Office of Administration; Single-Source Cooperative Agreement Award; Announcing the Award a Single-Source Cooperative Agreement to the Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Lab (APL) and School of Public Health, To Support the Development of a Human Services National Interoperable Architecture, 62407 [2010-25429]
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Registry (GTR) to provide access to
information that enables informed
decision making by patients, caregivers,
health care professionals, clinical
laboratory professionals, payers, and
policy makers. The goals of the GTR are
to promote transparency by encouraging
test providers to share information
about the purpose and validity of their
tests; provide a resource for the public—
including health care providers,
patients, and researchers—to locate
laboratories that offer particular tests;
and facilitate genomic data sharing for
research and new scientific discoveries.
The GTR project is overseen by the
NIH Office of the Director. The National
Center for Biotechnology Information
(NCBI), part of the National Library of
Medicine at NIH, is responsible for
developing the registry, which is
expected to be available in 2011.
As part of the development process,
the NIH issued a Request for
Information (RFI) on July 12, 2010, to
seek input from the public on its plan
for this project. The RFI comment
period ended August 2, 2010. NIH
received 68 comments in response to
the RFI, and these comments are
available at https://oba.od.nih.gov/gtr/
gtr_comments.html.
II. Public Meeting Focus
NIH will begin the November 2 public
meeting with an overview of the public
comments that were received in
response to the RFI and a presentation
of prototype data elements for the GTR.
The remainder of the meeting will be
dedicated to a moderated discussion of
responses to specific questions about
the GTR. The meeting agenda will be
available on the Internet at https://
oba.od.nih.gov/gtr/gtr_meetings.html.
The RFI comments have been helpful
in the development of a prototype of
registry data elements. However, NIH
seeks further public input on specific
aspects of the GTR and requests that
comments address the questions below.
If time permits, discussion of additional
issues will be accommodated.
1. Based on an analysis of RFI
comments and other operational issues,
NIH is considering a phased approach to
developing the GTR in which some
types of tests would be eligible for early
entry in the GTR and other types of tests
would be added later. If NIH adopts this
approach, what criteria should be used
to determine which genetic tests should
be included in the first phase of the
GTR, and what types of tests would
meet these criteria?
2. Several RFI responders, who are
potential data submitters, noted that it
makes more sense for clinicians and
genetics professionals to be the source
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of clinical utility evidence rather than
test developers and/or test providers.
Given that data submitters are unlikely
to have clinical utility information, how
is this data element best addressed in
the GTR?
3. Among responders to the RFI
question about including a data element
for test cost, half were in favor of
including cost information and half
were opposed. What are the benefits,
risks, and challenges of including cost
information in the GTR?
4. What safeguards can be put in place
to prevent GTR users from
misunderstanding, misinterpreting, or
misusing the information in the
Registry?
5. What mechanisms can be used to
provide materials that explain the GTR’s
data elements to audiences with varying
technical expertise?
Dated: October 5, 2010.
Amy P. Patterson,
Acting Associate Director for Science Policy,
NIH.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Office of Administration; SingleSource Cooperative Agreement Award;
Announcing the Award a SingleSource Cooperative Agreement to the
Johns Hopkins University, Applied
Physics Lab (APL) and School of
Public Health, To Support the
Development of a Human Services
National Interoperable Architecture
Office of Information Services,
OA, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
CFDA Number: 93.647.
Legislative Authority: This award will
be made pursuant to the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act
(ACA) [Pub. L. 111–148] and the
Improper Payments Elimination and
Recovery Act of 2010 [Pub. L. 111–204].
Amount of Award: $1,500,000.
Project Period: September 17, 2010
through September 16, 2011.
SUMMARY: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Administration (OA), Office of
Information Services (OIS) announces
the award of a single-source cooperative
agreement to the Johns Hopkins
University (JHU), Applied Physics Lab
(APL) and School of Public Health, in
Baltimore, MD, to support the
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development of a Human Services
National Interoperable Architecture.
Under the award, APL will develop an
architectural framework that will be
used as a model to facilitate State and
local agencies in information exchanges
among eligibility and verification
services that are developed by the HHS/
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) under the requirements
of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act (ACA).
To address issues related to
implementation of the ACA and the
Improper Payments and Recovery Act of
2010, the Administration has directed
Agencies to begin to design and execute
plans related to the legislation. Under
ACA, CMS has been directed to create
a technical solution that enables healthrelated eligibility and enrollment
functions and to ensure that the human
services agencies can use the solutions
for human services eligibility and
verification determination. Under the
Improper Payments and Recovery Act of
2010, Agencies must design and begin
the execution of plans to eliminate
improper payments and fraud.
JHU will create the development of a
conceptual information technology
architecture with ACF/Office of
Information Services. The project will
produce a solution that supports
information exchanges and
interoperability that will lead to
reductions in improper payments as a
preventative step in the program
integrity process.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Jenkins, Federal Project Officer,
Office of Administration, Office of
Information Services, Administration
for Children and Families, 901 D Street,
SW., 3rd Floor West, Washington, DC
20047; E-mail:
David.Jenkins@acf.hhs.gov; Telephone:
(202) 690–5802.
Dated: October 1, 2010.
Michael Curtis,
Director, Office of Information Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Office of Administration; Single-Source Cooperative Agreement
Award; Announcing the Award a Single-Source Cooperative Agreement to
the Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Lab (APL) and School of
Public Health, To Support the Development of a Human Services National
Interoperable Architecture
AGENCY: Office of Information Services, OA, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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CFDA Number: 93.647.
Legislative Authority: This award will be made pursuant to the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) [Pub. L. 111-148] and
the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 [Pub. L.
111-204].
Amount of Award: $1,500,000.
Project Period: September 17, 2010 through September 16, 2011.
SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Administration (OA), Office of Information Services (OIS) announces the
award of a single-source cooperative agreement to the Johns Hopkins
University (JHU), Applied Physics Lab (APL) and School of Public
Health, in Baltimore, MD, to support the development of a Human
Services National Interoperable Architecture. Under the award, APL will
develop an architectural framework that will be used as a model to
facilitate State and local agencies in information exchanges among
eligibility and verification services that are developed by the HHS/
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the requirements
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
To address issues related to implementation of the ACA and the
Improper Payments and Recovery Act of 2010, the Administration has
directed Agencies to begin to design and execute plans related to the
legislation. Under ACA, CMS has been directed to create a technical
solution that enables health-related eligibility and enrollment
functions and to ensure that the human services agencies can use the
solutions for human services eligibility and verification
determination. Under the Improper Payments and Recovery Act of 2010,
Agencies must design and begin the execution of plans to eliminate
improper payments and fraud.
JHU will create the development of a conceptual information
technology architecture with ACF/Office of Information Services. The
project will produce a solution that supports information exchanges and
interoperability that will lead to reductions in improper payments as a
preventative step in the program integrity process.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Jenkins, Federal Project
Officer, Office of Administration, Office of Information Services,
Administration for Children and Families, 901 D Street, SW., 3rd Floor
West, Washington, DC 20047; E-mail: David.Jenkins@acf.hhs.gov;
Telephone: (202) 690-5802.
Dated: October 1, 2010.
Michael Curtis,
Director, Office of Information Services.
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