Sunshine Act Meeting, 24955 [2012-10161]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 81 / Thursday, April 26, 2012 / Notices FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meeting Pursuant to the provisions of the ‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5 U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that at 2:22 p.m. on Monday, April 23, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation met in closed session to consider matters related to the Corporation’s supervision, corporate, and resolution activities. In calling the meeting, the Board determined, on motion of Director Thomas M. Hoenig (Appointive), seconded by Director Richard Cordray (Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau), concurred in by Director Thomas J. Curry (Comptroller of the Currency), Director Jeremiah O. Norton (Appointive), and Acting Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg, that Corporation business required its consideration of the matters which were to be the subject of this meeting on less than seven days’ notice to the public; that no earlier notice of the meeting was practicable; that the public interest did not require consideration of the matters in a meeting open to public observation; and that the matters could be considered in a closed meeting by authority of subsections (c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8), (c)(9)(A)(ii), (c)(9)(B), and (c)(10) of the ‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8), (c)(9)(A)(ii), (c)(9)(B), and (c)(10)). The meeting was held in the Board Room of the FDIC Building located at 550 17th Street NW., Washington, DC. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Dated: April 23, 2012. Robert E. Feldman, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–10161 Filed 4–24–12; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:51 Apr 25, 2012 Jkt 226001 Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection project: ‘‘System Redesign for Value in Safety Net Hospitals and Delivery Systems.’’ In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521, AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on February 24th, 2012 and allowed 60 days for public comment. No substantive comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 29, 2012. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: AHRQ’s OMB Desk Officer by fax at (202) 395–6974 (attention: AHRQ’s desk officer) or by email at OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov (attention: AHRQ’s desk officer). 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 email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed Project System Redesign for Value in Safety Net Hospitals and Delivery Systems This proposed project is a case study of 8 safety net (SN) hospitals. The goals of the project are to: (1) Identify the tools and resources needed to facilitate system redesign in SN hospitals and; (2) Identify any barriers to adoption of these in SN environments, or any gaps that exist in the available resources. These goals are consistent with The National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care, published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in March 2011, which articulated a need for progress toward three goals: (1) Better Care, (2) Healthy People/Healthy Communities and (3) Affordable Care. SN hospitals and systems are critical to achieving all three. SN hospitals are hospitals and health systems which provide a significant portion of their services to vulnerable, uninsured and Medicare patients. While all hospitals face challenges in improving both quality and operating efficiency, safety net (SN) hospitals face even greater challenges due to growing demand for their services and decreasing funding opportunities. PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 24955 Despite these challenging environmental factors, some SN hospitals and health systems have achieved financial stability and implemented broad-ranging efforts to improve the quality of care they deliver. However, while there have been successful quality improvement initiatives for SN providers, most initiatives aim at specific units within large organizations. The improvements introduced into these units have not often been spread throughout the organization. Additionally, these improvements often are hard to sustain. ‘‘System redesign’’ refers to aligned and synergistic quality improvement efforts across a hospital or health system leading to multidimensional changes in the management or delivery of care or strategic alignment of system changes with an organization’s business strategy. System redesign, if done successfully, will allow SN providers to improve their operations, remain afloat financially, and provide better quality healthcare to vulnerable and underserved populations. Resources, as defined here, may include learning materials and environments developed to support, advance, and facilitate quality improvement efforts (e.g., tools, guides, webinars, learning collaboratives, training programs). The term ‘‘resources’’ should not be interpreted here to imply financial support for routine staffing or operations of Safety Net systems, but may include quality improvement grants, fellowships, collaboratives and trainings. Many tools, guides, and other learning environments have been developed to support the implementation of individual quality improvement initiatives. However, the development of resources to support alignment across multiple domains of a health system has been limited. Furthermore, the applicability of existing resources to SN environments is unknown. This study is being conducted by AHRQ through its contractor, Boston University, pursuant to AHRQ’s statutory authority to conduct and support research on healthcare and on systems for the delivery of such care, including activities with respect to the quality, effectiveness, efficiency, appropriateness and value of healthcare services and with respect to quality measurement and improvement. 42 U.S.C. 299a(a)(1) and (2). Method of Collection To achieve the goals of this project the following activities and data collections will be implemented: E:\FR\FM\26APN1.SGM 26APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2012)]
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meeting

    Pursuant to the provisions of the ``Government in the Sunshine 
Act'' (5 U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that at 2:22 p.m. on 
Monday, April 23, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation met in closed session to consider matters related 
to the Corporation's supervision, corporate, and resolution activities.
    In calling the meeting, the Board determined, on motion of Director 
Thomas M. Hoenig (Appointive), seconded by Director Richard Cordray 
(Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau), concurred in by 
Director Thomas J. Curry (Comptroller of the Currency), Director 
Jeremiah O. Norton (Appointive), and Acting Chairman Martin J. 
Gruenberg, that Corporation business required its consideration of the 
matters which were to be the subject of this meeting on less than seven 
days' notice to the public; that no earlier notice of the meeting was 
practicable; that the public interest did not require consideration of 
the matters in a meeting open to public observation; and that the 
matters could be considered in a closed meeting by authority of 
subsections (c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8), (c)(9)(A)(ii), (c)(9)(B), and 
(c)(10) of the ``Government in the Sunshine Act'' (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), 
(c)(6), (c)(8), (c)(9)(A)(ii), (c)(9)(B), and (c)(10)).
    The meeting was held in the Board Room of the FDIC Building located 
at 550 17th Street NW., Washington, DC.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

    Dated: April 23, 2012.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-10161 Filed 4-24-12; 11:15 am]
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