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technical assistance, EHR adoption, and
achievement of meaningful use of
electronic health records by primary
care practices. The data will also be
used to identify challenges faced by
primary care practices when adopting
and meaningfully using EHRs. The
resulting data will inform policy
decisions by the Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology (ONC), REC program
administrators, and the broader
community of policy makers and
researchers interested in electronic
health record (EHR) adoption.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: The Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology has funded an independent
national program evaluation of the
Regional Extension Center program. The
proposed information collection effort is
necessary to collect information to
knowledgeable about electronic health
record (EHR) adoption and utilization to
answer the survey.
Burden Statement: Burden in this
context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose or provide the information
requested. This includes the time
needed to review instructions, to
develop, acquire, install and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose
of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information, to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information, and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. The total annual burden
hours estimated for this ICR are
summarized in the table below.
answer the following research
questions: (1) Is REC participation
associated with adoption of EHRs and
meaningful use of EHRs? (2) Is REC
participation associated with attestation
in the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare and
Medicaid incentive programs? (3) Is REC
participation associated with
satisfaction and positive opinions about
EHRs? (4) Is REC participation
associated with use of assistance
services? (5) Is REC participation
associated with experiencing less
difficulty in adoption of EHRs? (6) Is
REC participation associated with being
part of a care transformation program?
There is no existing data source that can
be used to answer these research
questions.
Likely Respondents: The survey
targets small primary care practices, and
asks for the staff member most
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Form name
Physicians .....................
Nurses ...........................
Practice Managers ........
Physicians .....................
Form A Screener Administered on Paper ...........
Form A Screener Administered on Paper ...........
Form A Screener Administered on Paper ...........
Form B Survey Administered as a Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview.
Form B Survey Administered as a Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview.
Form B Survey Administered as a Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview.
Form C Shortened Survey Administered on
Paper.
Form C Shortened Survey Administered on
Paper.
Form C Shortened Survey Administered on
Paper.
1571
1571
1570
475
1
1
1
1
5/60
5/60
5/60
30/60
131
131
131
238
475
1
30/60
238
475
1
30/60
238
119
1
10/60
20
119
1
10/60
20
118
1
10/60
20
..............................................................................
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........................
........................
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Nurses ...........................
Practice Managers ........
Physicians .....................
Nurses ...........................
Practice Managers ........
Total .......................
Darius Taylor,
Deputy, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection; Public
Comment Request
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
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In compliance with section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
Secretary (OS), Department of Health
and Human Services, announces plans
to submit an Information Collection
Request (ICR), described below, to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The ICR is for extending the use
of the approved information collection
assigned OMB control number 0945–
0006, which expires on March 31, 2014.
Prior to submitting that ICR to OMB, OS
seeks comments from the public
regarding the burden estimate, below, or
any other aspect of the ICR.
SUMMARY:
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AGENCY:
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Type of
respondent
Comments on the ICR must be
received on or before February 21, 2014.
DATES:
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Total burden
hours
Submit your comments to
Information.CollectionClearance@
hhs.gov or by calling (202) 690–6162.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information Collection Clearance staff,
Information.CollectionClearance@
hhs.gov or (202) 690–6162.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When
submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the
document identifier HHS–OS–21138–
60D for reference.
Information Collection Request Title:
The Civil Rights Information Request
Form.
OMB No.: 0945–0006.
Abstract: This request for OMB
approval of The Civil Rights Information
Request Form is for a 3 year extension.
The Civil Rights Information Request
ADDRESSES:
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Form is designed to collect data from
health care providers who have
requested certification to participate in
the Medicare Part A program. As part of
the Medicare certification process,
health care facilities must receive a civil
rights clearance from the Office for Civil
Rights (OCR). OCR uses the information
to determine compliance with civil
rights statutes and regulations. The civil
rights information is requested only
when a health care provider applies for
Medicare Part A certification; it is not
necessary on a regular yearly basis.
Entities that are affected by the Civil
Rights Information Request Form are:
health care providers applying for
Medicare certification, and individuals
who, as a result of civil rights
clearances, should be granted equal
access to quality health care, regardless
of race, color, national origin, disability,
age and sex.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: To ensure adherence to the
statutory requirements, compliance
reviews are requested when health care
providers, such as hospitals, nursing
homes and home health agencies, apply
to participate in the Medicare Part A
program. When a provider seeks
Medicare certification, OCR conducts a
compliance review to determine
whether the provider will be able to
comply with Title VI, Section 504, and
the Age Discrimination Act. Such
reviews are an effective means of
working with health care providers
because potential civil rights concerns
can be identified prior to receipt of
Federal financial assistance. The
technical assistance available to
recipients on the OCR Web site helps
providers take steps to comply with
their obligations to refrain from
prohibited discrimination.
Likely Respondents: Healthcare
providers.
Burden Statement: In conducting a
complaint investigation or compliance
review of a health care or social service
provider, OCR determines whether a
compliance review was performed by
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OCR. In many instances, the procedure
decreases the burden on the recipient
since the compliance review and
corrective actions, as necessary, may
reduce or eliminate the need for a
formal investigation involving
interviews, examination of records,
collection and submission of data
associated with issues already
addressed through a recent compliance
review certification process. To further
reduce provider burden in completing
the compliance review process, OCR has
developed several Corporate
Agreements with health care
corporations. These Agreements are
designed to expedite the civil rights
compliance review process by
implementing a practice whereby all of
a corporation’s national policies and
procedures are reviewed and approved
at OCR’s headquarters’ level.
Subsequent to such approval, only local
facility-specific information is reviewed
by OCR for civil rights compliance
during the review process.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS
Form name
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
The Civil Rights Information Request Form ....................................................
2900
1
8
23,200
OS specifically requests comments on
(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.
Darius Taylor,
Deputy, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
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Office of the Secretary
Findings of Research Misconduct
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that
the Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
SUMMARY:
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has taken final action in the following
case:
Dong-Pyou Han, Ph.D., Iowa State
University of Science and Technology:
Based on the report of an inquiry
conducted by the Iowa State University
of Science and Technology (ISU), a
detailed admission by the Respondent,
and additional analysis conducted by
ORI, ORI and ISU found that Dr. DongPyou Han, former Research Assistant
Professor, Department of Biomedical
Services, ISU, engaged in research
misconduct in research supported by
National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National
Institutes of Health (NIH), grants P01
AI074286, R33 AI076083, and U19
AI091031.
ORI and ISU found that the
Respondent falsified results in research
to develop a vaccine against human
immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV–1) by
intentionally spiking samples of rabbit
sera with antibodies to provide the
desired results. The falsification made it
appear that rabbits immunized with the
gp41–54 moiety of the HIV gp41
glycoprotein induced antibodies capable
of neutralizing a broad range of HIV–1
strains, when the original sera were
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weakly or non-reactive in neutralization
assays. Falsified neutralization assay
results were widely reported in
laboratory meetings, seven (7) national
and international symposia between
2010 and 2012, and in grant
applications and progress reports P01
AI074286–03, ¥04, ¥05, and ¥06; R33
AI076083–04; U19 AI091031–01 and
¥03; and R01 AI090921–01.
Specifically:
a. Respondent falsified research
materials when he provided
collaborators with sera for
neutralization assays from (i) rabbits
immunized with peptides from HIV
gp41–54Q (and related antigens HR1–
54Q, gp41–54Q–OG, gp41–54Q–GHC,
gp41–54Q-Cys and Cys-gp41–54Q) to
assay HIV neutralizing activity, when
Respondent had spiked the samples
with human IgG known to contain
broadly neutralizing antibodies to HIV–
1; and (ii) rabbits immunized with HIV
gp41–54Q to assay HIV neutralizing
activity, when Respondent had spiked
the samples with sera from rabbits
immunized with HIV–1 gp120 that
neutralized HIV.
b. Respondent falsified data files for
neutralization assays, and provided
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-21138-60-D]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of
Health and Human Services, announces plans to submit an Information
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB). The ICR is for extending the use of the approved
information collection assigned OMB control number 0945-0006, which
expires on March 31, 2014. Prior to submitting that ICR to OMB, OS
seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or
any other aspect of the ICR.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before February 21,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
Information.CollectionClearance@hhs.gov or by calling (202) 690-6162.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Collection Clearance
staff, Information.CollectionClearance@hhs.gov or (202) 690-6162.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the document identifier HHS-OS-21138-60D
for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: The Civil Rights Information
Request Form.
OMB No.: 0945-0006.
Abstract: This request for OMB approval of The Civil Rights
Information Request Form is for a 3 year extension. The Civil Rights
Information Request
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Form is designed to collect data from health care providers who have
requested certification to participate in the Medicare Part A program.
As part of the Medicare certification process, health care facilities
must receive a civil rights clearance from the Office for Civil Rights
(OCR). OCR uses the information to determine compliance with civil
rights statutes and regulations. The civil rights information is
requested only when a health care provider applies for Medicare Part A
certification; it is not necessary on a regular yearly basis. Entities
that are affected by the Civil Rights Information Request Form are:
health care providers applying for Medicare certification, and
individuals who, as a result of civil rights clearances, should be
granted equal access to quality health care, regardless of race, color,
national origin, disability, age and sex.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: To ensure adherence to
the statutory requirements, compliance reviews are requested when
health care providers, such as hospitals, nursing homes and home health
agencies, apply to participate in the Medicare Part A program. When a
provider seeks Medicare certification, OCR conducts a compliance review
to determine whether the provider will be able to comply with Title VI,
Section 504, and the Age Discrimination Act. Such reviews are an
effective means of working with health care providers because potential
civil rights concerns can be identified prior to receipt of Federal
financial assistance. The technical assistance available to recipients
on the OCR Web site helps providers take steps to comply with their
obligations to refrain from prohibited discrimination.
Likely Respondents: Healthcare providers.
Burden Statement: In conducting a complaint investigation or
compliance review of a health care or social service provider, OCR
determines whether a compliance review was performed by OCR. In many
instances, the procedure decreases the burden on the recipient since
the compliance review and corrective actions, as necessary, may reduce
or eliminate the need for a formal investigation involving interviews,
examination of records, collection and submission of data associated
with issues already addressed through a recent compliance review
certification process. To further reduce provider burden in completing
the compliance review process, OCR has developed several Corporate
Agreements with health care corporations. These Agreements are designed
to expedite the civil rights compliance review process by implementing
a practice whereby all of a corporation's national policies and
procedures are reviewed and approved at OCR's headquarters' level.
Subsequent to such approval, only local facility-specific information
is reviewed by OCR for civil rights compliance during the review
process.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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Number of Average burden
Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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The Civil Rights Information Request Form... 2900 1 8 23,200
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OS specifically requests comments on (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.
Darius Taylor,
Deputy, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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