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Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part
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assets or the ownership of, control of, or
the power to vote shares of a bank or
bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies
owned by the bank holding company,
including the companies listed below.
The applications listed below, as well
as other related filings required by the
Board, are available for immediate
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
indicated. The applications will also be
available for inspection at the offices of
the Board of Governors. Interested
persons may express their views in
writing on the standards enumerated in
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the
proposal also involves the acquisition of
a nonbanking company, the review also
includes whether the acquisition of the
nonbanking company complies with the
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise
noted, nonbanking activities will be
conducted throughout the United States.
Unless otherwise noted, comments
regarding each of these applications
must be received at the Reserve Bank
indicated or the offices of the Board of
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System, July 16, 2014.
Michael J. Lewandowski,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
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The companies listed in this notice
have given notice under section 4 of the
Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.
1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y, (12
CFR part 225) to engage de novo, or to
acquire or control voting securities or
assets of a company, including the
companies listed below, that engages
either directly or through a subsidiary or
other company, in a nonbanking activity
that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y
(12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has
determined by Order to be closely
related to banking and permissible for
bank holding companies. Unless
otherwise noted, these activities will be
conducted throughout the United States.
Each notice is available for inspection
at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated.
The notice also will be available for
inspection at the offices of the Board of
Governors. Interested persons may
express their views in writing on the
question whether the proposal complies
with the standards of section 4 of the
BHC Act.
Unless otherwise noted, comments
regarding the applications must be
received at the Reserve Bank indicated
or the offices of the Board of Governors
not later than August 15, 2014.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
(Yvonne Sparks, Community
Development Officer) P.O. Box 442, St.
Louis, Missouri 63166–2034:
1. Old National Bancorp, Evansville,
Indiana; to acquire, through merger, 100
percent of the voting shares of LSB
Financial Corp., and indirectly acquire
Lafayette Savings Bank, Federal Savings
Bank, both in Lafayette, Indiana, and
thereby engage in operating a savings
and loan association, pursuant to
section 225.28(b)(4)(ii).
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN
SERVICES
Office of Business Management
and Transformation, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
VizRisk is the first-ever
behavioral health data visualization
challenge hosted by the US Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Its goal is to foster increased utilization,
innovation, and critical analyses of
publically available but underutilized
government health data to better inform
personal and health policy decisions.
This 3 month challenge, July 28th to
October, 28th 2014 will call on talented
designers, coders, data scientists, public
health experts, and others from around
the country to analyze, organize, and
visualize behavioral health risk data. We
will be asking participants to use CDC’s
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System data in combination with other
publicly available government data sets
to reveal key insights, trends, and
relationships.
Submissions will be graphic, dynamic
visualizations that combine three or
more variables (e.g. showing the
relationship between behavioral
patterns, health risks, and medical
costs). Participants are free to use any
pre-existing, customized, or new tools to
produce these visualizations.
All submissions will be evaluated;
separate sets of prizes will be awarded
for excellence in each of the criteria
below. A total of up to 7 prizes and
$15,000 will be offered.
• Innovation—evaluated for novel
combination, integration, and
application of data.
• Relevance—evaluated for
meaningful health data relationships
that are comparable across time,
geographies, and populations.
• Design—evaluated for visually
appealing, elegant, intuitive interface
and visualizations.
• Scientific Excellence—evaluated for
rigorously measured relationships that
adhere to the principles of scientific
inquiry.
The statutory authority for this
challenge competition is Section 105 of
the America COMPETES
Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
111–358).
SUMMARY:
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Notice of Proposals To Engage in or
To Acquire Companies Engaged in
Permissible Nonbanking Activities
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, July 16, 2014.
Michael J. Lewandowski,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Dated: July 16, 2014.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
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Governors not later than August 15,
2014.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
(Yvonne Sparks, Community
Development Officer) P.O. Box 442, St.
Louis, Missouri 63166–2034:
1. Cross County Bancshares, Inc.,
Wynne, Arkansas; to merge with Forrest
City Financial Corporation, and thereby
indirectly acquire Forrest City Bank,
N.A., both in Forrest City, Arkansas.
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DATES:
• Submission period: 9 a.m. July 28th
to 12 a.m. October, 28th 2014.
• Judging: October 28th–November
15th, 2014.
• Awards Announced: November
30th, 2014 on hhsvizrisk.org and via
email.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandeep Patel, Sandeep.patel@hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Subject of Challenge Competition
These visualization tools and usercentered applications should be created
to be used for two purposes: (1)
Informing both the public and
policymakers on current trends in
health and (2) assisting in active
decision-making processes, especially
involving health risks in the context of
behavior, environment, medical history,
etc. The software visualizations should
be customizable by the user; for
example, users must be able to filter/
retrieve detail regarding particular
relationships between data. A potential
application could also be that patients
can enter their own health and/or
claims information, such as
demographic features or clinical
attributes, for comparison with
population statistics and trends to better
inform decision-making.
We are particularly interested in
visualizations using behavioral health
data and its relationships to medical
use, environment, nutrition,
socioeconomic status, and cost. These
visualizations can reveal not just the
most common trends in behavior that
lead to particular conditions and costs,
but also ways to sidestep preventable
health conditions through health
behaviors. Detailed Behavioral Risk
Factor and Surveillance System data,
enhanced with Medical Provider
Utilization and Payment data, reports of
adverse drug events, National Health
and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2010
Census data, Envirofacts data, and
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
data can enhance analysis of behavioral
health risks on a multifaceted level. The
combination of data from multiple
sources, and quality measure data in
particular, can be used to create tools
providing deep insight into trends in
population health.
Behavioral health is influenced by
many factors, so participants are
encouraged to explore a variety of
publically-available and relevant
datasets in addition to the seven listed
above.
When developing the project,
participants should consider the context
of the user. Would the viewer/user be a
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patient seeking to learn more about his/
her health, or a doctor seeking to find
trends in behavioral health, or a
policymaker seeking to use data to drive
health policy. For visualizations, at least
three ‘‘dimensions,’’ or contexts of data
should be included, one of which must
incorporate the Behavioral Risk Factor
and Surveillance System (BRFSS) data.
For example, visualizations may include
the BRFSS data, air toxicity data from
EPA, and personal health data.
Participants will build out their
visualizations to the most complete
extent possible. If finalists choose to
create live or static visualizations
embeddable for use on the web, mobile,
or print, they should be sure to cite the
data sources used and provide access or
links to the source data. Participants are
also free to publish an API for their
visualization so that others can build on
and extend the work.
Eligibility Rules for Participating in the
Competition
To be eligible to win a prize under
this challenge, an individual or entity—
(1) Shall have registered to participate
in the competition under the rules
promulgated by the Office of Business
Management and Transformation.
(2) Shall have complied with all the
requirements under this section.
(3) In the case of a private entity, shall
be incorporated in and maintain a
primary place of business in the United
States, and in the case of an individual,
whether participating singly or in a
group, shall be a citizen or permanent
resident of the United States.
(4) May not be a Federal entity or
Federal employee acting within the
scope of their employment.
(5) Shall not be an HHS employee
working on their applications or
submissions during assigned duty
hours.
(6) Shall not be an employee of Office
Business Management and
Transformation at HHS.
(7) Federal grantees may not use
Federal funds to develop COMPETES
Act challenge applications unless
consistent with the purpose of their
grant award.
(8) Federal contractors may not use
Federal funds from a contract to develop
COMPETES Act challenge applications
or to fund efforts in support of a
COMPETES Act challenge submission.
An individual or entity shall not be
deemed ineligible because the
individual or entity used Federal
facilities or consulted with Federal
employees during a competition if the
facilities and employees are made
equitably available to all individuals
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and entities participating in the
competition.
Entrants must agree to assume any
and all risks and waive claims against
the Federal Government and its related
entities, except in the case of willful
misconduct, for any injury, death,
damage, or loss of property, revenue, or
profits, whether direct, indirect, or
consequential, arising from my
participation in this prize contest,
whether the injury, death, damage, or
loss arises through negligence or
otherwise.
Entrants must also agree to indemnify
the Federal Government against third
party claims for damages arising from or
related to competition activities.
Registration Process for Participants
To register for this Challenge,
participants can access the challenge
Web site: https://www.hhsvizrisk.org/
and click on Sign up, which will lead
participants to an Eventbrite page:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hhsvizrisk-tickets-12020604953.
Prizes
• Total: $15,000 in Prizes
• Awarded to best overall projects
based on the three criteria established.
Æ Grand Prize—$6,000
Æ Second Prize—$3,000
Æ Third Prize—$2,000
• Awarded to projects best
embodying each of the characteristics
below.
Æ Relevance Prize—$1,000
Æ Design Prize—$1,000
Æ Innovation Prize—$1,000
Æ Scientific Excellence Prize—$1,000
Payment of the Prizes
Prize will be paid by HHS Office of
Business Management and
Transformation.
Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be
Selected
The review panel will make selections
based upon the following criteria:
• 25% Innovation—novel combination,
integration, and application of data
• 25% Relevance—health data
relationships are comparable across
time, geographies, and populations
• 25% Design—visually appealing,
elegant, intuitive interface and
visualizations
• 25% Scientific Excellence—rigorously
measured relationships adhere to
the principles of scientific inquiry
Projects built around suggested
directions and de novo projects will be
weighted equally. In order for
submissions to be evaluated, they must
include clear, detailed processes on how
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they were produced, including any code
if applicable. The processes can be
submitted in text document.
In order for an entry to be eligible to
win this Challenge, it must meet the
following requirements:
1. Acceptable platforms—The tool
must be designed for use with existing
Web, mobile Web, electronic health
record, or other platform.
2. Section 508 Compliance—
Contestants must acknowledge that they
understand that, as a prerequisite to any
subsequent acquisition by FAR contract
or other method, they are required to
make their proposed solution compliant
with Section 508 accessibility and
usability requirements at their own
expense. Any electronic information
technology that is ultimately obtained
by HHS for its use, development, or
maintenance must meet Section 508
accessibility and usability standards.
Past experience has demonstrated that it
can be costly for solution-providers to
‘‘retrofit’’ solutions if remediation is
later needed. The HHS Section 508
Evaluation Product Assessment
Template, available at https://www.
hhs.gov/od/vendors/,
provides a useful roadmap for
developers to review. It is a simple,
web-based checklist utilized by HHS
officials to allow vendors to document
how their products do or do not meet
the various Section 508 requirements.
3. No HHS or OBMT logo—The app
must not use HHS’ or OBMT’s logos or
official seals in the Submission, and
must not claim endorsement.
4. Functionality/Accuracy—A
submission may be disqualified if it fails
to function as expressed in the
description provided by the user, or if
it provides inaccurate or incomplete
information.
5. Security—Submissions must be free
of malware. Contestant agrees that
OBMT may conduct testing on the app
to determine whether malware or other
security threats may be present. OBMT
may disqualify the Submission if, in
OBMT’s judgment, the app may damage
government or others’ equipment or
operating environment.
Additional Information
General Conditions: OBMT reserves
the right to cancel, suspend, and/or
modify the Contest, or any part of it, for
any reason, at OBMT’s sole discretion.
Intellectual Property
• Each entrant retains full ownership
and title in and to their submission.
Entrants expressly reserve all
intellectual property rights not
expressly granted under the challenge
agreement.
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• By participating in the challenge,
each entrant hereby irrevocably grants
to OBMT a limited, non-exclusive,
royalty-free, worldwide license and
right to reproduce, publically perform,
publically display, and use the
submission for internal HHS business
and to the extent necessary to
administer the challenge, and to
publically perform and publically
display the Submission, including,
without limitation, for advertising and
promotional purposes relating to the
challenge.
Dated: July 11, 2014.
E.J. Holland, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Administration, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Scientific Information Request on
Behavioral Programs for Diabetes
Mellitus
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Request for Scientific
Information Submissions.
AGENCY:
The Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking
scientific information submissions from
the public. Scientific information is
being solicited to inform our review of
Behavioral Programs for Diabetes
Mellitus, which is currently being
conducted by the Evidence-based
Practice Centers for the AHRQ Effective
Health Care Program. Access to
published and unpublished pertinent
scientific information will improve the
quality of this review. AHRQ is
conducting this systematic review
pursuant to Section 1013 of the
Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of
2003, Public Law 108–173, and Section
902(a) of the Public Health Service Act,
42 U.S.C. 299a(a).
DATES: Submission Deadline on or
before August 20, 2014.
ADDRESSES:
Online submissions: https://
effectivehealthcare.AHRQ.gov/
index.cfm/submit-scientificinformation-packets/. Please select the
study for which you are submitting
information from the list to upload your
documents.
Email submissions: SIPS@epc-src.org.
SUMMARY:
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Print submissions: Mailing Address:
Portland VA Research Foundation
Scientific Resource Center, ATTN:
Scientific Information Packet
Coordinator, PO Box 69539, Portland,
OR 97239, Shipping Address (FedEx,
UPS, etc.): Portland VA Research
Foundation, Scientific Resource
Center, ATTN: Scientific Information
Packet Coordinator, 3710 SW U.S.
Veterans Hospital Road, Mail Code:
R&D 71, Portland, OR 97239
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ryan McKenna, Telephone: 503–220–
8262 ext. 58653 or Email: SIPS@epcsrc.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality has commissioned the Effective
Health Care (EHC) Program Evidencebased Practice Centers to complete a
review of the evidence for Behavioral
Programs for Diabetes Mellitus.
The EHC Program is dedicated to
identifying as many studies as possible
that are relevant to the questions for
each of its reviews. In order to do so, we
are supplementing the usual manual
and electronic database searches of the
literature by requesting information
from the public (e.g., details of studies
conducted). We are looking for studies
that report on Behavioral Programs for
Diabetes Mellitus, including those that
describe adverse events. The entire
research protocol, including the key
questions, is also available online at:
https://effectivehealthcare.AHRQ.gov/
search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/
?pageaction=displayproduct&productID
=1917.
This notice is to notify the public that
the EHC Program would find the
following information on Behavioral
Programs for Diabetes Mellitus helpful:
• A list of completed studies that
your organization has sponsored for this
indication. In the list, please indicate
whether results are available on
ClinicalTrials.gov along with the
ClinicalTrials.gov trial number.
• For completed studies that do not
have results on ClinicalTrials.gov,
please provide a summary, including
the following elements: study number,
study period, design, methodology,
indication and diagnosis, proper use
instructions, inclusion and exclusion
criteria, primary and secondary
outcomes, baseline characteristics,
number of patients screened/eligible/
enrolled/lost to follow-up/withdrawn/
analyzed, effectiveness/efficacy, and
safety results.
• A list of ongoing studies that your
organization has sponsored for this
indication. In the list, please provide the
ClinicalTrials.gov trial number or, if the
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
VizRisk Prize Competition Challenge
AGENCY: Office of Business Management and Transformation, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: VizRisk is the first-ever behavioral health data visualization
challenge hosted by the US Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS). Its goal is to foster increased utilization, innovation, and
critical analyses of publically available but underutilized government
health data to better inform personal and health policy decisions.
This 3 month challenge, July 28th to October, 28th 2014 will call
on talented designers, coders, data scientists, public health experts,
and others from around the country to analyze, organize, and visualize
behavioral health risk data. We will be asking participants to use
CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data in combination
with other publicly available government data sets to reveal key
insights, trends, and relationships.
Submissions will be graphic, dynamic visualizations that combine
three or more variables (e.g. showing the relationship between
behavioral patterns, health risks, and medical costs). Participants are
free to use any pre-existing, customized, or new tools to produce these
visualizations.
All submissions will be evaluated; separate sets of prizes will be
awarded for excellence in each of the criteria below. A total of up to
7 prizes and $15,000 will be offered.
Innovation--evaluated for novel combination, integration,
and application of data.
Relevance--evaluated for meaningful health data
relationships that are comparable across time, geographies, and
populations.
Design--evaluated for visually appealing, elegant,
intuitive interface and visualizations.
Scientific Excellence--evaluated for rigorously measured
relationships that adhere to the principles of scientific inquiry.
The statutory authority for this challenge competition is Section
105 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-
358).
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DATES:
Submission period: 9 a.m. July 28th to 12 a.m. October,
28th 2014.
Judging: October 28th-November 15th, 2014.
Awards Announced: November 30th, 2014 on hhsvizrisk.org
and via email.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandeep Patel, Sandeep.patel@hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Subject of Challenge Competition
These visualization tools and user-centered applications should be
created to be used for two purposes: (1) Informing both the public and
policymakers on current trends in health and (2) assisting in active
decision-making processes, especially involving health risks in the
context of behavior, environment, medical history, etc. The software
visualizations should be customizable by the user; for example, users
must be able to filter/retrieve detail regarding particular
relationships between data. A potential application could also be that
patients can enter their own health and/or claims information, such as
demographic features or clinical attributes, for comparison with
population statistics and trends to better inform decision-making.
We are particularly interested in visualizations using behavioral
health data and its relationships to medical use, environment,
nutrition, socioeconomic status, and cost. These visualizations can
reveal not just the most common trends in behavior that lead to
particular conditions and costs, but also ways to sidestep preventable
health conditions through health behaviors. Detailed Behavioral Risk
Factor and Surveillance System data, enhanced with Medical Provider
Utilization and Payment data, reports of adverse drug events, National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2010 Census data, Envirofacts
data, and Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project data can enhance
analysis of behavioral health risks on a multifaceted level. The
combination of data from multiple sources, and quality measure data in
particular, can be used to create tools providing deep insight into
trends in population health.
Behavioral health is influenced by many factors, so participants
are encouraged to explore a variety of publically-available and
relevant datasets in addition to the seven listed above.
When developing the project, participants should consider the
context of the user. Would the viewer/user be a patient seeking to
learn more about his/her health, or a doctor seeking to find trends in
behavioral health, or a policymaker seeking to use data to drive health
policy. For visualizations, at least three ``dimensions,'' or contexts
of data should be included, one of which must incorporate the
Behavioral Risk Factor and Surveillance System (BRFSS) data. For
example, visualizations may include the BRFSS data, air toxicity data
from EPA, and personal health data.
Participants will build out their visualizations to the most
complete extent possible. If finalists choose to create live or static
visualizations embeddable for use on the web, mobile, or print, they
should be sure to cite the data sources used and provide access or
links to the source data. Participants are also free to publish an API
for their visualization so that others can build on and extend the
work.
Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Competition
To be eligible to win a prize under this challenge, an individual
or entity--
(1) Shall have registered to participate in the competition under
the rules promulgated by the Office of Business Management and
Transformation.
(2) Shall have complied with all the requirements under this
section.
(3) In the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and
maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the
case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group,
shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
(4) May not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within
the scope of their employment.
(5) Shall not be an HHS employee working on their applications or
submissions during assigned duty hours.
(6) Shall not be an employee of Office Business Management and
Transformation at HHS.
(7) Federal grantees may not use Federal funds to develop COMPETES
Act challenge applications unless consistent with the purpose of their
grant award.
(8) Federal contractors may not use Federal funds from a contract
to develop COMPETES Act challenge applications or to fund efforts in
support of a COMPETES Act challenge submission.
An individual or entity shall not be deemed ineligible because the
individual or entity used Federal facilities or consulted with Federal
employees during a competition if the facilities and employees are made
equitably available to all individuals and entities participating in
the competition.
Entrants must agree to assume any and all risks and waive claims
against the Federal Government and its related entities, except in the
case of willful misconduct, for any injury, death, damage, or loss of
property, revenue, or profits, whether direct, indirect, or
consequential, arising from my participation in this prize contest,
whether the injury, death, damage, or loss arises through negligence or
otherwise.
Entrants must also agree to indemnify the Federal Government
against third party claims for damages arising from or related to
competition activities.
Registration Process for Participants
To register for this Challenge, participants can access the
challenge Web site: https://www.hhsvizrisk.org/ and click on Sign up,
which will lead participants to an Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hhs-vizrisk-tickets-12020604953.
Prizes
Total: $15,000 in Prizes
Awarded to best overall projects based on the three
criteria established.
[cir] Grand Prize--$6,000
[cir] Second Prize--$3,000
[cir] Third Prize--$2,000
Awarded to projects best embodying each of the
characteristics below.
[cir] Relevance Prize--$1,000
[cir] Design Prize--$1,000
[cir] Innovation Prize--$1,000
[cir] Scientific Excellence Prize--$1,000
Payment of the Prizes
Prize will be paid by HHS Office of Business Management and
Transformation.
Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be Selected
The review panel will make selections based upon the following
criteria:
25% Innovation--novel combination, integration, and
application of data
25% Relevance--health data relationships are comparable across
time, geographies, and populations
25% Design--visually appealing, elegant, intuitive interface
and visualizations
25% Scientific Excellence--rigorously measured relationships
adhere to the principles of scientific inquiry
Projects built around suggested directions and de novo projects
will be weighted equally. In order for submissions to be evaluated,
they must include clear, detailed processes on how
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they were produced, including any code if applicable. The processes can
be submitted in text document.
In order for an entry to be eligible to win this Challenge, it must
meet the following requirements:
1. Acceptable platforms--The tool must be designed for use with
existing Web, mobile Web, electronic health record, or other platform.
2. Section 508 Compliance--Contestants must acknowledge that they
understand that, as a prerequisite to any subsequent acquisition by FAR
contract or other method, they are required to make their proposed
solution compliant with Section 508 accessibility and usability
requirements at their own expense. Any electronic information
technology that is ultimately obtained by HHS for its use, development,
or maintenance must meet Section 508 accessibility and usability
standards. Past experience has demonstrated that it can be costly for
solution-providers to ``retrofit'' solutions if remediation is later
needed. The HHS Section 508 Evaluation Product Assessment Template,
available at https://www.hhs.gov/od/vendors/, provides a
useful roadmap for developers to review. It is a simple, web-based
checklist utilized by HHS officials to allow vendors to document how
their products do or do not meet the various Section 508 requirements.
3. No HHS or OBMT logo--The app must not use HHS' or OBMT's logos
or official seals in the Submission, and must not claim endorsement.
4. Functionality/Accuracy--A submission may be disqualified if it
fails to function as expressed in the description provided by the user,
or if it provides inaccurate or incomplete information.
5. Security--Submissions must be free of malware. Contestant agrees
that OBMT may conduct testing on the app to determine whether malware
or other security threats may be present. OBMT may disqualify the
Submission if, in OBMT's judgment, the app may damage government or
others' equipment or operating environment.
Additional Information
General Conditions: OBMT reserves the right to cancel, suspend,
and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, for any reason, at OBMT's
sole discretion.
Intellectual Property
Each entrant retains full ownership and title in and to
their submission. Entrants expressly reserve all intellectual property
rights not expressly granted under the challenge agreement.
By participating in the challenge, each entrant hereby
irrevocably grants to OBMT a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free,
worldwide license and right to reproduce, publically perform,
publically display, and use the submission for internal HHS business
and to the extent necessary to administer the challenge, and to
publically perform and publically display the Submission, including,
without limitation, for advertising and promotional purposes relating
to the challenge.
Dated: July 11, 2014.
E.J. Holland, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Administration, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-17065 Filed 7-18-14; 8:45 am]
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