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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection: Public
Comment Request; Information
Collection Request Title: Rural Health
Care Coordination Program OMB No.
0906–0024—Reinstate With Changes
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 the 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 January 29, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Room 14N136B, 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 Lisa Wright-Solomon, 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:
Rural Health Care Coordination Program
OMB No. 0906–0024—Reinstate with
Changes.
Abstract: The Rural Health Care
Coordination Program (Care
Coordination Program) is authorized
under Section 330A(e) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254(e)), as
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amended, to ‘‘improve access and
quality of care through the application
of care coordination strategies with the
focus areas of collaboration, leadership
and workforce, improved outcomes, and
sustainability in rural communities.’’
This authority permits HRSA’s Federal
Office of Rural Health Policy to support
rural health consortiums/networks
aiming to achieve the overall goals of
improving access, delivery, and quality
of care through the application of care
coordination strategies in rural
communities.
This ICR was discontinued in January
2020. HRSA is requesting a
reinstatement with changes as it was
decided to re-compete this pilot
program.
The proposed Rural Health Care
Coordination Program draft measures
for information collection reflect
changes to the Clinical Measures
section, which was previously in
section eight and now currently in
section six. The Clinical Measures
Section now expands previous project
focus from three chronic diseases (i.e.
Type 2 diabetes, Congestive Heart
Failure, and Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease) to an inclusive list
of clinical measures in order to reflect
a patient’s overall health and well-being
as well as the organization’s overall
improved outcomes for the project.
Proposed revisions also include
measures to examine key elements cited
for a successful rural care coordination
program: (1) Collaboration, (2)
leadership and workforce, (3) improved
outcomes, and (4) sustainability.
1. Collaboration—Utilizing a
collaborative approach to coordinate
and deliver health care services through
a consortium, in which member
organizations actively engage in
integrated, coordinated, patientcentered delivery of health care
services.
2. Leadership and Workforce—
Developing and strengthening a highly
skilled care coordination workforce to
respond to vulnerable populations’
unmet needs within the rural
communities.
3. Improved Outcomes—Expanding
access and improving care quality and
delivery, and health outcomes through
evidence-based model and/or promising
practices tailored to meet the local
populations’ needs.
4. Sustainability—Developing and
strengthening care coordination
program’s financial sustainability by
establishing effective revenue sources
such as expanded service
reimbursement, resource sharing, and/or
contributions from partners at the
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community, county, regional, and state
levels.
With the continuing shift in the
healthcare environment towards
provision of value-based care and
utilization of reimbursement strategies
through Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services quality reporting
programs, the latest competitive Rural
Health Care Coordination Program
cohort also aligned with this shift. An
increased number of sophisticated
applicants leveraging increasingly
intricate reporting methodologies for
quality data collection, utilization and
analysis has resulted in an estimate of
burden hours more in line with the
realities of the health care landscape. In
addition, the total number of responses
has increased to 10 since the previous
Notice of Award. This is due to a new
Rural Health Care Coordination Program
grant cycle with an increased number of
awardees and therefore an increased
number of respondents.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: For this program,
performance measures were drafted to
provide data to the program and to
enable HRSA to provide aggregate
program data required by Congress
under the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993. These measures
cover the principal topic areas of
interest to the Federal Office of Rural
Health Policy, including: (a) Access to
care; (b) population demographics; (c)
staffing; (d) consortium/network; (e)
sustainability; and (f) project specific
domains. All measures will speak to
HRSA’s progress toward meeting the
goals set.
Likely Respondents: Recipients of the
Rural Health Care Coordination Program
funding.
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
Rural Health Care Coordination Grant Program Measures
Total ..............................................................................
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.
Maria G. Button,
Director, 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: Rural
Health Care Coordination Program OMB No. 0906-0024--Reinstate With
Changes
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 the 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 January
29, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N136B, 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 [email protected] or call Lisa Wright-
Solomon, 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: Rural Health Care
Coordination Program OMB No. 0906-0024--Reinstate with Changes.
Abstract: The Rural Health Care Coordination Program (Care
Coordination Program) is authorized under Section 330A(e) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254(e)), as amended, to ``improve access
and quality of care through the application of care coordination
strategies with the focus areas of collaboration, leadership and
workforce, improved outcomes, and sustainability in rural
communities.'' This authority permits HRSA's Federal Office of Rural
Health Policy to support rural health consortiums/networks aiming to
achieve the overall goals of improving access, delivery, and quality of
care through the application of care coordination strategies in rural
communities.
This ICR was discontinued in January 2020. HRSA is requesting a
reinstatement with changes as it was decided to re-compete this pilot
program.
The proposed Rural Health Care Coordination Program draft measures
for information collection reflect changes to the Clinical Measures
section, which was previously in section eight and now currently in
section six. The Clinical Measures Section now expands previous project
focus from three chronic diseases (i.e. Type 2 diabetes, Congestive
Heart Failure, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) to an
inclusive list of clinical measures in order to reflect a patient's
overall health and well-being as well as the organization's overall
improved outcomes for the project. Proposed revisions also include
measures to examine key elements cited for a successful rural care
coordination program: (1) Collaboration, (2) leadership and workforce,
(3) improved outcomes, and (4) sustainability.
1. Collaboration--Utilizing a collaborative approach to coordinate
and deliver health care services through a consortium, in which member
organizations actively engage in integrated, coordinated, patient-
centered delivery of health care services.
2. Leadership and Workforce--Developing and strengthening a highly
skilled care coordination workforce to respond to vulnerable
populations' unmet needs within the rural communities.
3. Improved Outcomes--Expanding access and improving care quality
and delivery, and health outcomes through evidence-based model and/or
promising practices tailored to meet the local populations' needs.
4. Sustainability--Developing and strengthening care coordination
program's financial sustainability by establishing effective revenue
sources such as expanded service reimbursement, resource sharing, and/
or contributions from partners at the
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community, county, regional, and state levels.
With the continuing shift in the healthcare environment towards
provision of value-based care and utilization of reimbursement
strategies through Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services quality
reporting programs, the latest competitive Rural Health Care
Coordination Program cohort also aligned with this shift. An increased
number of sophisticated applicants leveraging increasingly intricate
reporting methodologies for quality data collection, utilization and
analysis has resulted in an estimate of burden hours more in line with
the realities of the health care landscape. In addition, the total
number of responses has increased to 10 since the previous Notice of
Award. This is due to a new Rural Health Care Coordination Program
grant cycle with an increased number of awardees and therefore an
increased number of respondents.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: For this program,
performance measures were drafted to provide data to the program and to
enable HRSA to provide aggregate program data required by Congress
under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. These
measures cover the principal topic areas of interest to the Federal
Office of Rural Health Policy, including: (a) Access to care; (b)
population demographics; (c) staffing; (d) consortium/network; (e)
sustainability; and (f) project specific domains. All measures will
speak to HRSA's progress toward meeting the goals set.
Likely Respondents: Recipients of the Rural Health Care
Coordination Program funding.
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
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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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Rural Health Care Coordination 10 1 10 3.5 35
Grant Program Measures.........
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Total....................... 10 .............. 10 .............. 35
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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.
Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
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