83 FR 51962 - Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 199 (October 15, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 199 (October 15, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-22344 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 51962-51963] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-22344] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [Document Identifier OS-0990-new] Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment Request AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed collection for public comment. DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before December 14, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or by calling (202) 795-7714. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: When submitting comments or requesting information, please include the document identifier 0990-New-60D and project title for reference, to [email protected], or call 202- 795-7714, the Reports Clearance Officer. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (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. Information Collection Request Title: National Survey of Health Information Exchange Organizations (HIO). Abstract: Electronic health information exchange (HIE) is one of three goals specified by Congress in the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act to ensure that the $30 billion federal investment in electronic health records (EHRs) results in higher-quality, lower-cost care. The ability of providers to share data electronically is a core goal of HITECH and a central feature of a high-performing healthcare delivery system. Greater EHR adoption without data flowing between systems substantially limits quality and efficiency gains as well as reduces the value of the health IT investment. There is growing consensus that achieving broad-based HIE is one of the most difficult components of HITECH. This is because successful HIE at scale involves coordination between many stakeholders, including but not limited to federal and state policymakers, healthcare delivery organizations, EHR and HIE vendors, and specific organizations supporting HIE, such as health information organizations (HIOs) and health information service providers (HISPs). Further, the issues requiring coordination are diverse, spanning technical standards, consent regulations, business models and incentives, workflow integration, trust and governance, and information privacy and security. Three HIE issues have proven particularly challenging: Implementation of and use of standards, information blocking, and sustainability. The ultimate goal of our project is to administer a survey instrument to HIOs in order to generate the most current national statistics and associated actionable insights on electronic health information exchange to inform policy efforts. Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Collecting timely, national data from HIOs in the three domains of standards, information blocking, and sustainability is valuable to inform both HIE-specific policy efforts as well as broader health system reform efforts. By developing a survey instrument addressing these topics, collecting national data from a census of HIOs (and related HIE efforts), and analyzing the data to identify important new insights, the proposed project fills a critical gap in current knowledge and will provide policymakers with actionable results to inform progress towards greater interoperability and exchange of clinical data. Likely Respondents: Given the relatively small number of HIOs in the U.S. Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden respondents respondent (in hours) hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HIO Survey...................................... 200 1 20/60 67 --------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 51963]] Terry Clark, Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2018-22344 Filed 10-12-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150-45-P
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TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of Average
Number of responses burden per Total burden
Form respondents per response hours
respondent (in hours)
SF–271 Outlay Report and Request for Reimbursement for Construction
Programs ...................................................................................................... 100,000 1 1 100,000
Total .......................................................................................................... 100,000 ........................ ........................ 100,000
Terry Clark, other aspect of this collection of organizations supporting HIE, such as
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction information, including any of the health information organizations (HIOs)
Act Reports Clearance Officer. following subjects: (1) The necessity and and health information service
[FR Doc. 2018–22342 Filed 10–12–18; 8:45 am] utility of the proposed information providers (HISPs). Further, the issues
BILLING CODE 4151–AE–P collection for the proper performance of requiring coordination are diverse,
the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy spanning technical standards, consent
of the estimated burden; (3) ways to regulations, business models and
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND enhance the quality, utility, and clarity incentives, workflow integration, trust
HUMAN SERVICES of the information to be collected; and and governance, and information
[Document Identifier OS–0990–new] (4) the use of automated collection privacy and security.
techniques or other forms of information Three HIE issues have proven
Agency Information Collection technology to minimize the information particularly challenging:
Request. 60-Day Public Comment collection burden. Implementation of and use of standards,
Request Information Collection Request Title: information blocking, and
National Survey of Health Information sustainability. The ultimate goal of our
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. Exchange Organizations (HIO). project is to administer a survey
ACTION: Notice. Abstract: Electronic health instrument to HIOs in order to generate
SUMMARY: In compliance with the information exchange (HIE) is one of the most current national statistics and
requirement of the Paperwork three goals specified by Congress in the associated actionable insights on
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 2009 Health Information Technology for electronic health information exchange
Secretary (OS), Department of Health Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) to inform policy efforts.
and Human Services, is publishing the Act to ensure that the $30 billion federal Need and Proposed Use of the
following summary of a proposed investment in electronic health records Information: Collecting timely, national
collection for public comment. (EHRs) results in higher-quality, lower- data from HIOs in the three domains of
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be cost care. The ability of providers to standards, information blocking, and
received on or before December 14, share data electronically is a core goal sustainability is valuable to inform both
2018. of HITECH and a central feature of a HIE-specific policy efforts as well as
high-performing healthcare delivery broader health system reform efforts. By
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to system. Greater EHR adoption without developing a survey instrument
Sherrette.Funn@hhs.gov or by calling data flowing between systems addressing these topics, collecting
(202) 795–7714. substantially limits quality and national data from a census of HIOs
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: efficiency gains as well as reduces the (and related HIE efforts), and analyzing
When submitting comments or value of the health IT investment. the data to identify important new
requesting information, please include There is growing consensus that insights, the proposed project fills a
the document identifier 0990–New–60D achieving broad-based HIE is one of the critical gap in current knowledge and
and project title for reference, to most difficult components of HITECH. will provide policymakers with
Sherrette.funn@hhs.gov, or call 202– This is because successful HIE at scale actionable results to inform progress
795–7714, the Reports Clearance involves coordination between many towards greater interoperability and
Officer. stakeholders, including but not limited exchange of clinical data.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested to federal and state policymakers, Likely Respondents: Given the
persons are invited to send comments healthcare delivery organizations, EHR relatively small number of HIOs in the
regarding this burden estimate or any and HIE vendors, and specific U.S.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden per Total burden
Form name responses per
respondents response hours
respondent (in hours)
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HIO Survey ...................................................................................................... 200 1 20/60 67
Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 67
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Terry Clark, Sherrette.funn@hhs.gov, or call 202– Likely Respondents: Federal financial
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 795–7714, the Reports Clearance assistance awardees.
Act Reports Clearance Officer. Officer. Burden Statement: Burden in this
[FR Doc. 2018–22344 Filed 10–12–18; 8:45 am] context means the time expended by
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
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persons are invited to send comments persons to generate, maintain, retain,
regarding this burden estimate or any disclose or provide the information
other aspect of this collection of requested. This includes the time
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND needed to review instructions, to
HUMAN SERVICES information, including any of the
following subjects: (1) The necessity and develop, acquire, install and utilize
[Document Identifier OS–4040–0012] utility of the proposed information technology and systems for the purpose
collection for the proper performance of of collecting, validating and verifying
Agency Information Collection the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy information, processing and
Request. 60-Day Public Comment of the estimated burden; (3) ways to maintaining information, and disclosing
Request and providing information, to train
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. of the information to be collected; and personnel and to be able to respond to
ACTION: Notice. (4) the use of automated collection a collection of information, to search
techniques or other forms of information data sources, to complete and review
SUMMARY: In compliance with the technology to minimize the information the collection of information, and to
requirement of the Paperwork collection burden. transmit or otherwise disclose the
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Information Collection Request Title: information. The total annual burden
Secretary (OS), Department of Health SF–270 Request for Advance or hours estimated for the ICs are
and Human Services, is publishing the Reimbursement. summarized in the table below.
following summary of a proposed Abstract: The SF–270 Request for HHS estimates that the form will take
collection for public comment. 1 hour to complete each form.
Advance or Reimbursement form is
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be used by grant awardees to request Once OMB approves the use of the
received on or before December 14, financial assistance funds for the SF–270 Request for Advance or
2018. purpose of reimbursement or for Reimbursement form as a common form,
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to advance of funds. federal agencies may request OMB
ed.calimag@hhs.gov or (202) 690–7569. Need and Proposed Use of the approval to use this common form
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information: The SF–270 Request for without having to publish notices and
When submitting comments or Advance or Reimbursement form is request public comments for 60 and 30
requesting information, please include used by grant awardees in post-award days. Each agency must account for the
the document identifier 0990–New–60D financial activities related to Federal burden associated with their use of the
and project title for reference, to financial assistance. common form.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden per Total burden
responses per
respondents response hours
respondent (in hours)
The SF–270 Request for Advance or Reimbursement ................................... 100,000 1 1 100,000
Total .......................................................................................................... 100,000 ........................ ........................ 100,000
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National Institutes of Health Committee Policy.
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