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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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[Document Identifier OS–0990–New]
Agency Information Collection
Request; 30-Day Public Comment
Request
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Office
of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology (ONC), HHS.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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 information collection request
for public comment. 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
Program, created under Section 3016 of
the Public Health Service Act (PHSA),
as added by Title XIII in Division A of
the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009, directed the
Secretary of Health and Human Services
to provide ‘‘assistance to institutions of
higher education (or consortia thereof)
to establish or expand medical health
informatics education programs,
including certification, undergraduate,
and masters degree programs, for both
health care and information technology
students to ensure the rapid and
effective utilization and development of
health information technologies.’’
The evaluation of the Workforce
Program is a new information collection
activity which will explore program
challenges, provide critical formative
feedback to the Workforce grantee
institutions on their activities, and
determine whether the Workforce
Program overall was successful in
helping to build a skilled workforce
equipped to meet the heightened
demands of the current environment.
The data collection efforts include: A
Web-based baseline survey of
community college students; course
evaluation forms; focus groups with
students, faculty members, and
competency exam takers; and a Webbased survey of community college
faculty.
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. To obtain copies of
the supporting statement and any
related forms for the proposed
paperwork collections referenced above,
e-mail your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and OS document identifier, to
Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call
the Reports Clearance Office on (202)
690–6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be directed
to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer
at the above e-mail address within 30days.
Proposed Project: Evaluation of the IT
Professionals in Health Care—OMB No.
0090–NEW—Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology’s (ONC).
Abstract: Currently, the Office of the
National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology’s (ONC) Office
of the Chief Scientist is soliciting
comments on a series of data collection
efforts for the evaluation of the IT
Professionals in Health Care
(‘‘Workforce’’) Program. The Workforce
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
Forms
Type of respondent
Web-based Student Baseline
Survey.
Focus groups with students .....
Focus groups with faculty ........
Focus groups with Exam takers
Students enrolled in Workforce program ..
1,233
1
20/60
411
256
50
32
1
1
1
1.5
1.5
1.5
384
75
48
Web-based Faculty Survey ......
Students enrolled in Workforce program ..
Instructors from Workforce program .........
Competency exam takers not enrolled in
Workforce program.
Instructors from Workforce program .........
300
1
10/60
50
Total ..................................
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
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HUMAN SERVICES
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier OS-0990-New]
Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment
Request
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Office of the National Coordinator
for Health Information Technology (ONC), HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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 information collection request for public
comment. 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. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any
related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above,
e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number,
and OS document identifier, to Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call
the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail
address within 30-days.
Proposed Project: Evaluation of the IT Professionals in Health
Care--OMB No. 0090-NEW--Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology's (ONC).
Abstract: Currently, the Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology's (ONC) Office of the Chief Scientist is
soliciting comments on a series of data collection efforts for the
evaluation of the IT Professionals in Health Care (``Workforce'')
Program. The Workforce Program, created under Section 3016 of the
Public Health Service Act (PHSA), as added by Title XIII in Division A
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, directed the
Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide ``assistance to
institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to establish or
expand medical health informatics education programs, including
certification, undergraduate, and masters degree programs, for both
health care and information technology students to ensure the rapid and
effective utilization and development of health information
technologies.''
The evaluation of the Workforce Program is a new information
collection activity which will explore program challenges, provide
critical formative feedback to the Workforce grantee institutions on
their activities, and determine whether the Workforce Program overall
was successful in helping to build a skilled workforce equipped to meet
the heightened demands of the current environment. The data collection
efforts include: A Web-based baseline survey of community college
students; course evaluation forms; focus groups with students, faculty
members, and competency exam takers; and a Web-based survey of
community college faculty.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Average
Type of Number of Number of burden hours Total burden
Forms respondent respondents responses per per response hours
respondent (in hours)
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Web-based Student Baseline Students enrolled 1,233 1 20/60 411
Survey. in Workforce
program.
Focus groups with students... Students enrolled 256 1 1.5 384
in Workforce
program.
Focus groups with faculty.... Instructors from 50 1 1.5 75
Workforce
program.
Focus groups with Exam takers Competency exam 32 1 1.5 48
takers not
enrolled in
Workforce
program.
Web-based Faculty Survey..... Instructors from 300 1 10/60 50
Workforce
program.
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Total.................... ................. .............. .............. .............. 968
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
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