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TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN, BY ANTICIPATED DATA COLLECTION METHODS—Continued
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Hours per
response
Total hours
Screening for Health Professional Individual In-Depth Interviews ..................
1,000
1
10/60
167
TOTAL (Physician and Other Health Professional) .................................
17,708
........................
........................
3,560
TOTAL (Overall) .......................................................................................
34,316
........................
........................
6,878
Mary Forbes,
Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer,
Office of the Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS–0990–New; 30-day
notice]
Agency Information Collection
Request; 30-Day Public Comment
Request
Office of the Secretary, 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 collection 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
AGENCY:
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)
690–5683. Send written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections within 30 days
of this notice directly to the OS OMB
Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at 202–395–
5806.
Proposed Project: Research Evaluation
and Impact Assessment of ARRA
Comparative Effectiveness Research
Portfolio—OMB No. 0990–NewAssistant Secretary Planning and
Evaluation (ASPE).
Abstract: Researchers and
policymakers have emphasized the need
for research on effectiveness of health
care interventions under real-world
conditions in diverse populations and
clinical practice settings, that is,
comparative effectiveness research
(CER). The American Reinvestment and
Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA) expanded
Federal resources devoted to CER by
directing $1.1 billion to the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) for such research.
ARRA also called for a report to
Congress and the Secretary of HHS on
priority CER topics by the Institute of
Medicine (IOM). The report presented
priority CER topics and
recommendations to support a robust
and sustainable CER enterprise. In
addition, ARRA established the Federal
Coordinating Council on Comparative
Effectiveness Research (FCCCER) to
help coordinate and minimize
duplicative efforts of Federally
sponsored CER across multiple agencies
and to advise the President and
Congress on how to allocate Federal
CER expenditures.
This project seeks to evaluate and
assess the products and outcomes of
ARRA-funded CER investments and the
impacts of those investments on the
priority topics recommended by IOM
and on the categories and themes of the
FCCCER framework. The primary goals
of this evaluation are to (1) conduct an
initial assessment of the ARRA CER
portfolio, cataloguing how CER funding
was invested to achieve the vision of the
FCCCER and assessing initial impact
from the perspective of various
stakeholders; and (2) lay the
groundwork for future CER investments
by identifying investment opportunities,
evidence gaps and lessons learned.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOUR TABLE
Type of respondent
Attachment B: Survey (PSLA) ..........
Principal investigators and project
directors.
Principal investigators and project
directors.
Key stakeholders: health care providers.
Key stakeholders: health care organization administrators.
Key
stakeholders:
patients/consumers.
Members of the general public ........
Stakeholders: health care providers
Stakeholders: health care organization administrators.
Attachment C: In-depth interviews
(PSLA).
Attachment D: Survey (SSLA) ..........
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Attachment D: Survey (SSLA) ..........
Attachment D: Survey (SSLA) ..........
Attachment E: Focus group (SSLA)
Attachment F: In-depth interviews
(SSLA).
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Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden
(in hours) per
response
730
1
20/60
243
50
1
1
50
600
2
15/60
300
600
2
15/60
300
600
2
15/60
300
60
10
2
1
2
1
240
10
10
1
1
10
Number of
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Instrument
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOUR TABLE—Continued
Instrument
Attachment
(SSLA).
Attachment
(SSLA).
Attachment
(SSLA).
Attachment
(SSLA).
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden
(in hours) per
response
Total hour
burden
H: In-depth interviews
Stakeholders: patients/consumers ...
10
1
1
10
I: In-Depth interviews
Stakeholders: employers and payers
10
1
1
10
J: In-Depth interviews
Stakeholders: researchers ...............
10
1
1
10
K: In-Depth interviews
Stakeholders: developers of health
innovations.
10
1
1
10
Total ...........................................
...........................................................
2,700
........................
........................
1,493
Mary Forbes,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011–12338 Filed 5–18–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[CMS–5502–N]
Medicare Program; Accelerated
Development Sessions for
Accountable Care Organizations—
June 20, 21, and 22, 2011
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
first of four accelerated development
sessions (ADSs) that will provide
executives with the opportunity to learn
about core functions of an Accountable
Care Organization (ACO) and ways to
build their organization’s capacity to
succeed as an ACO. This 3-day, inperson ADS is to help new ACOs
deliver better care and reduce costs. We
invite all new or newly emerging ACOs
to register a team of senior executives to
participate.
DATES: Meeting Dates: Monday, June 20,
2011, 1 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., central
standard time (c.d.t.); Tuesday, June 21,
2011, 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., (c.d.t.);
Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 8 a.m. to 12
p.m. (c.d.t.).
Deadline for Meeting Registration: All
teams must register by Monday, June 20,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The first
ADS will be held at the Doubletree by
Hilton, Minneapolis-Park Place, 1500
Park Place Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN
55416. Meeting Registration: Individuals
and teams wishing to participate must
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complete the online registration located
at https://acoregister.rti.org. Potential
participants are also strongly
encouraged to complete the
comprehensive planning tool discussed
in section III of this notice before
arriving to the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Additional information is available on
the registration Web site at https://
acoregister.rti.org. Click on ‘‘contact us’’
to send questions or comments via email. Press inquiries are handled
through the CMS Press Office at (202)
690–6145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 1115A of the Social Security
Act (the Act), as added by section 3021
the Affordable Care Act, established the
Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Innovation (Innovation Center) for the
purpose of examining new ways of
delivering health care and paying health
care providers in ways that can save
money for Medicare and Medicaid
while improving the quality of care for
our beneficiaries. Through accelerated
development sessions (ADSs), the
Innovation Center will test whether
intensive shared learning activities will
expand and improve the capabilities of
provider organizations to coordinate the
care of a population of Medicare
beneficiaries more effectively than
organizations that do not participate in
the ADSs. Well coordinated care can
improve beneficiaries’ quality outcomes
and reduce the growth of Medicare
expenditures.
Completion of the ADS will not be a
factor for selection or participation in a
CMS ACO program. It is intended to
provide new ACOs with the opportunity
to learn from their peers about essential
ACO functions and various ways to
build capacity needed to achieve better
care for individuals, better population
health, and lower growth in health care
expenditures.
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II. Session Participant Information and
Agenda
Faculty at each ADS will be senior
leadership from organizations that have
already developed many of the
characteristics of an ACO, and other
experts in ACO core competencies—
practitioners with first-hand experience
with what is working and not working
in the field. Each will offer a focused
curriculum on core competencies for
ACO development within four main
areas: leadership and priority-setting;
the clinical and operating challenge of
transforming care delivery, including
use of health IT; the managerial and
financial challenge of assuming and
managing risk; and meeting patient
needs while reducing the total cost of
care. Individual sessions and faculty
will help participants complete
corresponding sections of a
comprehensive ACO implementation
plan, including defining ACO goals and
an action plan for establishing ACO core
competencies.
Each participating team should
consist of two to four senior-level
leaders (including at least one executive
with financial/management
responsibility and one with clinical
responsibility). Participants are also
asked to attend future Web based
seminars and complete a full ACO
implementation plan as part of the
broader ADS initiative to facilitate ongoing learning and evaluation.
The agenda for the first ADS is
available online at https://
acoregister.rti.org.
III. Completion of Planning Tool and
Session Registration Information
Registrants need to complete the
registration form in order to participate
in an ACO ADS. Potential participants
are also strongly encouraged to
complete a comprehensive planning
tool, which will allow them to take full
advantage of the hands-on learning
activities during the ADS. The
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[FR Doc No: 2011-12338]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New; 30-day notice]
Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 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 collection 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) 690-5683. Send written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days
of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at
202-395-5806.
Proposed Project: Research Evaluation and Impact Assessment of ARRA
Comparative Effectiveness Research Portfolio--OMB No. 0990-New-
Assistant Secretary Planning and Evaluation (ASPE).
Abstract: Researchers and policymakers have emphasized the need for
research on effectiveness of health care interventions under real-world
conditions in diverse populations and clinical practice settings, that
is, comparative effectiveness research (CER). The American Reinvestment
and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA) expanded Federal resources devoted to
CER by directing $1.1 billion to the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) for such research.
ARRA also called for a report to Congress and the Secretary of HHS
on priority CER topics by the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The report
presented priority CER topics and recommendations to support a robust
and sustainable CER enterprise. In addition, ARRA established the
Federal Coordinating Council on Comparative Effectiveness Research
(FCCCER) to help coordinate and minimize duplicative efforts of
Federally sponsored CER across multiple agencies and to advise the
President and Congress on how to allocate Federal CER expenditures.
This project seeks to evaluate and assess the products and outcomes
of ARRA-funded CER investments and the impacts of those investments on
the priority topics recommended by IOM and on the categories and themes
of the FCCCER framework. The primary goals of this evaluation are to
(1) conduct an initial assessment of the ARRA CER portfolio,
cataloguing how CER funding was invested to achieve the vision of the
FCCCER and assessing initial impact from the perspective of various
stakeholders; and (2) lay the groundwork for future CER investments by
identifying investment opportunities, evidence gaps and lessons
learned.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hour Table
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Average
Type of Number of Number of burden (in Total hour
Instrument respondent respondents responses per hours) per burden
respondent response
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Attachment B: Survey (PSLA).. Principal 730 1 20/60 243
investigators
and project
directors.
Attachment C: In-depth Principal 50 1 1 50
interviews (PSLA). investigators
and project
directors.
Attachment D: Survey (SSLA).. Key stakeholders: 600 2 15/60 300
health care
providers.
Attachment D: Survey (SSLA).. Key stakeholders: 600 2 15/60 300
health care
organization
administrators.
Attachment D: Survey (SSLA).. Key stakeholders: 600 2 15/60 300
patients/
consumers.
Attachment E: Focus group Members of the 60 2 2 240
(SSLA). general public.
Attachment F: In-depth Stakeholders: 10 1 1 10
interviews (SSLA). health care
providers.
Attachment G: In-depth Stakeholders: 10 1 1 10
interviews (SSLA). health care
organization
administrators.
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Attachment H: In-depth Stakeholders: 10 1 1 10
interviews (SSLA). patients/
consumers.
Attachment I: In-Depth Stakeholders: 10 1 1 10
interviews (SSLA). employers and
payers.
Attachment J: In-Depth Stakeholders: 10 1 1 10
interviews (SSLA). researchers.
Attachment K: In-Depth Stakeholders: 10 1 1 10
interviews (SSLA). developers of
health
innovations.
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Total.................... ................. 2,700 .............. .............. 1,493
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Mary Forbes,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-12338 Filed 5-18-11; 8:45 am]
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