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General Function of the
Subcommittee: to provide
recommendations to the HIT Policy
Committee on recommendations it
should consider issuing to the National
Coordinator on future stages of
meaningful use.
Date and Time: The Meaningful Use
Workgroup will hold the following
public meetings between January and
March (dates past March have not yet
been determined):
• Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 10 a.m. to
1 p.m./EDT;
• Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 10 a.m. to
1 p.m./EDT;
• Early April, 2011, date and time
TBD.
Location: All workgroup meetings
will be available via webcast; visit
https://healthit.hhs.gov for instructions
on how to listen via telephone or Web.
Please check the ONC Web site for
additional information as it becomes
available.
Contact Person: Judy Sparrow, Office
of the National Coordinator, HHS, 330 C
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Meaningful Use Workgroup will engage
in discussions regarding the
recommendations it should make to the
HIT Policy Committee relative to
meaningful use Stage 2.
Procedure: In order to inform its
deliberations, the Meaningful Use
Workgroup is seeking comments
particularly on proposed stage 2
measures from the public on a draft
document of preliminary
recommendations it has developed.
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Dated: January 11, 2011.
Judith Sparrow,
Office of Programs and Coordination, Office
of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
intention of the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approve the proposed
information collection project: ‘‘Barriers
to Meaningful Use in Medicaid.’’ In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520,
AHRQ invites the public to comment on
this proposed information collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by March 21, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
Copies of the proposed collection
plans, data collection instruments, and
specific details on the estimated burden
can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by
e-mail at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.
gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Proposed Project
Barriers to Meaningful Use in Medicaid
The Health Information Technology
for Economic and Clinical Health
(HITECH) Act, Title XIII of Division A
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and Title IV of Division B of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Pub. L. 111–5),
provides for financial incentives for
Medicaid providers to adopt and
meaningfully use certified electronic
health record (EHR) technologies. To
ensure that eligible professionals (EPs)
are able to qualify for and access these
incentives, AHRQ proposes a two-year
project with the objective of
understanding the barriers that
Medicaid health providers encounter
along the way to achieving the
meaningful use of EHRs. This proposed
information collection will allow AHRQ
to synthesize knowledge regarding the
barriers that BPs encounter when
attempting to achieve meaningful use
and translate that knowledge to develop
technical assistance and support
implementation and use of EHRs.
Further, health care providers who
serve Medicaid beneficiaries are serving
many of AHRQ’s priority populations:
Inner city; rural; low income; minority;
women; children; elderly; and those
with special health care needs. The
project is designed to solicit actionable
recommendations on what activities can
best help Medicaid providers take
advantage of incentive payments,
achieve meaningful use, and ultimately
use health IT to improve health care for
the Medicaid population. The
information gathered under this project
will also be used to inform the
development of the Stage 2 and 3
Meaningful Use criteria.
In order to gather, analyze, and
synthesize information on the barriers to
the meaningful use criteria experienced
by Medicaid providers this research has
the following goals:
(1) Identify the barriers to eligibility
for the incentive payments; barriers to
adoption, implementation, or upgrading
of ERR systems; and barriers to
achieving meaningful use.
(2) Develop actionable
recommendations to overcoming the
barriers identified in #1 above,
including, but not limited to, technical
assistance that could be made available
to Medicaid providers.
(3) Provide data to inform the
meaningful use objectives being
developed by the Center for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) for Stages 2
and 3 of the EHR Incentive Program.
This study is being conducted by
AHRQ through its contractor, RTI
International, pursuant to AHRQ’s
statutory authority to conduct and
support research to advance both
training for health care practitioners in
the use of information systems and the
use of computer-based health records.
42 U.S.C. 299b–3(a)(2) and (6).
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Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project the
following data collections will be
implemented:
(1) A screening questionnaire will be
used to identify eligible participants, as
part of the sampling procedure for the
focus groups. Appended to the
screening questionnaire is a series of
questions for individuals who have
agreed to participate in the focus
groups, in order to collect descriptive
and demographic information prior to
the focus group session, and as part of
the analysis plan.
(2) Nine focus groups will include 6–
11 EPs per group, containing a mix of
pediatricians, other physicians, dentists,
nurse practitioners, and certified nurse
midwives. Focus groups with
community health center (CHC) and
rural health center (RHC)-based
providers will also include physician
assistants and administrators. Four of
the focus groups will include providers
in private practice (excluding dentists),
an additional four will include
providers working in CHCs or RHCs,
and the final group will be comprised of
private practice dentists. Private
practice dentists are being considered
separately due to the fact that their
practice patterns are likely to vary
substantially from those of primary care
physicians and non-physician
providers. The purpose of these focus
groups is to gather information about
adoption issues (factors in the decision
to adopt an EHR), implementation
issues (organizational or environmental
factors that facilitate EHR
implementation and training), upgrade
issues (challenges to transitioning to
certified EHRs), and challenges to
achieving meaningful use of ERRS as
defined for Stage 1 in the final rule for
the Medicare and Medicaid ERR
Incentive Program (75 FR 44314)
(particular functions that are
problematic, the source of the
challenge). Responses will also address
topics related to participants’
knowledge of the ERR incentive
program and other factors that may
facilitate EHR use. The focus group
moderator will use a moderator’s guide
to guide discussion. Show cards will
provide key reminders of content for
discussion.
The information will be used to
develop actionable recommendations to
overcoming barriers to meaningful use
of EHRs for Medicaid providers,
including but not limited to technical
assistance that could be made available
to Medicaid providers. Furthermore, the
data gathered through this research will
inform the meaningful use objectives
being developed by CMS for Stages 2
and 3 of the EHR Incentive Program.
Three types of information will be
collected: List of potential focus group
participants, descriptive and
demographic information about focus
group participants, and the information
gathered at each focus group related to
the barriers to meaningful use. The
information will be synthesized to
provide information to the Federal
government to inform the future
meaningful use regulations and
understand any disparities potentially
resulting from the implementation of
the incentive programs.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated
annualized burden hours for the
respondents’ time to participate in this
research. The screening questionnaire
will be completed by 300 clinicians and
will take 12 minutes to complete on
average. Focus groups will be conducted
with not more than 89 clinicians and
will last about 2 hours. The total annual
burden hours are estimated to be 238
hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated
annualized cost burden associated with
the respondents’ time to participate in
this research. The total annual cost
burden is estimated to be $15,902.
EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Data collection
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total
burden
hours
Hours per
response
Screening Questionnaire .................................................................................
Focus Groups ..................................................................................................
300
89
1
1
12/60
2
60
178
Total ..........................................................................................................
389
na
na
238
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Data collection
Total
burden
hours
Average
hourly
wage rate *
Total cost
burden
Screening Questionnaire .................................................................................
Focus Groups ..................................................................................................
300
89
60
178
66.82
66.82
$4,009
11,893
Total ..........................................................................................................
389
238
na
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* Hourly wage rate is the weighted average of hourly rates of the types of professionals who will be participating in the focus groups. The
weighted average includes the following occupational codes and wage rates: 29–1065 (Pediatricians, General), $78.67; 29–1069 (Physicians and
Surgeons, All Other), $97.35; 29–1021 (Dentists, General), $76.61; 29–1111 (Registered Nurses), $32.35; 11–9111 (Medical and Health Services Managers), $40.85; 29–1071 (Physician Assistants), $41.86. Source: ‘‘National Compensation Survey: Occupational wages in the United
States 2009,’’ U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal
Government
for conducting this research. The total
cost is estimated to be $424,493.
Exhibit 3 shows the estimated total
and annualized cost to the government
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EXHIBIT 3—ESTIMATED TOTAL AND ANNUALIZED COST
Cost component
Total cost
Annualized
cost
Project Development ...............................................................................................................................................
Data Collection Activities .........................................................................................................................................
Data Processing and Analysis .................................................................................................................................
Publication of Results ..............................................................................................................................................
Project Management ................................................................................................................................................
Overhead .................................................................................................................................................................
$79,313
99,464
49,732
38,415
37,601
119,968
$39,657
49,732
24,866
19,208
18,801
59,984
Total ..................................................................................................................................................................
424,493
212,247
Request for Comments
In accordance with the above-cited
Paperwork Reduction Act legislation,
comments on AHRQs information
collection are requested with regard to
any of the following: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
AHRQ healthcare research and
healthcare information dissemination
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of AHRQ’s estimate of
burden (including hours and costs) of
the proposed collection(s) of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information upon the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the Agency’s subsequent
request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: January 4, 2011.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection
project: ``Barriers to Meaningful Use in Medicaid.'' In accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, AHRQ invites the
public to comment on this proposed information collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by March 21, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by e-mail at
doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
Copies of the proposed collection plans, data collection
instruments, and specific details on the estimated burden can be
obtained from the AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477, or by e-mail at
doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
Barriers to Meaningful Use in Medicaid
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health
(HITECH) Act, Title XIII of Division A and Title IV of Division B of
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Pub. L. 111-
5), provides for financial incentives for Medicaid providers to adopt
and meaningfully use certified electronic health record (EHR)
technologies. To ensure that eligible professionals (EPs) are able to
qualify for and access these incentives, AHRQ proposes a two-year
project with the objective of understanding the barriers that Medicaid
health providers encounter along the way to achieving the meaningful
use of EHRs. This proposed information collection will allow AHRQ to
synthesize knowledge regarding the barriers that BPs encounter when
attempting to achieve meaningful use and translate that knowledge to
develop technical assistance and support implementation and use of
EHRs.
Further, health care providers who serve Medicaid beneficiaries are
serving many of AHRQ's priority populations: Inner city; rural; low
income; minority; women; children; elderly; and those with special
health care needs. The project is designed to solicit actionable
recommendations on what activities can best help Medicaid providers
take advantage of incentive payments, achieve meaningful use, and
ultimately use health IT to improve health care for the Medicaid
population. The information gathered under this project will also be
used to inform the development of the Stage 2 and 3 Meaningful Use
criteria.
In order to gather, analyze, and synthesize information on the
barriers to the meaningful use criteria experienced by Medicaid
providers this research has the following goals:
(1) Identify the barriers to eligibility for the incentive
payments; barriers to adoption, implementation, or upgrading of ERR
systems; and barriers to achieving meaningful use.
(2) Develop actionable recommendations to overcoming the barriers
identified in 1 above, including, but not limited to,
technical assistance that could be made available to Medicaid
providers.
(3) Provide data to inform the meaningful use objectives being
developed by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for
Stages 2 and 3 of the EHR Incentive Program.
This study is being conducted by AHRQ through its contractor, RTI
International, pursuant to AHRQ's statutory authority to conduct and
support research to advance both training for health care practitioners
in the use of information systems and the use of computer-based health
records. 42 U.S.C. 299b-3(a)(2) and (6).
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Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project the following data collections
will be implemented:
(1) A screening questionnaire will be used to identify eligible
participants, as part of the sampling procedure for the focus groups.
Appended to the screening questionnaire is a series of questions for
individuals who have agreed to participate in the focus groups, in
order to collect descriptive and demographic information prior to the
focus group session, and as part of the analysis plan.
(2) Nine focus groups will include 6-11 EPs per group, containing a
mix of pediatricians, other physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners,
and certified nurse midwives. Focus groups with community health center
(CHC) and rural health center (RHC)-based providers will also include
physician assistants and administrators. Four of the focus groups will
include providers in private practice (excluding dentists), an
additional four will include providers working in CHCs or RHCs, and the
final group will be comprised of private practice dentists. Private
practice dentists are being considered separately due to the fact that
their practice patterns are likely to vary substantially from those of
primary care physicians and non-physician providers. The purpose of
these focus groups is to gather information about adoption issues
(factors in the decision to adopt an EHR), implementation issues
(organizational or environmental factors that facilitate EHR
implementation and training), upgrade issues (challenges to
transitioning to certified EHRs), and challenges to achieving
meaningful use of ERRS as defined for Stage 1 in the final rule for the
Medicare and Medicaid ERR Incentive Program (75 FR 44314) (particular
functions that are problematic, the source of the challenge). Responses
will also address topics related to participants' knowledge of the ERR
incentive program and other factors that may facilitate EHR use. The
focus group moderator will use a moderator's guide to guide discussion.
Show cards will provide key reminders of content for discussion.
The information will be used to develop actionable recommendations
to overcoming barriers to meaningful use of EHRs for Medicaid
providers, including but not limited to technical assistance that could
be made available to Medicaid providers. Furthermore, the data gathered
through this research will inform the meaningful use objectives being
developed by CMS for Stages 2 and 3 of the EHR Incentive Program. Three
types of information will be collected: List of potential focus group
participants, descriptive and demographic information about focus group
participants, and the information gathered at each focus group related
to the barriers to meaningful use. The information will be synthesized
to provide information to the Federal government to inform the future
meaningful use regulations and understand any disparities potentially
resulting from the implementation of the incentive programs.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated annualized burden hours for the
respondents' time to participate in this research. The screening
questionnaire will be completed by 300 clinicians and will take 12
minutes to complete on average. Focus groups will be conducted with not
more than 89 clinicians and will last about 2 hours. The total annual
burden hours are estimated to be 238 hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated annualized cost burden associated
with the respondents' time to participate in this research. The total
annual cost burden is estimated to be $15,902.
Exhibit 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of
Data collection Number of responses per Hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Screening Questionnaire......................... 300 1 12/60 60
Focus Groups.................................... 89 1 2 178
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total....................................... 389 na na 238
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Total burden Average hourly Total cost
Data collection respondents hours wage rate * burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Screening Questionnaire......................... 300 60 66.82 $4,009
Focus Groups.................................... 89 178 66.82 11,893
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total....................................... 389 238 na 15,902
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* Hourly wage rate is the weighted average of hourly rates of the types of professionals who will be
participating in the focus groups. The weighted average includes the following occupational codes and wage
rates: 29-1065 (Pediatricians, General), $78.67; 29-1069 (Physicians and Surgeons, All Other), $97.35; 29-1021
(Dentists, General), $76.61; 29-1111 (Registered Nurses), $32.35; 11-9111 (Medical and Health Services
Managers), $40.85; 29-1071 (Physician Assistants), $41.86. Source: ``National Compensation Survey:
Occupational wages in the United States 2009,'' U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal Government
Exhibit 3 shows the estimated total and annualized cost to the
government for conducting this research. The total cost is estimated to
be $424,493.
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Exhibit 3--Estimated Total and Annualized Cost
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Annualized
Cost component Total cost cost
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Project Development..................... $79,313 $39,657
Data Collection Activities.............. 99,464 49,732
Data Processing and Analysis............ 49,732 24,866
Publication of Results.................. 38,415 19,208
Project Management...................... 37,601 18,801
Overhead................................ 119,968 59,984
-------------------------------
Total............................... 424,493 212,247
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Request for Comments
In accordance with the above-cited Paperwork Reduction Act
legislation, comments on AHRQs information collection are requested
with regard to any of the following: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
AHRQ healthcare research and healthcare information dissemination
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of AHRQ's estimate of burden (including hours
and costs) of the proposed collection(s) of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information upon the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and included in the Agency's subsequent request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: January 4, 2011.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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