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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection: Public
Comment Request; Bureau of Primary
Health Care Uniform Data System,
OMB No. 0915–0193—Revision
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection
projects 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 July 5, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit statements and
comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or by
mail to the HRSA Information
Collection Clearance Officer, 5600
Fishers Lane, Room 10–29, 14N39
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.
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When
submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the
information request collection title for
reference.
Information Collection Request Title:
Bureau of Primary Health Care Uniform
Data System, OMB No. 0915–0193—
Revision.
Abstract: The Uniform Data System
(UDS) is the Bureau of Primary Health
Care’s (BPHC) annual reporting system
for HRSA-supported health centers.
UDS includes reporting requirements
for Health Center Program look-alikes
and grantees of the following:
Community Health Center program,
Migrant Health Center program, Health
Care for the Homeless program, and
Public Housing Primary Care program.
A subset of recipients of the Bureau of
Health Workforce’s (BHW) Nurse
Education, Practice, Quality and
Retention (NEPQR) program,
specifically those recipients that are
funded under the practice priority areas
listed under Public Health Service Act
(PHSA) Section 831(b), are also required
to complete UDS annual reporting.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: HRSA collects UDS data
annually to ensure compliance with
legislative and regulatory requirements,
improve health center performance and
operations, and report overall program
accomplishments. The data help to
identify trends, enabling HRSA to
establish or expand targeted programs
and identify effective services and
interventions to improve the health of
medically underserved communities
and vulnerable populations. UDS data
are compared with national healthrelated data, including the National
Health Interview Survey and National
Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey, to explore potential differences
between health center patient
populations and the U.S. population at
large, and those individuals and
families who rely on the health care
safety net for primary care. UDS data
also inform Health Center Program
partners and communities regarding the
patients served by health centers. BHW
uses the patient and provider-level data
to determine the impact of health care
services on patient outcomes. The data
also enables BHW to establish or expand
targeted programs and identify effective
services and interventions to improve
the health of underserved communities
and vulnerable populations. In addition,
the UDS data are useful to a subset of
BHW recipients of the NEPQR program
for performance and operations
improvement, patient forecasts,
identification of trends/patterns,
implication of access barriers, and cost
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analysis to support long-term
sustainability.
The UDS data collection for 2018 will
be revised in three ways. To support
continued efforts to standardize data
collection and reduce the burden per
respondent of reporting for health
centers, the measures stated below will
be updated, where necessary, to align
with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services electronic clinical quality
measures (CMS e-CQMs) designated for
the 2018 reporting period. Specifically:
• Poor glycemic control is defined as
HbA1c > 9% per the CMS Meaningful
Use and e-specifications.’’ Therefore,
HRSA is removing this column to be
consistent with the Healthy People 2020
national benchmark and CMS and to
reduce reporting burden.
• Patient Centered Medical Home
(PCMH) recognition assesses a health
center’s approach to patient-centered
care. HRSA collects PCMH data on a
quarterly basis outside of UDS.
Therefore, HRSA is removing this
question to reduce reporting burden.
• Telehealth is increasingly used as a
method of health care delivery for the
health center patient population,
especially those hard-to-reach patients
living in geographically isolated
communities. Collecting information on
telehealth capacity and use of telehealth
is essential for (1) the delivery of
technical assistance for health centers
and (2) improving the health of the
nation’s underserved communities and
vulnerable populations by assuring
access to comprehensive, culturally
competent, quality primary health care
services. Based on the uniqueness of
telehealth data and its introduction into
the UDS system, HRSA is proposing
more robust questions to better capture
this data.
Likely Respondents: Respondents are
HRSA BPHC Health Center Program
grantees, look-alikes, and BHW NEPQR
Program recipients.
Burden Statement: Burden includes
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. While the overall burden
estimate is increasing due to an increase
in the number of respondents, the
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proposed revisions will result in a
reduction in burden per respondent due
to the removal of two questions and the
modification of a third set of questions.
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
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total
responses
Total burden
hours
Universal Report ..................................................................
Grant Report ........................................................................
1,477
498
1
1
1,477
498
169
21
249,613
10,458
Total ..............................................................................
1,975
........................
1,975
........................
260,071
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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection: Public
Comment Request Information
Collection Request Title: National
Health Service Corps Ambassador
Portal OMB No. 0915–0388—Extension
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection
projects 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 should be
received no later than July 5, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance
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Officer, Room 14N39, 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, in compliance with Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
Information Collection Request Title:
National Health Service Corps
Ambassador Portal OMB No. 0915–
0388—Extension
Abstract: The National Health Service
Corps (NHSC), administered by HRSA,
is committed to improving the health of
the nation’s underserved by uniting
communities in need with caring health
professionals and by supporting
communities’ efforts to build better
systems of care. NHSC programs
provide scholarships and repay
qualifying educational loans for primary
care physicians, dentists, nurse
practitioners, physician assistants,
behavioral health clinicians, and other
primary care clinicians who agree to
practice in Health Professional Shortage
Areas (HPSAs).
The NHSC invites current and former
NHSC participants and individuals
affiliated with academic, clinical, and
other public health related organizations
to participate in the NHSC Ambassador
Program. NHSC Ambassadors provide
professional development, training, and
mentorship to NHSC Corps members
interested in primary care and serving
in a HPSA. NHSC Ambassadors also
educate current and prospective NHSC
participants about the unique or local
characteristics of a particular NHSC site,
HPSA, or region. NHSC Ambassadors
inspire and motivate students and
clinicians to provide primary care in
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communities with health professional
shortages.
The NHSC Ambassador Portal serves
as both the application interface for
interested individuals to apply and
become NHSC Ambassadors, as well as
the public-facing online searchable
database of contact information for
Ambassadors. An applicant creates an
Ambassador profile that contains
information such as name, email
address, professional/employment
information (including organization
name and address, or the school
attending), phone number(s),
discipline(s) interested in interacting
with, and a brief reason why he or she
would like to be Ambassador.
Completed applications are forwarded
through the portal to NHSC staff. If
approved, an NHSC Ambassador has the
opportunity to add a brief professional
biography and social network addresses
to his or her profile. Assistance in
completing the application is provided
through prompts via the online portal
and through the NHSC Customer Care
Center, if necessary.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: The need and purpose of
this information collection is to provide
a database where interested parties can
search for an NHSC Ambassador to
serve as a local resource who can offer
a unique perspective on providing
health care services as an NHSC
Participant in HPSAs. Based on the
analysis of the Directory since its
creation in 2014, it is estimated that
nearly 600 Ambassadors have the
potential to update their profiles within
1 year. The number of new
Ambassadors was over-estimated at 200
in 2014, whereas recent trends estimate
156 new Ambassadors annually.
Therefore, the estimated increase in
updates by current Ambassadors and
decrease in new Ambassador profiles
results in a net burden hour increase of
6 hours from 2014 to 2017.
Likely Respondents: Current or former
NHSC participants or individuals who
are affiliated with academic, clinical, or
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Public Comment Request; Bureau of Primary Health Care Uniform Data
System, OMB No. 0915-0193--Revision
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 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 July 5,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit statements and comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or by
mail to the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Room 10-29, 14N39 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: Bureau of Primary Health Care
Uniform Data System, OMB No. 0915-0193--Revision.
Abstract: The Uniform Data System (UDS) is the Bureau of Primary
Health Care's (BPHC) annual reporting system for HRSA-supported health
centers. UDS includes reporting requirements for Health Center Program
look-alikes and grantees of the following: Community Health Center
program, Migrant Health Center program, Health Care for the Homeless
program, and Public Housing Primary Care program. A subset of
recipients of the Bureau of Health Workforce's (BHW) Nurse Education,
Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) program, specifically those
recipients that are funded under the practice priority areas listed
under Public Health Service Act (PHSA) Section 831(b), are also
required to complete UDS annual reporting.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA collects UDS data
annually to ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory
requirements, improve health center performance and operations, and
report overall program accomplishments. The data help to identify
trends, enabling HRSA to establish or expand targeted programs and
identify effective services and interventions to improve the health of
medically underserved communities and vulnerable populations. UDS data
are compared with national health-related data, including the National
Health Interview Survey and National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey, to explore potential differences between health center patient
populations and the U.S. population at large, and those individuals and
families who rely on the health care safety net for primary care. UDS
data also inform Health Center Program partners and communities
regarding the patients served by health centers. BHW uses the patient
and provider-level data to determine the impact of health care services
on patient outcomes. The data also enables BHW to establish or expand
targeted programs and identify effective services and interventions to
improve the health of underserved communities and vulnerable
populations. In addition, the UDS data are useful to a subset of BHW
recipients of the NEPQR program for performance and operations
improvement, patient forecasts, identification of trends/patterns,
implication of access barriers, and cost analysis to support long-term
sustainability.
The UDS data collection for 2018 will be revised in three ways. To
support continued efforts to standardize data collection and reduce the
burden per respondent of reporting for health centers, the measures
stated below will be updated, where necessary, to align with Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services electronic clinical quality measures
(CMS e-CQMs) designated for the 2018 reporting period. Specifically:
Poor glycemic control is defined as HbA1c > 9% per the CMS
Meaningful Use and e-specifications.'' Therefore, HRSA is removing this
column to be consistent with the Healthy People 2020 national benchmark
and CMS and to reduce reporting burden.
Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition assesses
a health center's approach to patient-centered care. HRSA collects PCMH
data on a quarterly basis outside of UDS. Therefore, HRSA is removing
this question to reduce reporting burden.
Telehealth is increasingly used as a method of health care
delivery for the health center patient population, especially those
hard-to-reach patients living in geographically isolated communities.
Collecting information on telehealth capacity and use of telehealth is
essential for (1) the delivery of technical assistance for health
centers and (2) improving the health of the nation's underserved
communities and vulnerable populations by assuring access to
comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary health care
services. Based on the uniqueness of telehealth data and its
introduction into the UDS system, HRSA is proposing more robust
questions to better capture this data.
Likely Respondents: Respondents are HRSA BPHC Health Center Program
grantees, look-alikes, and BHW NEPQR Program recipients.
Burden Statement: Burden includes 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. While the overall burden estimate is increasing due to an
increase in the number of respondents, the
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proposed revisions will result in a reduction in burden per respondent
due to the removal of two questions and the modification of a third set
of questions. The total annual burden hours estimated for this ICR are
summarized in the table below.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Form name Number of responses per Total per response Total burden
respondents respondent responses (in hours) hours
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Universal Report................ 1,477 1 1,477 169 249,613
Grant Report.................... 498 1 498 21 10,458
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Total....................... 1,975 .............. 1,975 .............. 260,071
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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.
[FR Doc. 2017-09086 Filed 5-4-17; 8:45 am]
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