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Meeting of the Advisory Committee on
Minority Health
Office of Minority Health,
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Health, Office of the Secretary,
Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
As stipulated by the Federal
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Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice
that the Advisory Committee on
Minority Health (ACMH) will hold a
meeting. This meeting is open to the
public. Preregistration is required for
both public attendance and comment.
Any individual who wishes to attend
the meeting and/or participate in the
public comment session should e-mail
acmh@osophs.dhhs.gov.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, October 27, 2011 from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. and Friday, October 28, 2011
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Doubletree Hotel, 8120 Wisconsin
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health of each racial and ethnic
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minority group and on the development
of goals and specific program activities
of the Office of Minority Health.
Topics to be discussed during this
meeting will include the state of health
care reform implementation and the
engagement of communities of color; the
state of the health care safety net and
priority strategies for assuring health
equity, and new and enhanced
opportunities to improve minority
health resulting from the Affordable
Care Act with national and local
leaders. Also, updates on the National
Partnership for Action to End Health
Disparities and the National
Stakeholders Strategy will be provided.
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Monica A. Baltimore,
Executive Director, Advisory Committee on
Minority Health, Office of Minority Health,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health,
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of Requirements and
Registration for ‘‘Million Hearts
Challenge’’
Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.
The ‘‘Million Hearts
Challenge’’ is a multidisciplinary call to
innovators and developers to create an
application that activates and empowers
patients to take charge of their
cardiovascular disease. Winning entries
have the potential to help patients
combat the nation’s leading cause of
death through medication adherence, a
healthier diet, and a more active
lifestyle while promoting the goals of
the Million Hearts campaign.
The statutory authority for this
challenge competition is Section 105 of
the America COMPETES
Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No.
111–358).
DATES: Effective on September 26, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Adam Wong, 202–720–2866.
Wil Yu, 202–690–5920.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Subject of Challenge Competition:
This challenge encourages
multidisciplinary teams to develop a
user-friendly application (optimized for
mobile web access) that engages
sufferers of cardiovascular disease in
their own care using the Million Hearts’
ABCs framework (Aspirin for people at
high risk, Blood pressure control,
Cholesterol management, and Smoking
cessation). The application should allow
patients to enter relevant information
about their health including age, body
mass index, blood pressure, cholesterol
level, smoking status, pertinent medical
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history, aspirin and cholesterollowering agent use; use the patientreported data and ABCs framework to
generate targeted recommendations,
based on information from the
American Heart Association and CDC
Million Hearts websites; be able to send
patient information to electronic health
records; and provide information about
the Million Hearts campaign.
Eligibility Rules for Participating in
the Competition: To be eligible to win
a prize under this challenge, an
individual or entity:
(1) Shall have registered to participate
in the competition under the rules
promulgated by Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology;
(2) Shall have complied with all the
requirements under this section;
(3) In the case of a private entity, shall
be incorporated in and maintain a
primary place of business in the United
States, and in the case of an individual,
whether participating singly or in a
group, shall be a citizen or permanent
resident of the United States; and
(4) May not be a Federal entity or
Federal employee acting within the
scope of their employment.
An individual or entity shall not be
deemed ineligible because the
individual or entity used Federal
facilities or consulted with Federal
employees during a competition if the
facilities and employees are made
available to all individuals and entities
participating in the competition on an
equitable basis.
Registered participants shall be
required to agree to assume any and all
risks and waive claims against the
Federal Government and its related
entities, except in the case of willful
misconduct, for any injury, death,
damage, or loss of property, revenue, or
profits, whether direct, indirect, or
consequential, arising from their
participation in a competition, whether
the injury, death, damage, or loss arises
through negligence or otherwise.
Participants shall be required to
obtain liability insurance or
demonstrate financial responsibility, in
amounts determined by the head of the
Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology, for
claims by—
(1) A third party for death, bodily
injury, or property damage, or loss
resulting from an activity carried out in
connection with participation in a
competition, with the Federal
Government named as an additional
insured under the registered
participant’s insurance policy and
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against third party claims for damages
arising from or related to competition
activities; and
(2) the Federal Government for
damage or loss to Government property
resulting from such an activity.
Participants must be teams of at least
two people.
All participants are required to
provide written consent to the rules
upon or before submitting an entry.
DATES:
• Submission Period Begins: 12:01
a.m., E.D.T., September 26, 2011.
• Submission Period Ends: 11:59
p.m., E.D.T., December 31, 2011.
Registration Process for Participants:
To register for this challenge
participants should:
• Access the https://
www.challenge.gov Web site and search
for the ‘‘Million Hearts Challenge’’.
• Access the ONC Investing in
Innovation (i2) Challenge Web site at:
Æ https://www.health2challenge.org/
category/onc/.
Æ A registration link for the challenge
can be found on the landing page under
the challenge description.
Amount of the Prize:
• First Prize: $50,000.
• Second Prize: $20,000.
• Third Prize: $5,000.
Awards may be subject to Federal
income taxes and HHS will comply with
IRS withholding and reporting
requirements, where applicable.
Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be
Selected:
The judging panel will make
selections based upon the following
criteria:
1. Patient engagement.
2. Actionable and accessible
information.
3. Links to online communities.
4. Innovativeness and usability.
Additional Information:
Ownership of intellectual property is
determined by the following:
• Each entrant retains title and full
ownership in and to their submission.
Entrants expressly reserve all
intellectual property rights not
expressly granted under the challenge
agreement.
• By participating in the challenge,
each entrant hereby irrevocably grants
to Sponsor and Administrator a limited,
non-exclusive, royalty free, worldwide,
license and right to reproduce,
publically perform, publically display,
and use the Submission to the extent
necessary to administer the challenge,
and to publically perform and
publically display the Submission,
including, without limitation, for
advertising and promotional purposes
relating to the challenge.
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Dated: September 26, 2011.
Farzad Mostashari,
National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of Requirements and
Registration for ‘‘popHealth Tools
Development Challenge’’
Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.
The ‘‘popHealth Tools
Development Challenge’’ tasks
developers with creating applications
that leverage the popHealth open source
framework, existing functionality,
standards, and sample datasets to
improve patient care and provide
greater insight into patient populations.
Winning entries will extend the
capabilities of popHealth, increasing its
value to healthcare providers and EHR
vendors.
The statutory authority for this
challenge competition is Section 105 of
the America COMPETES
Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
111–358).
DATES: Effective on September 26, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Adam Wong, 202–720–2866.
Wil Yu, 202–690–5920.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Subject of Challenge Competition:
popHealth is a valuable platform for
reporting Meaningful Use quality
measures, as well as being a powerful
tool for providers to analyze their
patient populations. With additional
functionality, popHealth can become
even more essential, driving adoption
among healthcare providers and EHR
vendors. Developers have the leeway to
create popHealth applications and
extensions based on any or all of the
following concepts: Help providers
improve patient safety; help providers
use the quality measure calculations to
better engage with patients; help
providers address disparities in the care
they provide to their patient
populations; help providers engage
patients and families; aggregate data
from across multiple sites to allow
public health entities to develop a more
clearly defined picture of the health
status and risk factors within their
communities; visualize information in
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of Requirements and Registration for ``Million
Hearts Challenge''
AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.
SUMMARY: The ``Million Hearts Challenge'' is a multidisciplinary call
to innovators and developers to create an application that activates
and empowers patients to take charge of their cardiovascular disease.
Winning entries have the potential to help patients combat the nation's
leading cause of death through medication adherence, a healthier diet,
and a more active lifestyle while promoting the goals of the Million
Hearts campaign.
The statutory authority for this challenge competition is Section
105 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No.
111-358).
DATES: Effective on September 26, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Adam Wong, 202-720-2866.
Wil Yu, 202-690-5920.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Subject of Challenge Competition: This challenge encourages
multidisciplinary teams to develop a user-friendly application
(optimized for mobile web access) that engages sufferers of
cardiovascular disease in their own care using the Million Hearts' ABCs
framework (Aspirin for people at high risk, Blood pressure control,
Cholesterol management, and Smoking cessation). The application should
allow patients to enter relevant information about their health
including age, body mass index, blood pressure, cholesterol level,
smoking status, pertinent medical
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history, aspirin and cholesterol-lowering agent use; use the patient-
reported data and ABCs framework to generate targeted recommendations,
based on information from the American Heart Association and CDC
Million Hearts websites; be able to send patient information to
electronic health records; and provide information about the Million
Hearts campaign.
Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Competition: To be
eligible to win a prize under this challenge, an individual or entity:
(1) Shall have registered to participate in the competition under
the rules promulgated by Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology;
(2) Shall have complied with all the requirements under this
section;
(3) In the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and
maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the
case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group,
shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States; and
(4) May not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within
the scope of their employment.
An individual or entity shall not be deemed ineligible because the
individual or entity used Federal facilities or consulted with Federal
employees during a competition if the facilities and employees are made
available to all individuals and entities participating in the
competition on an equitable basis.
Registered participants shall be required to agree to assume any
and all risks and waive claims against the Federal Government and its
related entities, except in the case of willful misconduct, for any
injury, death, damage, or loss of property, revenue, or profits,
whether direct, indirect, or consequential, arising from their
participation in a competition, whether the injury, death, damage, or
loss arises through negligence or otherwise.
Participants shall be required to obtain liability insurance or
demonstrate financial responsibility, in amounts determined by the head
of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, for claims by--
(1) A third party for death, bodily injury, or property damage, or
loss resulting from an activity carried out in connection with
participation in a competition, with the Federal Government named as an
additional insured under the registered participant's insurance policy
and registered participants agreeing to indemnify the Federal
Government against third party claims for damages arising from or
related to competition activities; and
(2) the Federal Government for damage or loss to Government
property resulting from such an activity.
Participants must be teams of at least two people.
All participants are required to provide written consent to the
rules upon or before submitting an entry.
DATES:
Submission Period Begins: 12:01 a.m., E.D.T., September
26, 2011.
Submission Period Ends: 11:59 p.m., E.D.T., December 31,
2011.
Registration Process for Participants:
To register for this challenge participants should:
Access the https://www.challenge.gov Web site and search
for the ``Million Hearts Challenge''.
Access the ONC Investing in Innovation (i2) Challenge Web
site at:
[cir] https://www.health2challenge.org/category/onc/.
[cir] A registration link for the challenge can be found on the
landing page under the challenge description.
Amount of the Prize:
First Prize: $50,000.
Second Prize: $20,000.
Third Prize: $5,000.
Awards may be subject to Federal income taxes and HHS will comply
with IRS withholding and reporting requirements, where applicable.
Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be Selected:
The judging panel will make selections based upon the following
criteria:
1. Patient engagement.
2. Actionable and accessible information.
3. Links to online communities.
4. Innovativeness and usability.
Additional Information:
Ownership of intellectual property is determined by the following:
Each entrant retains title and full ownership in and to
their submission. Entrants expressly reserve all intellectual property
rights not expressly granted under the challenge agreement.
By participating in the challenge, each entrant hereby
irrevocably grants to Sponsor and Administrator a limited, non-
exclusive, royalty free, worldwide, license and right to reproduce,
publically perform, publically display, and use the Submission to the
extent necessary to administer the challenge, and to publically perform
and publically display the Submission, including, without limitation,
for advertising and promotional purposes relating to the challenge.
Dated: September 26, 2011.
Farzad Mostashari,
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
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