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approximately 360,000 stays from the IDR
data and approximately 380,000 stays from
the MedPAR data. Further complicating a
current analysis relative to the analysis
performed at that time, when we examine the
FY 2011 IDR data available to us now (claims
processed through October 2015) compared
to when the original ¥0.2 percent estimate
was developed (claims processed through
June 2013), we get approximately 340,000
stays instead of the originally estimated
360,000 stays, which we suspect is at least
partly driven by subsequent claim denials for
these cases that have occurred since the data
was examined for the original ¥0.2 percent
estimate. Because the historical MedPAR
data for a given fiscal year is not generally
refreshed after it is created, unlike the IDR
which is refreshed, there is no analogous
number to the 340,000 for the FY 2011
MedPAR.
In determining the 380,000 number from
the FY 2011 MedPAR, the following
inpatient claim selection criteria and data
trims were applied to the data. We selected
FY 2011 MedPAR claims based on a FY 2011
date of discharge where the National Claims
History (NCH) claim type code was equal to
‘‘60’’ (inpatient hospital), the third position
of the provider number group was equal to
‘‘0’’ (short-term hospital), the first 2 positions
of the provider number were not equal to
‘‘21’’ (excludes Maryland hospitals), the
destination discharge code was not equal to
‘‘30’’ (excludes still a patient), the special
unit code was blank (excludes, for example,
PPS exempt units), the GHO paid code was
not equal to ‘‘1’’ (a group health organization
has not paid the provider), the total charge
amount was greater than 0, and the IME
amount was not equal to the DRG price
amount (indicating it was not a managed care
claim).
As described in section II.D of this notice,
we have also been performing an analysis of
the claims experience since the
implementation of the 2-midnight policy.
This analysis has used data from the publicly
available MedPAR file and the IDR.
We seek comment on the appropriate
inpatient data source to use for the ¥0.2
percent estimate and any data trims and
claims selection criteria that we should apply
to the data.
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Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: Building Bridges and Bonds
(B3) Study: Data Collection.
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Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation
(OPRE) proposes to collect information
as part of the Building Bridges and
Bonds (B3) study. B3 will inform
policymakers, program operators, and
stakeholders about effective ways for
fatherhood programs to support fathers
in their parenting and employment. In
particular, partnering with programs
that serve low-income fathers to
promote responsible fatherhood, the B3
study will examine the effectiveness of
strategies used to (1) engage fathers in
program activities, (2) develop and
support parenting and co-parenting
skills, and (3) advance the employment
of disadvantaged fathers. B3 will test
innovative, evidence-informed
approaches that will be added to the
core components of fatherhood
programs and will reflect the most
recent developments in behavioral
science, adult skill-building, child
development, and other relevant
disciplines. The study will include up
to six sites and specific interventions
will vary by site.
B3 includes an impact evaluation and
a process study. The impact evaluation
will involve randomly assigning
individuals to a treatment or
comparison condition and comparing
key outcomes. In addition, the study
will collect information on employment,
criminal justice and child support
outcomes from administrative records.
These data will be used to estimate the
effects of the parenting or employment
intervention on a range of outcomes
including employment; earnings; child
support; father/child contact, shared
activities, and relationship quality;
father’s commitment to his child,
parenting skills, and parenting efficacy;
co-parenting relationship quality; and
criminal justice outcomes.
The process study will describe and
document each newly established
intervention and how it operated to
provide insight into the treatment
differentials and the context for
interpreting findings of the impact
study. The process study will also
highlight lessons to the field including
what it takes to engage participants, the
challenges sites face when
implementing the parenting or
employment intervention, and the
participants’ perspectives on whether
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the program components offered met
their needs.
Data collection instruments for the B3
study include the following: (1)
Screening for program eligibility to help
ensure that only eligible fathers enroll
in the study.
(2) nFORM management information
system (MIS) to record study and
participation information. Note: Only
B3-specific burden is included with this
request. All Responsible Fatherhood
Grantees (funded by the ACF Office of
Family Assistance) are required to use
nFORM. nFORM is being developed by
the Fatherhood and Marriage Local
Evaluation and Cross-site (FaMLE Crosssite) Project and burden for these sites
are captured under OMB #0970–0460.
(3) Applicant characteristics and
program operations data for one nongrantee site. We expect most of the B3
sites will be federally funded
Responsible Fatherhood grantees, but it
is possible that one site will not and
therefore, this request includes burden
for one site to use nFORM. (4) Baseline
and follow-up surveys for the impact
study. There will be two versions of
each survey, specific to the intervention
tested. (5) Baseline and follow-up
questionnaires, interviews, focus
groups, and surveys to inform the
process study; these will also be specific
to the intervention tested.
The sites that are part of the B3 study
will use a slightly modified version of
nFORM that includes B–3 specific
information, such as: (1) B3-specific
enrollment data (2) B3-specific
information about focal child and coparent in in sites testing a parenting
intervention, and (3) B3 tracking of
child and co-parent attendance in
services with the father for program
group members in sites testing a
parenting intervention.
RESPONDENTS: Fathers seeking
services from one of the six Responsible
Fatherhood Programs in the B3 study
and staff members working at the B3
sites.
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total number
of respondents
Instrument
Annual
number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Annual burden
hours
Instruments for Recruitment and Screening
Screening questions for parenting intervention (applicant
burden) .............................................................................
Screening questions for parenting intervention (staff burden) ..................................................................................
Screening questions for employment intervention (applicant burden) .....................................................................
Screening questions for employment intervention (staff
burden) .............................................................................
Consent/Assent Materials for Fathers (applicant burden) ...
Consent/Assent Materials for Fathers (staff burden) ..........
Consent Materials for Parents of Fathers under 18 (applicant burden) .....................................................................
Consent Materials for Parents of Fathers under 18 (staff
burden) .............................................................................
Recruitment script for parenting intervention (applicant
burden) .............................................................................
Recruitment script for parenting intervention (staff burden)
Recruitment script for employment intervention (applicant
burden) .............................................................................
Recruitment script for employment intervention (staff burden) ..................................................................................
4,000
1,333
1
0.03
44
48
16
83
0.03
44
2,000
667
1
0.17
111
24
2,500
72
8
833
24
83
1
35
0.17
0.17
0.17
111
139
139
833
278
1
0.17
46
72
24
12
0.17
46
1,500
48
500
16
1
31
0.08
0.08
42
42
1,000
333
1
0.08
28
24
8
42
0.08
28
2,500
833
1
0.12
97
72
24
35
0.12
97
750
250
1
0.17
42
48
16
16
0.17
42
48
16
156
0.01
21
600
200
1
0.25
50
12
1,500
1,000
4
500
333
2,625
1
1
0.03
0.67
0.67
363
333
222
1,200
400
1
0.67
267
800
267
1
0.67
178
1,500
500
1
0.5
250
1,000
333
1
0.5
167
208
69
1
0.5
35
104
35
1
0.5
17
160
53
2
1.5
160
80
27
2
1.5
80
160
53
1
1.0
53
Instruments for Impact Study
B3-specific enrollment data collected in the nFORM MIS
from all sample members (applicant burden) ..................
B3-specific enrollment data collected in the nFORM MIS
from all sample members (staff burden) ..........................
B3-specific information collected about focal child and coparent in the nFORM MIS from program group members in sites testing parenting intervention (applicant
burden) .............................................................................
B3-specific information collected about focal child and coparent in the nFORM MIS from program group members in sites testing parenting intervention (staff burden)
B3 tracking of child and co-parent attendance in services
with the father for program group members in sites testing parenting intervention (staff burden) ..........................
Additional nFORM burden for non-Grantee site (applicant
burden) .............................................................................
Additional nFORM burden for non-Grantee site (staff burden) ..................................................................................
Baseline survey for sites testing parenting intervention ......
Baseline survey for sites testing employment intervention
6 month follow-up survey for sites testing parenting intervention ..............................................................................
6 month follow-up survey for sites testing employment
intervention .......................................................................
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Instruments for Process Study
In-program participant questionnaire for program and control group members in sites testing parenting intervention ....................................................................................
In-program participant questionnaire for program and control group members in sites testing employment intervention ..............................................................................
Staff baseline questionnaire for sites testing parenting
intervention .......................................................................
Staff baseline questionnaire for sites testing employment
intervention .......................................................................
Staff and management semi-structured interviews for sites
testing parenting intervention ...........................................
Staff and management semi-structured interviews for sites
testing employment intervention ......................................
Staff follow-up questionnaire for sites testing parenting
intervention .......................................................................
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued
Total number
of respondents
Instrument
Staff follow-up questionnaire for sites testing employment
intervention .......................................................................
Participant focus groups ......................................................
Mother focus groups in sites testing parenting intervention
Mobile device process survey .............................................
Mobile device employment survey ......................................
Mobile device parenting and co-parenting survey ...............
Post-workshop questionnaires for sites testing parenting
intervention .......................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,876.
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE
Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address:
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All
requests should be identified by the title
of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments on (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
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1.0
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0.08
0.08
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27
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32
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133
200
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96
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400
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Building Bridges and Bonds (B3) Study: Data Collection.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) proposes to collect
information as part of the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3) study. B3
will inform policymakers, program operators, and stakeholders about
effective ways for fatherhood programs to support fathers in their
parenting and employment. In particular, partnering with programs that
serve low-income fathers to promote responsible fatherhood, the B3
study will examine the effectiveness of strategies used to (1) engage
fathers in program activities, (2) develop and support parenting and
co-parenting skills, and (3) advance the employment of disadvantaged
fathers. B3 will test innovative, evidence-informed approaches that
will be added to the core components of fatherhood programs and will
reflect the most recent developments in behavioral science, adult
skill-building, child development, and other relevant disciplines. The
study will include up to six sites and specific interventions will vary
by site.
B3 includes an impact evaluation and a process study. The impact
evaluation will involve randomly assigning individuals to a treatment
or comparison condition and comparing key outcomes. In addition, the
study will collect information on employment, criminal justice and
child support outcomes from administrative records. These data will be
used to estimate the effects of the parenting or employment
intervention on a range of outcomes including employment; earnings;
child support; father/child contact, shared activities, and
relationship quality; father's commitment to his child, parenting
skills, and parenting efficacy; co-parenting relationship quality; and
criminal justice outcomes.
The process study will describe and document each newly established
intervention and how it operated to provide insight into the treatment
differentials and the context for interpreting findings of the impact
study. The process study will also highlight lessons to the field
including what it takes to engage participants, the challenges sites
face when implementing the parenting or employment intervention, and
the participants' perspectives on whether the program components
offered met their needs.
Data collection instruments for the B3 study include the following:
(1) Screening for program eligibility to help ensure that only eligible
fathers enroll in the study.
(2) nFORM management information system (MIS) to record study and
participation information. Note: Only B3-specific burden is included
with this request. All Responsible Fatherhood Grantees (funded by the
ACF Office of Family Assistance) are required to use nFORM. nFORM is
being developed by the Fatherhood and Marriage Local Evaluation and
Cross-site (FaMLE Cross-site) Project and burden for these sites are
captured under OMB #0970-0460. (3) Applicant characteristics and
program operations data for one non-grantee site. We expect most of the
B3 sites will be federally funded Responsible Fatherhood grantees, but
it is possible that one site will not and therefore, this request
includes burden for one site to use nFORM. (4) Baseline and follow-up
surveys for the impact study. There will be two versions of each
survey, specific to the intervention tested. (5) Baseline and follow-up
questionnaires, interviews, focus groups, and surveys to inform the
process study; these will also be specific to the intervention tested.
The sites that are part of the B3 study will use a slightly
modified version of nFORM that includes B-3 specific information, such
as: (1) B3-specific enrollment data (2) B3-specific information about
focal child and co-parent in in sites testing a parenting intervention,
and (3) B3 tracking of child and co-parent attendance in services with
the father for program group members in sites testing a parenting
intervention.
RESPONDENTS: Fathers seeking services from one of the six
Responsible Fatherhood Programs in the B3 study and staff members
working at the B3 sites.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number Annual number responses per hours per Annual burden
of respondents of respondents respondent response hours
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Instruments for Recruitment and Screening
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Screening questions for 4,000 1,333 1 0.03 44
parenting intervention
(applicant burden).............
Screening questions for 48 16 83 0.03 44
parenting intervention (staff
burden)........................
Screening questions for 2,000 667 1 0.17 111
employment intervention
(applicant burden).............
Screening questions for 24 8 83 0.17 111
employment intervention (staff
burden)........................
Consent/Assent Materials for 2,500 833 1 0.17 139
Fathers (applicant burden).....
Consent/Assent Materials for 72 24 35 0.17 139
Fathers (staff burden).........
Consent Materials for Parents of 833 278 1 0.17 46
Fathers under 18 (applicant
burden)........................
Consent Materials for Parents of 72 24 12 0.17 46
Fathers under 18 (staff burden)
Recruitment script for parenting 1,500 500 1 0.08 42
intervention (applicant burden)
Recruitment script for parenting 48 16 31 0.08 42
intervention (staff burden)....
Recruitment script for 1,000 333 1 0.08 28
employment intervention
(applicant burden).............
Recruitment script for 24 8 42 0.08 28
employment intervention (staff
burden)........................
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Instruments for Impact Study
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B3-specific enrollment data 2,500 833 1 0.12 97
collected in the nFORM MIS from
all sample members (applicant
burden)........................
B3-specific enrollment data 72 24 35 0.12 97
collected in the nFORM MIS from
all sample members (staff
burden)........................
B3-specific information 750 250 1 0.17 42
collected about focal child and
co-parent in the nFORM MIS from
program group members in sites
testing parenting intervention
(applicant burden).............
B3-specific information 48 16 16 0.17 42
collected about focal child and
co-parent in the nFORM MIS from
program group members in sites
testing parenting intervention
(staff burden).................
B3 tracking of child and co- 48 16 156 0.01 21
parent attendance in services
with the father for program
group members in sites testing
parenting intervention (staff
burden)........................
Additional nFORM burden for non- 600 200 1 0.25 50
Grantee site (applicant burden)
Additional nFORM burden for non- 12 4 2,625 0.03 363
Grantee site (staff burden)....
Baseline survey for sites 1,500 500 1 0.67 333
testing parenting intervention.
Baseline survey for sites 1,000 333 1 0.67 222
testing employment intervention
6 month follow-up survey for 1,200 400 1 0.67 267
sites testing parenting
intervention...................
6 month follow-up survey for 800 267 1 0.67 178
sites testing employment
intervention...................
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Instruments for Process Study
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In-program participant 1,500 500 1 0.5 250
questionnaire for program and
control group members in sites
testing parenting intervention.
In-program participant 1,000 333 1 0.5 167
questionnaire for program and
control group members in sites
testing employment intervention
Staff baseline questionnaire for 208 69 1 0.5 35
sites testing parenting
intervention...................
Staff baseline questionnaire for 104 35 1 0.5 17
sites testing employment
intervention...................
Staff and management semi- 160 53 2 1.5 160
structured interviews for sites
testing parenting intervention.
Staff and management semi- 80 27 2 1.5 80
structured interviews for sites
testing employment intervention
Staff follow-up questionnaire 160 53 1 1.0 53
for sites testing parenting
intervention...................
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Staff follow-up questionnaire 80 27 1 1.0 27
for sites testing employment
intervention...................
Participant focus groups........ 96 32 1 1.5 48
Mother focus groups in sites 80 27 1 1.0 27
testing parenting intervention.
Mobile device process survey.... 2,000 667 5 0.08 278
Mobile device employment survey. 400 133 5 0.08 56
Mobile device parenting and co- 600 200 5 0.08 83
parenting survey...............
Post-workshop questionnaires for 750 250 5 0.05 63
sites testing parenting
intervention...................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,876.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email address:
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified by
the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
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