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Health Services Research and
Development Service Merit Review
Board; Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–
463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act)
that a meeting of the Health Services
Research and Development Service
Merit Review Board will be held March
2–4, 2010, at the Hilton Tampa Airport
Westshore, 2225 North Lois Avenue,
Tampa, FL. Various subcommittees of
the Board will meet. Each subcommittee
meeting of the Merit Review Board will
be open to the public the first day for
approximately one half-hour from 8 a.m.
until 8:30 a.m. to cover administrative
matters and to discuss the general status
of the program. The remaining portion
of the meetings will be closed. The
closed portion of each meeting will
involve discussion, examination,
reference to, and oral review of the
research proposals and critiques.
The purpose of the Board is to review
research and development applications
involving the measurement and
evaluation of health care services, the
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testing of new methods of health care
delivery and management, and nursing
research. Applications are reviewed for
scientific and technical merit.
Recommendations regarding funding are
submitted to the Chief Research and
Development Officer.
On March 2, the subcommittee on
Nursing Research Initiative will
convene from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and
Career Development will convene from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. On March 3, Career
Development will reconvene from 8
a.m. to 1 p.m. and five subcommittees
on Health Services Research (A, D, E,
and G [B/C]) will convene from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. On March 4, the subcommittee
for pilot proposal review (F) will
convene from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
After the subcommittees meet, there
will be a debriefing provided to
members of the Health Services
Research & Development Scientific
Merit Review Board. The purposes of
the debriefing are to discuss the
outcomes of the review sessions and to
ensure the integrity and consistency of
the review process.
During the closed portion of each
meeting, discussion and
recommendations will include
qualifications of the personnel
conducting the studies (the disclosure of
which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy), as well as research information
(the premature disclosure of which
would likely compromise significantly
the implementation of proposed agency
action regarding such research projects).
As provided by subsection 10(d) of
Public Law 92–463, as amended by
Public Law 94–409, closing portions of
each meeting is in accordance with 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B).
Those who plan to attend the open
session should contact Mrs. Kristy
Benton-Grover, Scientific Merit Review
Program Manager (124R), Health
Services Research and Development
Service, Department of Veterans Affairs,
810 Vermont Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20420, or e-mail at
Kristy.benton-grover@va.gov, at least
five days before the meeting. For further
information, please call (202) 461–1521.
Dated: January 21, 2010.
By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
Scientific Merit Review Board
Health Services Research and Development
Service, Department of Veterans Affairs,
Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore, 2225 North
Lois Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607–2355, Tel: 1–
813–877–6688, Fax: 1–813–879–3264.
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Agenda
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
7:30 a.m.–8 a.m. Check-in
8 a.m.–12 p.m. Nursing Research
Initiative (NRI) Review
8 a.m.–5 p.m. Career Development
Award (CDA) Review
4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Director and Chair
Meeting
5:30 p.m.–6 p.m. Coffee Reception
6 p.m.–7 p.m. Director’s Opening
Session
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Meetings conducted simultaneously.
8 a.m.–1 p.m. Career Development
Award (CDA) Review continued
8 a.m.–5 p.m. Health Services
Research A, D, E, G (B/C)
Thursday, March 4, 2010
8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Health Services
Research F–Pilots
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Advisory Committee on Homeless
Veterans; Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–
463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act)
that a meeting of the Advisory
Committee on Homeless Veterans will
be held February 24–26, 2010, in the
Lafayette Park Room at the Hamilton
Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1001 14th Street,
NW., Washington, DC. On February 24
and 25, the meeting will be held from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. On February 26, the
meeting will be held from 8 a.m. to
12 p.m. The meeting is open to the
public.
The purpose of the Committee is to
provide the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
with an on-going assessment of the
effectiveness of the policies,
organizational structures, and services
of the Department in assisting homeless
Veterans. The Committee shall assemble
and review information relating to the
needs of homeless Veterans and provide
on-going advice on the most appropriate
means of providing assistance to
homeless Veterans. The Committee will
make recommendations to the Secretary
regarding such activities.
The agenda will include briefings
from VA and other officials regarding
services for homeless Veterans. The
Committee will also discuss final
preparation of its upcoming annual
report and recommendations to the
Secretary.
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Those wishing to attend the meeting
should contact Mr. Pete Dougherty,
Designated Federal Officer, at (202)
461–7401 or at mary.rooney@va.gov. No
time will be allocated for receiving oral
presentations from the public. However,
the Committee will accept written
comments from interested parties on
issues affecting homeless Veterans.
Such comments should be referred to
the Committee at the following address:
Advisory Committee on Homeless
Veterans, Homeless Veterans Programs
Office (075D), U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20420.
Dated: January 21, 2010.
By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
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Privacy Act of 1974
AGENCY:
Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA).
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ACTION: Notice of Amendment to System
of Records.
SUMMARY: The Privacy Act of 1974 (5
U.S.C. 552(e) (4)) requires that all
agencies publish in the Federal Register
a notice of the existence and character
of their systems of records. Notice is
hereby given that VA is amending the
system of records currently entitled
‘‘Decentralized Hospital Computer
Program (DHCP) Medical Management
Records-VA’’ (79VA162) as set forth in
the Federal Register 56 FR 6048. VA is
amending the system by revising the
System Name and number and the
paragraphs for System Location,
Categories of Records in the System,
Authority for Maintenance of the
System, Routine Uses of Records
Maintained in the System, and System
Manager. The change in name will more
accurately identify the system and the
change in number will reflect
organizational changes. VA is
republishing the system notice in its
entirety.
DATES: Comments on the amendment of
this system of records must be received
no later than February 26, 2010 If no
public comment is received, the new
system will become effective February
26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted through https://
www.Regulations.gov; by mail or handdelivery to Director, Regulations
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Management (02Reg), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,
NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC
20420; or by fax to (202) 273–9026.
Comments received will be available for
public inspection in the Office of
Regulation Policy and Management,
Room 1063B, between the hours of 8
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday (except holidays). Please call
(202) 461–4902 (this is not a toll-free
number) for an appointment. In
addition, during the comment period,
comments may be viewed online
through the Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) at https://
www.Regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Privacy Officer, Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20420, telephone (704)
245–2492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The name
and number of the system is changed
from ‘‘Decentralized Hospital Computer
Program (DHCP) Medical Management
Records-VA’’ (79VA162) to the
‘‘Veterans Health Information Systems
and Technology Architecture (VistA)
Records-VA’’ (79VA19). The change in
name will more accurately reflect the
new, open systems, client-server based
architecture, and the change in system
number will reflect organizational
changes. The System Location was
amended to reflect the current
organization structure with Veterans
Integrated Service Network Offices
having replaced Regional Director
Offices. Categories of Records in the
System were amended to add five new
types of records maintained in VistA.
The Authority for Maintenance of the
System was amended to reflect current
codification of the statute. The System
Manager was amended to reflect
organization changes.
Background: In the 1980s, the
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
developed an electronic health care
architecture called the Decentralized
Hospital Computer Program (DHCP) that
was comprised of software applications
that were integrated into a complete
hospital information system primarily
for hospital-based activities. DHCP was
installed at VA medical facilities to
provide comprehensive support for
clinical and administrative needs and
for VA-wide management information.
By 1990, VHA upgraded computer
capacity at all medical facilities, and
implemented software on a national
scale that supported integrated health
care delivery. In 1996, VHA introduced
the VistA, a client-server architecture
that tied together workstations and
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personal computers and supported the
day-to-day operations at all health care
facilities, as well as software developed
by local medical facility staff. VistA also
includes the links that allow
commercial off-the-shelf software and
products to be used with existing and
future technologies.
The purpose of the system of records
is to provide a repository for the
administrative information that is used
to accomplish the purposes described.
The records include information
provided by applicants for employment,
employees, volunteers, trainees,
contractors and subcontractors,
consultants, maintenance personnel,
students, patients, and information
obtained in the course of routine work
done. Quality assurance information
that is protected by 38 U.S.C. 5705 and
38 CFR 17.500–17.511 is not within the
scope of the Privacy Act and, therefore,
is not included in this system of records
or filed in a manner in which the
information may be retrieved by
reference to an individual identifier.
Data stored in VistA is used to
prepare various management, tracking
and follow-up reports that are used to
assist in the management and operation
of the health care facility, and the
planning and delivery of patient
medical care. Data may be used to track
and evaluate patient care services, the
distribution and utilization of resources,
and the performance of vendors and
employees. The data may also be used
for such purposes as scheduling
employees’ tours of duty and for
scheduling patient treatment services,
including nursing care, clinic
appointments, survey, diagnostic and
therapeutic procedures. Data may also
be used to track the ordering, delivery,
maintenance and repair of equipment,
and for follow-up activities to determine
if the actions were accomplished and to
evaluate the results.
Routine use disclosures have been
added, as described below, to enable
efficient administration and operation of
health care facilities, and to assist in the
planning and delivery of patient
medical care:
• Routine use twenty-three (23) states
the social security number, universal
personal identification number and
other identifying information of a health
care provider may be disclosed to a
third party where the third party
requires the agency to provide that
information before it will pay for
medical care provided by VA. VA,
under Public Law 99–272, is required to
recover costs for medical services in
certain circumstances provided to the
veteran from the veteran’s third party
insurance carrier. Third party insurance
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans; Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that a meeting of the
Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans will be held February 24-26,
2010, in the Lafayette Park Room at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel,
1001 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC. On February 24 and 25, the
meeting will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. On February 26, the meeting
will be held from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.
The purpose of the Committee is to provide the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs with an on-going assessment of the effectiveness of
the policies, organizational structures, and services of the Department
in assisting homeless Veterans. The Committee shall assemble and review
information relating to the needs of homeless Veterans and provide on-
going advice on the most appropriate means of providing assistance to
homeless Veterans. The Committee will make recommendations to the
Secretary regarding such activities.
The agenda will include briefings from VA and other officials
regarding services for homeless Veterans. The Committee will also
discuss final preparation of its upcoming annual report and
recommendations to the Secretary.
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Those wishing to attend the meeting should contact Mr. Pete
Dougherty, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 461-7401 or at
mary.rooney@va.gov. No time will be allocated for receiving oral
presentations from the public. However, the Committee will accept
written comments from interested parties on issues affecting homeless
Veterans. Such comments should be referred to the Committee at the
following address: Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans, Homeless
Veterans Programs Office (075D), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,
810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420.
Dated: January 21, 2010.
By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
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