83_FR_26402 83 FR 26293 - Notice of Single Source Award Based on Non-Statutory Earmark to the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program

83 FR 26293 - Notice of Single Source Award Based on Non-Statutory Earmark to the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 109 (June 6, 2018)

Page Range26293-26293
FR Document2018-12141

The purpose of the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program is to support collaboration with and input from the Delta Regional Authority to develop a pilot program to help underserved rural communities in the Delta region identify and better address their health care needs and to help small rural hospitals improve their financial and operational performance. HRSA received an additional $2,000,000 in FY 2018 to support the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program, increasing the total FY 2018 resources from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000. The single award recipient, the Rural Health Resource Center has a need for additional funds to support activities performed within the scope of this program. The center will use a multipronged approach to deliver phased-in technical assistance (TA) to all eight Delta Region communities.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 26293]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12141]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Notice of Single Source Award Based on Non-Statutory Earmark to 
the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of the Delta Region Community Health Systems 
Development Program is to support collaboration with and input from the 
Delta Regional Authority to develop a pilot program to help underserved 
rural communities in the Delta region identify and better address their 
health care needs and to help small rural hospitals improve their 
financial and operational performance. HRSA received an additional 
$2,000,000 in FY 2018 to support the Delta Region Community Health 
Systems Development Program, increasing the total FY 2018 resources 
from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000. The single award recipient, the Rural 
Health Resource Center has a need for additional funds to support 
activities performed within the scope of this program. The center will 
use a multipronged approach to deliver phased-in technical assistance 
(TA) to all eight Delta Region communities.

ADDRESSES: Further information on the Delta Region Community Health 
Systems Development Program is available at: https://www.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/programopportunities/fundingopportunities/?id=8d869eff-0bca-4703-a821-88a9f0433b73.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Moscato, Program Coordinator, 
Delta Region Community Health Systems Development, Federal Office of 
Rural Health Policy, HRSA, RMoscato@hrsa.gov.

Background

    The Delta Region Community Health Systems Development program is 
authorized by Section 711(b) of the Social Security Act, (42 U.S.C. 912 
(b)), as amended.
    HRSA established the Delta Region Community Health Systems 
Development Program in FY 2017, under announcement HRSA-17-117, 
providing up to $2,000,000 per year to one awardee, the Rural Health 
Resource Center for a three-year project period: September 30, 2017 
through September 29, 2020. The FY 2018 House Report 115-244 and Senate 
Report 115-150 Division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 
2018 (Pub. L. 115-141) provided direction that an additional $2,000,000 
included in the appropriation to be used to support the Delta Program. 
HRSA plans to increase the maximum funding per year for the Delta 
Region Community Health Systems Development Program to $4,000,000 for 
one award recipient in FY 2018, as well as in subsequent budget periods 
within the three-year project period, should funds become available.

Conclusion

    HRSA will provide $2,000,000 in additional resources to the current 
award recipient, the Rural Health Resource Center in FY 2018 to support 
additional activities within the scope of the Delta Region Community 
Health Systems Development Program. The recipient will utilize its 
existing infrastructure and a multipronged approach to deliver 
intensive assistance to all eight Delta Region communities, including 
onsite assessments in financial, operational performance, and quality 
improvement in the areas of population health, social services, 
emergency medical services, and telehealth. Please direct any questions 
or concerns to RMoscato@hrsa.gov.

    Dated: May 31, 2018.
George Sigounas,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2018-12141 Filed 6-5-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 109 / Wednesday, June 6, 2018 / Notices 26293 3.2.4 Definition of Promising • The studies find both favorable and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: HHS intends that for a project to be unfavorable impact estimates within the Rachel Moscato, Program Coordinator, considered promising, the following same domain. Delta Region Community Health 3.2.8 HHS intends that narrative Systems Development, Federal Office of conditions must be met: descriptions of rated projects, narrative Rural Health Policy, HRSA, RMoscato@ • One study of a project must meet descriptions of approaches, and hrsa.gov. evidence standards. information on case studies be provided • That study must find only favorable Background to users of the Clearinghouse to or null impacts within a given outcome facilitate a fuller understanding of the domain. Thus no studies that meet The Delta Region Community Health field of welfare-to-work interventions. evidence standards for an outcome Systems Development program is domain can show an unfavorable impact 4.0 Submission of Comments authorized by Section 711(b) of the within the domain. Comments may be submitted until Social Security Act, (42 U.S.C. 912 (b)), Æ If the review examines more than August 5, 2018 by email to as amended. one measure to identify impacts on a OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. HRSA established the Delta Region particular domain (e.g., Unemployment Insurance data and participant survey Naomi Goldstein, Community Health Systems data), as long as one measure (among Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning, Development Program in FY 2017, those selected according to 3.2.2.3 Research, and Evaluation. under announcement HRSA–17–117, above) finds favorable impacts for that [FR Doc. 2018–12160 Filed 6–5–18; 8:45 am] providing up to $2,000,000 per year to outcome, the intervention can receive a BILLING CODE 4184–09–P one awardee, the Rural Health Resource Promising rating for that outcome. Center for a three-year project period: • Projects that have both favorable September 30, 2017 through September and unfavorable impacts in a given DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 29, 2020. The FY 2018 House Report domain will be categorized as mixed. HUMAN SERVICES 115–244 and Senate Report 115–150 Division H of the Consolidated 3.2.5 Definition of Ineffective Health Resources and Services Appropriations Act of 2018 (Pub. L. HHS intends that for a project to be Administration 115–141) provided direction that an considered ineffective, the following Notice of Single Source Award Based additional $2,000,000 included in the conditions must be met: on Non-Statutory Earmark to the Delta appropriation to be used to support the • One or more studies of a project Region Community Health Systems Delta Program. HRSA plans to increase must meet evidence standards. Development Program the maximum funding per year for the • There must be only findings of Delta Region Community Health unfavorable or null effects in a given AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Systems Development Program to domain. Administration (HRSA), Department of $4,000,000 for one award recipient in • For studies finding null effect in a Health and Human Services. FY 2018, as well as in subsequent given domain, the review will include a ACTION: Notice. budget periods within the three-year measure of statistical precision—so that SUMMARY: The purpose of the Delta project period, should funds become small, under-powered studies do not Region Community Health Systems available. drive the effectiveness rating. If an intervention has been evaluated using Development Program is to support Conclusion only small studies, a lack of detectable collaboration with and input from the effects could reflect either Delta Regional Authority to develop a HRSA will provide $2,000,000 in ineffectiveness of the intervention or the pilot program to help underserved rural additional resources to the current lack of statistical power to detect effects. communities in the Delta region identify award recipient, the Rural Health It would be misleading to characterize and better address their health care Resource Center in FY 2018 to support this latter scenario as an ineffective needs and to help small rural hospitals additional activities within the scope of project. improve their financial and operational the Delta Region Community Health performance. HRSA received an Systems Development Program. The 3.2.6 Definition of Developmental additional $2,000,000 in FY 2018 to recipient will utilize its existing HHS intends that for a project to be support the Delta Region Community infrastructure and a multipronged considered developmental, the Health Systems Development Program, approach to deliver intensive assistance following conditions must be met: increasing the total FY 2018 resources to all eight Delta Region communities, • There must be at least one current, from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000. The including onsite assessments in ongoing evaluation of the project that single award recipient, the Rural Health Resource Center has a need for financial, operational performance, and uses a study design that meets evidence quality improvement in the areas of standards but has not yet produced additional funds to support activities performed within the scope of this population health, social services, impact findings. program. The center will use a emergency medical services, and 3.2.7 Additional Category of Mixed multipronged approach to deliver telehealth. Please direct any questions and Definition of Mixed phased-in technical assistance (TA) to or concerns to RMoscato@hrsa.gov. HHS intends that there be an all eight Delta Region communities. Dated: May 31, 2018. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES additional category for categorizing ADDRESSES: Further information on the George Sigounas, evidence of effectiveness called mixed. Delta Region Community Health Administrator. HHS proposes that for a project to be Systems Development Program is [FR Doc. 2018–12141 Filed 6–5–18; 8:45 am] considered mixed, the following available at: https://www.hrsa.gov/ conditions must be met: ruralhealth/programopportunities/ BILLING CODE 4165–15–P • One or more studies of a project fundingopportunities/?id=8d869eff- must meet evidence standards. 0bca-4703-a821-88a9f0433b73. 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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
ContactRachel Moscato, Program Coordinator, Delta Region Community Health Systems Development, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, HRSA, [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 26293 
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