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Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: To ensure these goals are
achieved, the George Washington
University (GW) is conducting an
evaluation of the training,
administrative and organizational
structures, clinical service, challenges,
innovations, costs associated with
training, and outcomes of Teaching
Health Centers (THCs). GW has
developed questionnaires for
implementation with all THC
matriculating residents, graduating
residents, and graduated residents at
one year post-graduation. The
matriculation questionnaire aims to
collect background information on THC
residents to better understand the
characteristics of individuals who apply
and are accepted to THC programs. The
graduation questionnaire collects
information on career plans. The alumni
questionnaire collects information on
career outcomes (including practice in
primary care and in underserved
settings) following graduation as well as
feedback on the quality of training.
Statute requires that THCGME
program award recipients report
annually on the types of primary care
resident approved training programs
provided, the number of approved
training positions, the number who
completed their residency at the end of
the prior academic year and care for
vulnerable populations living in
underserved areas, and any other
information as deemed appropriate by
the Secretary. The described data
collection activities will serve to meet
this statutory requirement for the
THCGME program award recipients in a
uniform and consistent manner and will
allow comparisons of this group to other
trainees in non-THC programs. HRSA
seeks renewal of these measures with no
changes.
Likely Respondents: This data
collection includes documents that are
completed separately by THC Program
Directors and residents. THC Program
Directors who have not already
completed the program data collection
tool will respond to the part of the data
collection tool related to the
characteristics of the programs. Annual
updates are made on an as-needed basis.
THC matriculating residents, graduating
residents and graduated residents at one
year post-graduation will respond to the
questionnaires related to characteristics
of the residents.
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.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total
responses
Average
burden
per
response
(in hours)
Total
burden
hours
Program Data Collection Tool .............................................
THC Alumni Survey .............................................................
THC Matriculant Survey .......................................................
THC Graduation Survey ......................................................
10
200
200
200
1
1
1
1
10
200
200
200
8
0.33
0.25
0.25
80
66
50
50
Total ..............................................................................
610
........................
610
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Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection: Public
Comment Request; Small Health Care
Provider Quality Improvement Program
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection
projects (Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995),
HRSA announces plans to submit an
Information Collection Request (ICR),
described below, to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Prior
to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA
seeks comments from the public
regarding the burden estimate, below, or
any other aspect of the ICR.
DATES: Comments on this ICR must be
received no later than February 27,
2017.
Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Room 14N–39, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and draft
instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov
or call the HRSA Information Collection
Clearance Officer at (301) 443–1984.
ADDRESSES:
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When
submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the
information request collection title for
reference.
Information Collection Request Title:
Small Health Care Provider Quality
Improvement Program
OMB No. 0915–0387—Extension
Abstract: This program is authorized
by Title III, Public Health Service Act,
Section 330A(g) (42 U.S.C. 254c(g)), as
amended by Section 201, P.L. 107–251,
and Section 4, P.L. 110–355. This
authority directs the Federal Office of
Rural Health Policy (FORHP) to support
grants that expand access to, coordinate,
contain the cost of, and improve the
quality of essential health care services,
including preventive and emergency
services, through the development of
health care networks in rural and
frontier areas and regions. Across these
various programs, the authority allows
HRSA to provide funds to rural and
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frontier communities to support the
direct delivery of health care and related
services, expand existing services, or
enhance health service delivery through
education, promotion, and prevention
programs.
The purpose of the Small Health Care
Provider Quality Improvement Grant
(Rural Quality) Program is to provide
support to rural primary care providers
for implementation of quality
improvement activities. The goal of the
program is to promote the development
of an evidence-based culture and
delivery of coordinated care in the
primary care setting. Additional
objectives of the program include
improved health outcomes for patients,
enhanced chronic disease management,
and better engagement of patients and
their caregivers. Organizations
participating in the program are
required to use an evidence-based
quality improvement model, perform
tests of change focused on
improvement, and use health
information technology (HIT) to collect
and report data. HIT may include an
electronic patient registry or an
electronic health record, and is a critical
component for improving quality and
patient outcomes. With HIT it is
possible to generate timely and
meaningful data, which helps providers
track and plan care.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: FORHP collects this
information to quantify the impact of
grant funding on access to health care,
quality of services, and improvement of
health outcomes. FORHP uses the data
for program improvement and grantees
use the data for performance tracking.
No changes are proposed from the
current data collection effort.
Likely Respondents: Grantees of the
Small Health Care Provider Quality
Improvement Program.
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 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 Information
Collection Request are summarized in
the table below.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form Name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total
Burden
Hours
Name of instrument .............................................................
32
1
32
8
256
Total ..............................................................................
32
........................
32
........................
256
HRSA 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.
Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
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and Delegations of Authority
Office for Civil Rights, Office of
the Secretary, HHS.
AGENCY:
Part A, Office of the Secretary,
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) is being amended at
Chapter AT, Office for Civil Rights
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(OCR), as last amended at 190 FR 60757,
dated October 1, 2010, is amended to
reflect the restructuring of the Office for
Civil Rights (OCR) as follows:
I. Under Part A, Chapter AT, ‘‘Office
for Civil Rights (OCR),’’ delete ‘‘Section
AT.10 Organization’’ in its entirety and
replace with the following:
Section AT.10 Organization. The
Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is under
the direction of the Director of the
Office for Civil Rights (Director) who
reports to the Secretary. OCR consists of
the following components:
A. Office of the Director (AT)
B. Operations and Resources Division
(ATA)
C. Civil Rights Division (ATB)
D. Health Information Privacy Division
(ATC)
II. Under Chapter AT, Office for Civil
Rights (OCR) delete ‘‘Section AT.20
Functions’’ in its entirety and replace
with the following:
A. Office of the Director (AT). As the
Department’s chief officer and adviser to
the Secretary for implementation and
enforcement of HHS civil rights and
Health Insurance Portability,
Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy,
security, and breach notification rules,
the Director provides leadership,
priorities, guidance and supervision to
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programs, and operations of OCR. The
Director also is responsible for
representing the Secretary and the
Department, in coordination and
consultation with the Assistant
Secretary for Legislation, before
Congress and the Executive Office of the
President on matters relating to civil
rights and the privacy, security, and
breach rules and for liaising with other
Federal departments and agencies
charged with civil rights and privacy,
security, and breach enforcement and
compliance responsibilities.
B. Operations and Resources Division
(ATA). The Operations and Resources
Division (ORD) is headed by a Deputy
Director who reports to the Director.
Responsibilities of the Deputy Director
for Operations and Resources include:
Advising on all regional operations and
the Centralized Case Management
Operation (CCMO); resource
management; and other staff functions
that include management operations,
budget, human resources, travel,
information technology, support
activities, management analysis, ethics,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Public Comment Request; Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement
Program
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects (Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), HRSA announces plans to submit an
Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA
seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or
any other aspect of the ICR.
DATES: Comments on this ICR must be received no later than February 27,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N-39, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
draft instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov or call the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the information request collection title
for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: Small Health Care Provider
Quality Improvement Program
OMB No. 0915-0387--Extension
Abstract: This program is authorized by Title III, Public Health
Service Act, Section 330A(g) (42 U.S.C. 254c(g)), as amended by Section
201, P.L. 107-251, and Section 4, P.L. 110-355. This authority directs
the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) to support grants
that expand access to, coordinate, contain the cost of, and improve the
quality of essential health care services, including preventive and
emergency services, through the development of health care networks in
rural and frontier areas and regions. Across these various programs,
the authority allows HRSA to provide funds to rural and
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frontier communities to support the direct delivery of health care and
related services, expand existing services, or enhance health service
delivery through education, promotion, and prevention programs.
The purpose of the Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement
Grant (Rural Quality) Program is to provide support to rural primary
care providers for implementation of quality improvement activities.
The goal of the program is to promote the development of an evidence-
based culture and delivery of coordinated care in the primary care
setting. Additional objectives of the program include improved health
outcomes for patients, enhanced chronic disease management, and better
engagement of patients and their caregivers. Organizations
participating in the program are required to use an evidence-based
quality improvement model, perform tests of change focused on
improvement, and use health information technology (HIT) to collect and
report data. HIT may include an electronic patient registry or an
electronic health record, and is a critical component for improving
quality and patient outcomes. With HIT it is possible to generate
timely and meaningful data, which helps providers track and plan care.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: FORHP collects this
information to quantify the impact of grant funding on access to health
care, quality of services, and improvement of health outcomes. FORHP
uses the data for program improvement and grantees use the data for
performance tracking. No changes are proposed from the current data
collection effort.
Likely Respondents: Grantees of the Small Health Care Provider
Quality Improvement Program.
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 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 Information Collection Request are summarized in the table below.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of Total burden per Total Burden
Form Name respondents responses per responses response (in Hours
respondent hours)
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Name of instrument.............. 32 1 32 8 256
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Total....................... 32 .............. 32 .............. 256
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HRSA 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.
Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
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