden estimate,
and associated materials (see approved collection; Title of below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
ADDRESSES). Information Collection: Verification of DATES: Comments on this ICR should be
CMS–209 Laboratory Personnel Clinic Data—Rural Health Clinic Form received no later than March 12, 2018.
Report (CLIA) and Supporting and Supporting Regulations; Use: The
Regulations ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
form is utilized as an application to be
CMS–29 Verification of Clinic completed by suppliers of Rural Health paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Data—Rural Health Clinic Form and Clinic (RHC) services requesting Information Collection Clearance
Supporting Regulations participation in the Medicare program. Officer, Room 14N39, 5600 Fishers
Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501– This form initiates the process of Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
3520), federal agencies must obtain obtaining a decision as to whether the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
approval from the Office of Management conditions for certification are met as a request more information on the
and Budget (OMB) for each collection of supplier of RHC services. It also proposed project or to obtain a copy of
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information they conduct or sponsor. promotes data reduction or introduction the data collection plans and draft
The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is to and retrieval from the Automated instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov
defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR Survey Process Environment (ASPEN) or call Lisa Wright-Solomon, the HRSA
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests and related survey and certification Information Collection Clearance Officer
or requirements that members of the databases by the CMS Regional Offices. at (301) 443–1984.
public submit reports, keep records, or Should any question arise regarding the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When
provide information to a third party. structure of the organization, this submitting comments or requesting
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information, please include the program include improved health applicable to all awardees in addition to
information request collection title for outcomes for patients, enhanced chronic 7 optional measures. Proposed revisions
reference. disease management, and better specifically include the following: (1)
Information Collection Request Title: engagement of patients and their Alignment of clinical measures to
Small Health Care Provider Quality caregivers. Organizations participating current National Quality Forum
Improvement Program, OMB No. 0915– in the program are required to use an endorsement recommendations and (2)
0387—Revision. evidence-based quality improvement broadened orientation of measures for
Abstract: This program is authorized model; develop, implement and assess improved applicability across variety of
by Title III, Public Health Service Act, effectiveness of quality improvement rural quality improvement project topic
Section 330A(g) (42 U.S.C. 254c(g)), as initiatives; and use health information areas.
amended. This authority permits the technology (HIT) to collect and report Likely Respondents: The respondents
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy data. HIT may include an electronic would be award recipients of the Small
(FORHP) to support grants that expand patient registry or an electronic health Health Care Provider Quality
access to, coordinate, contain the cost record, and is a critical component for Improvement Program.
of, and improve the quality of essential improving quality and patient
health care services, including Burden Statement: Burden in this
outcomes. With HIT, it is possible to context means the time expended by
preventive and emergency services, generate timely and meaningful data,
through the development of health care persons to generate, maintain, retain,
which helps providers track and plan disclose or provide the information
networks in rural and frontier areas and care.
regions. The authority also allows HRSA requested. This includes the time
to provide funds to rural and frontier Need and Proposed Use of the needed to review instructions; to
communities to support the direct Information: FORHP collects this develop, acquire, install, and utilize
delivery of health care and related information to quantify the impact of technology and systems for the purpose
services, expand existing services, or grant funding on access to health care, of collecting, validating, and verifying
enhance health service delivery through quality of services, and improvement of information, processing and
education, promotion, and prevention health outcomes. FORHP uses the data maintaining information, and disclosing
programs. for program improvement and grantees and providing information; to train
The purpose of the Small Health Care use the data for performance tracking. personnel and to be able to respond to
Provider Quality Improvement Grant The measures encompass access to care, a collection of information; to search
(Rural Quality) Program is to provide population demographics, consortium/ data sources; to complete and review
support to rural primary care providers network, sustainability, quality the collection of information; and to
for implementation of quality improvement implementation strategies, transmit or otherwise disclose the
improvement activities. The program clinical, and optional topic utilization. information. The total annual burden
promotes the development of an The proposed Rural Quality draft hours estimated for this ICR are
evidence-based culture and delivery of measures reflect a reduced number of summarized in the table below.
coordinated care in the primary care measures: 25 total (previously 43), Total Estimated Annualized Burden
setting. Additional objectives of the which includes 18 required measures Hours:
Average
Number of Total
Number of Total burden per
Form name responses per burden
respondents responses response
respondent hours
(in hours)
Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program
Performance Improvement Measurement System
(PIMS) Measurement ....................................................... 32 1 32 26 832
Total .............................................................................. 32 ........................ 32 ........................ 832
HRSA specifically requests comments DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND comment on proposed data collection
on: (1) The necessity and utility of the HUMAN SERVICES projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act
proposed information collection for the of 1995, HRSA announces plans to
proper performance of the agency’s Health Resources and Services submit an Information Collection
functions; (2) the accuracy of the Administration Request (ICR), described below, to the
estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance Office of Management and Budget
Agency Information Collection (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Activities: Proposed Collection: Public
information to be collected; and (4) the OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the
Comment Request; Information public regarding the burden estimate,
use of automated collection techniques Collection Request Title: Radiation
or other forms of information below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
Exposure Screening and Education
technology to minimize the information Program, OMB No. 0906–0012— DATES: Comments on this ICR should be
collection burden. Revision received no later than March 12, 2018.
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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
Amy McNulty, AGENCY: Health Resources and Services
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Administration (HRSA), Department of
Information Collection Clearance
Secretariat. Health and Human Services.
Officer, Room 14N39, 5600 Fishers
[FR Doc. 2018–00173 Filed 1–8–18; 8:45 am] ACTION: Notice. Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
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