Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 27614-27615 [2014-10947]

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27614-27615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10947]

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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.

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SUMMARY: 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: ``TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Online Master Trainer Course.'' In accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (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 July 14, 2014.

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:

Proposed Project

TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Online Master Trainer Course

As part of its effort to fulfill its mission goals, AHRQ, in
collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense's TRICARE Management
Activity, developed TeamSTEPPS[supreg] (aka, Team Strategies and Tools
for Enhancing Performance and Patient Safety) to provide an evidence-
based suite of tools and strategies for training teamwork-based patient
safety to health care professionals. TeamSTEPPS includes multiple tool-
kits, which are all tied to or are variants of the core curriculum.
TeamSTEPPS resources have been developed for primary care, rapid
response systems, long-term care, and patients with limited English
proficiency.
The main objective of the TeamSTEPPS program is to improve patient
safety by training health care staff in various teamwork,
communication, and patient safety concepts, tools, and techniques and
ultimately helping to build national capacity for supporting teamwork-
based patient safety efforts in health care organizations. Since 2007,
AHRQ's National Implementation Program has produced (and continues to
produce) Master Trainers who have stimulated the use and adoption of
TeamSTEPPS in health care delivery systems. These individuals were
trained during two-day in-person classes using the TeamSTEPPS core
curriculum at regional training centers across the U.S. AHRQ has also
provided technical assistance and consultation on implementing
TeamSTEPPS and has developed various channels of learning (e.g., user
networks, various educational venues) for continued support and the
improvement of teamwork in health care. Since the inception of the
National Implementation Program, AHRQ has trained more than 5,000
participants to serve as TeamSTEPPS Master Trainers.
Despite the success of the National Implementation program and the
availability of training through this initiative, AHRQ has been unable
to match the demand for TeamSTEPPS Master Training. Wait lists for
training often exceed 500 individuals at any given time.
To address this prevailing need, AHRQ has launched an effort to
develop and provide TeamSTEPPS training online. This program, known as
TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Online Master Trainer course, will mirror the TeamSTEPPS
2.0 core curriculum and provide equivalent training to the in-person
classes offered through the National Implementation Program.
As part of this initiative, AHRQ seeks to conduct an evaluation of
the TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Online Master Trainer program. This evaluation seeks
to understand the effectiveness of TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Online Master
Training and what revisions might be required to improve the training
program.
This research has the following goals:
(1) Conduct a formative assessment of the TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Online
Master Trainer program to determine what improvements should be made to
the training and how it is delivered, and
(2) Identify how trained participants use and implement the
TeamSTEPPS tools and resources.
This study is being conducted by AHRQ through its contractor,
Reingold, Inc., pursuant to AHRQ's statutory authority to conduct and
support research on health care and on systems for the delivery of such
care, including activities with respect to the quality, effectiveness,
efficiency, appropriateness, and value of health care services and with
respect to quality measurement and improvement, 42 U.S.C. 299a(a)(1)
and (2).

Method of Collection

To achieve this project's goals, AHRQ will train participants using
the TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Online Master Trainer program and then survey these
participants six months post-training. Each activity is briefly
described below.
1. TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Online Master Trainer Course. This training
program, which includes 13 accredited hours of training, is based on
the TeamSTEPPS 2.0 instructional materials and will be delivered online
to 3,000 participants. The training will cover the core TeamSTEPPS
tools and strategies, coaching, organizational change, and
implementation science.
2. TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Online Post-Training Survey. This online
instrument will be administered to all participants who completed
TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Online Master Training. The survey will be administered
six months after participants complete the training.
This is a new data collection for the purpose of conducting an
evaluation of TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Online Master Trainer program. The
evaluation will be primarily formative in nature as AHRQ seeks
information to improve the delivery of the training.
To conduct the evaluation, the TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Online Post-Training
Survey will be administered to all individuals who completed the
TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Online Master Trainer program six months after training.
The purpose of the survey is to assess the degree to which participants
felt prepared by the training and what they did to implement
TeamSTEPPS. Specifically, participants will be asked about their
reasons for participating in the program; the degree to which they feel
the training prepared them to train others in and use TeamSTEPPS; what
tools they have implemented in their organizations; and resulting
changes they have observed in the delivery of care.

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Estimated Annual Respondent Burden

Exhibit 1 shows the estimated annualized burden hours for the
respondent's time to participate in the study. The TeamSTEPPS 2.0
Online Post-Training Survey will be completed by approximately 3,000
individuals. We estimate that each respondent will answer 10 items
(i.e., number of responses per respondent) and responding to these 10
questions will require 20 minutes. The total annualized burden is
estimated to be 10,000 hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated annualized cost burden based on the
respondents' time to participate in the study. The total cost burden is
estimated to be $35,930.

Exhibit 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of
Form name Number of responses per Hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Training participant questionnaire.............. 3,000 1 20/60 1,000
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Total....................................... 3,000 N/A N/A 1,000
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Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
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Number of Total burden Average hourly Total cost
Form name respondents hours wage rate* burden
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Training participant questionnaire.............. 3,000 1,000 $35.93 $35,930
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Total....................................... 3,000 1,000 N/A 35,930
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* Based on the mean of the average wages for all health professionals (29-0000) for the training participant
questionnaire and for executives, administrators, and managers for the organizational leader questionnaire
presented in the National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States, May 2012, U.S.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#37-0000.

Request for Comments

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ's
information collection are requested with regard to any of the
following: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of AHRQ health care research and
health care information dissemination functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of AHRQ's
estimate of burden (including hours and costs) of the proposed
collection(s) of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information upon the
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and included in the Agency's subsequent request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All comments will become a matter of
public record.

Dated: May 6, 2014.
Richard Kronick,
AHRQ Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-10947 Filed 5-13-14; 8:45 am]
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