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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health, Statement of Organization,
Functions, and Delegations of
Authority
Part A, Office of the Secretary,
Statement of Organization, Function,
and Delegation of Authority for the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) is being amended at
Chapter AC, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Health (OASH), as last
amended at 77 FR 60996–97, dated
October 5, 2012, and 72 FR 58095–96,
dated October 12, 2002. The amendment
reflects the realignment of personnel
oversight, administration and
management functions for the Office on
Women’s Health (OWH) in the OASH.
Specifically, this notice establishes the
Division of Policy and Performance
Management (ACB2), the Division of
Strategic Communication (ACB3) and
the Division of Program Innovation
(ACB4) within the Office on Women’s
Health (ACB). The changes are as
follows:
I. Under Part A, Chapter AC, Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Health, make
the following changes:
A. Under Section AC.20, Functions,
‘‘B. Office on Women’s Health (ACB),
Section 1. Immediate Office of the
Director (ACB1)’’ replace the entire
section with:
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1. Immediate Office of the Director
(ACB1). The Immediate Office of the
Director, headed by the Deputy Director
of the Office on Women’s Health, is
responsible for operations and
administrative management, HR
management, and budget planning and
coordination. The office coordinates the
programmatic aspects of HHS
components in regards to issues relating
to women’s health; serves as the locus
within HHS to identify changing needs,
to recommend new studies, and to
assess new challenges to the health of
women; serves as a focal point within
HHS to coordinate the continuing
implementation of health objectives for
the future; assures liaison occurs with
relevant HHS agencies and offices; and
facilitates the expansion of services and
access to health care for all women. The
Deputy Director plans and directs
financial management activities,
including budget formulation and
execution; provides liaison on
personnel management activities with
the OASH and the Program Support
Center; and is responsible for
implementing the congressional,
international health and national
(regional) components for the OWH
mission. The office also provides
scientific analyses for all initiatives.
B. Under Section AC.20, Functions,
‘‘B. Office on Women’s Health (ACB),
Section 2. Division of Program
Coordination (ACB2)’’ replace the entire
section with:
2. Division of Policy and Performance
Management (ACB2). The Division of
Policy and Performance Management,
headed by the Division Director, is
responsible for strategic planning;
policy review, development and
analysis; and program evaluation and
performance management. The division
forecasts future OWH direction, leads
strategic and operational plans
development; supports and monitors
their implementation; leads the design,
management, and monitoring of
evidence based women’s health
programs for targeted issues; advises
director on policy issues and engages
stakeholders, organizations, and
partners in reviewing, developing and
analyzing practices to inform policy
development; and leads efforts to
incorporate gender specific issues into
broader health policy as well as evaluate
how those issues are incorporated into
health policy.
C. Under Section AC.20, Functions,
‘‘B. Office on Women’s Health (ACB),
Section 3. Division of Outreach and
Collaboration (ACB3)’’ replace the entire
section with:
3. Division of Strategic
Communication (ACB3). The Division of
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Strategic Communication, headed by the
Division Director, is responsible for
professional and public outreach,
communications channel technical
support, and regional liaison. The
division develops and executes
programs to educate the public and
health professionals and conducts
regional liaison activities; develops
evidence-based approaches in the
development and evaluation of
educational materials and implements
clinical professional and adult
educational practices and
methodologies; acts as the liaison with
the OASH communications office; is the
gatekeeper for all materials; and
manages the clearance process for OWH
communications. The division provides
communications channel technical
support by implementing a wide range
of communications media (including
listservs, print, radio, TV, and social
media) and tools; oversees web design,
content development, and management;
acts as the OWH technical liaison and
APSA web council representative; and
maintains a social media presence. As
the RHC liaison, it supports the RHC in
their mission to coordinate and
implement public health initiatives to
promote women’s health issues at the
regional, state, and local levels.
D. Under Section AC.20, Functions,
‘‘B. Office on Women’s Health (ACB)’’
following Section 3 Division of Strategic
Communication (ACB3) insert:
4. Division of Program Innovation
(ACB4). The Division of Program
Innovation, headed by the Division
Director, is responsible for program
development, management and support,
and program development research. The
division identifies evidence based
strategies and develops model programs
for targeted issues; designs, develops
and implements interventions to
improve women’s health; incorporates
gender specific issues into model
programs; provides oversight for model
program development and all related
activities, including budget
development and management;
identifies future direction of women’s
health and associated strategies and
gaps in current coverage; and reviews
promising strategies to identify and
promote innovative ideas for future
program development.
II. Delegations of Authority. Directives
or orders made by the Secretary,
Assistant Secretary for Health, or
Director, Office on Women’s Health, all
delegations and re-delegations of
authority made to officials and
employees of the affected organizational
component will continue in force
pending further redelegations, provided
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they are consistent with this
reorganization.
III. Funds, Personnel, and Equipment.
Transfer of organizations and functions
affected by this reorganization shall be
accompanied by direct and support
funds, positions, personnel, records,
equipment, supplies, and other
resources.
Dated: August 15, 2013.
E.J. Holland, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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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.
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: ‘‘Pilot
Test of an Emergency Department
Discharge Tool.’’ In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), AHRQ invites the
public to comment on this proposed
information collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by October 28, 2013.
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
email at doris.lefkowitz@ahrq.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Proposed Project
Pilot Test of an Emergency Department
Discharge Tool
The research study ‘‘Pilot Test of an
Emergency Discharge Tool’’ fully
supports AHRQ’s mission. The ultimate
aim of this study is to pilot test a
discharge tool which has the potential
to reduce unnecessary visits to the
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Emergency Department (ED), reduce
healthcare expenditure in the ED, as
well as streamline and enhance the
quality of care delivered to ED patients.
The ED is an important and frequently
used setting of care for a large part of the
U.S. population. In 2006, there were
nearly 120 million ED visits in the U.S.,
of which only 15.5 million (14.7%)
resulted in admission to the hospital or
transfer to another hospital. Thus the
majority ED visits result in discharge to
home. Patients discharged from the ED
face significant risk for adverse
outcomes, with between 3–5 patients
per 100,000 visits experiencing an
unexpected death following discharge
from the ED. Additionally, a sizable
minority of patients return to the ED
frequently. Published studies estimate
that 4.5% to 8% of patients revisit the
ED 4 or more times per year, accounting
for 21% to 28% of all ED visits. Internal
data from John Hopkins Hospital,
AHRQ’s contractor for this pilot test,
supports these findings with 7% of their
patients accounting for 26% of visits to
the Johns Hopkins Hospital ED in 2011.
Patients who revisit the ED contribute
to overcrowding, unnecessary delays in
care, dissatisfaction, and avoidable
patient harm. ED revisits are also an
important contributor to rising health
care costs, as ED care is estimated to
cost two to five times as much as the
same treatment delivered by a primary
care physician. Thus it is estimated that
eliminating revisits and inappropriate
use of EDs could reduce health care
spending as much as $32 billion each
year. Overall, an effective and efficient
ED discharge process would improve
the quality of patient care in the ED as
well as reduce healthcare costs.
To respond to the challenges faced by
our nation’s EDs and the patients they
serve, AHRQ will develop and pilot test
a tool to improve the ED discharge
process. More specifically, this project
has the following goals:
(1) Develop and Pilot Test a Prototype
ED Discharge Tool in a limited
number of settings to assess:
(A) The feasibility for use with
patients;
(B) The methodological and resource
requirements associated with tool use;
(C) The feasibility of measuring
outcomes;
(D) The costs of implementation and;
(E) Treliminary outcomes or impacts
of tool use.
(2) Revise the Tool based on the
results from the Pilot Test
This study is being conducted by
AHRQ through its contractor, John
Hopkins Hospital, pursuant to AHRQ’s
statutory authority to conduct and
support research on healthcare and on
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Statement of
Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
Part A, Office of the Secretary, Statement of Organization,
Function, and Delegation of Authority for the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) is being amended at Chapter AC, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), as last amended at 77 FR 60996-
97, dated October 5, 2012, and 72 FR 58095-96, dated October 12, 2002.
The amendment reflects the realignment of personnel oversight,
administration and management functions for the Office on Women's
Health (OWH) in the OASH. Specifically, this notice establishes the
Division of Policy and Performance Management (ACB2), the Division of
Strategic Communication (ACB3) and the Division of Program Innovation
(ACB4) within the Office on Women's Health (ACB). The changes are as
follows:
I. Under Part A, Chapter AC, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health, make the following changes:
A. Under Section AC.20, Functions, ``B. Office on Women's Health
(ACB), Section 1. Immediate Office of the Director (ACB1)'' replace the
entire section with:
1. Immediate Office of the Director (ACB1). The Immediate Office of
the Director, headed by the Deputy Director of the Office on Women's
Health, is responsible for operations and administrative management, HR
management, and budget planning and coordination. The office
coordinates the programmatic aspects of HHS components in regards to
issues relating to women's health; serves as the locus within HHS to
identify changing needs, to recommend new studies, and to assess new
challenges to the health of women; serves as a focal point within HHS
to coordinate the continuing implementation of health objectives for
the future; assures liaison occurs with relevant HHS agencies and
offices; and facilitates the expansion of services and access to health
care for all women. The Deputy Director plans and directs financial
management activities, including budget formulation and execution;
provides liaison on personnel management activities with the OASH and
the Program Support Center; and is responsible for implementing the
congressional, international health and national (regional) components
for the OWH mission. The office also provides scientific analyses for
all initiatives.
B. Under Section AC.20, Functions, ``B. Office on Women's Health
(ACB), Section 2. Division of Program Coordination (ACB2)'' replace the
entire section with:
2. Division of Policy and Performance Management (ACB2). The
Division of Policy and Performance Management, headed by the Division
Director, is responsible for strategic planning; policy review,
development and analysis; and program evaluation and performance
management. The division forecasts future OWH direction, leads
strategic and operational plans development; supports and monitors
their implementation; leads the design, management, and monitoring of
evidence based women's health programs for targeted issues; advises
director on policy issues and engages stakeholders, organizations, and
partners in reviewing, developing and analyzing practices to inform
policy development; and leads efforts to incorporate gender specific
issues into broader health policy as well as evaluate how those issues
are incorporated into health policy.
C. Under Section AC.20, Functions, ``B. Office on Women's Health
(ACB), Section 3. Division of Outreach and Collaboration (ACB3)''
replace the entire section with:
3. Division of Strategic Communication (ACB3). The Division of
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Strategic Communication, headed by the Division Director, is
responsible for professional and public outreach, communications
channel technical support, and regional liaison. The division develops
and executes programs to educate the public and health professionals
and conducts regional liaison activities; develops evidence-based
approaches in the development and evaluation of educational materials
and implements clinical professional and adult educational practices
and methodologies; acts as the liaison with the OASH communications
office; is the gatekeeper for all materials; and manages the clearance
process for OWH communications. The division provides communications
channel technical support by implementing a wide range of
communications media (including listservs, print, radio, TV, and social
media) and tools; oversees web design, content development, and
management; acts as the OWH technical liaison and APSA web council
representative; and maintains a social media presence. As the RHC
liaison, it supports the RHC in their mission to coordinate and
implement public health initiatives to promote women's health issues at
the regional, state, and local levels.
D. Under Section AC.20, Functions, ``B. Office on Women's Health
(ACB)'' following Section 3 Division of Strategic Communication (ACB3)
insert:
4. Division of Program Innovation (ACB4). The Division of Program
Innovation, headed by the Division Director, is responsible for program
development, management and support, and program development research.
The division identifies evidence based strategies and develops model
programs for targeted issues; designs, develops and implements
interventions to improve women's health; incorporates gender specific
issues into model programs; provides oversight for model program
development and all related activities, including budget development
and management; identifies future direction of women's health and
associated strategies and gaps in current coverage; and reviews
promising strategies to identify and promote innovative ideas for
future program development.
II. Delegations of Authority. Directives or orders made by the
Secretary, Assistant Secretary for Health, or Director, Office on
Women's Health, all delegations and re-delegations of authority made to
officials and employees of the affected organizational component will
continue in force pending further redelegations, provided they are
consistent with this reorganization.
III. Funds, Personnel, and Equipment. Transfer of organizations and
functions affected by this reorganization shall be accompanied by
direct and support funds, positions, personnel, records, equipment,
supplies, and other resources.
Dated: August 15, 2013.
E.J. Holland, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-20524 Filed 8-26-13; 8:45 am]
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