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The Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ)
announces a Special Emphasis Panel
(SEP) meeting on ‘‘INTUIT–PC:
Improving Nonsurgical Treatment of
Urinary Incontinence among women in
Primary Care: Dissemination and
Implementation of PCOR Evidence
(U18).’’ This SEP meeting will be closed
to the public.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
July 15, 2021.
Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, (Video Assisted
Review), 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
Maryland 20857.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jenny Griffith, Committee Management
Officer, Office of Extramural Research,
Education and Priority Populations,
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality, (AHRQ), 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone:
(301) 427–1557.
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be available, to conduct on an as needed
basis, scientific reviews of applications
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fixed terms or a long period of time.
Rather, they are asked to participate in
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require their type of expertise.
The SEP meeting referenced above
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accordance with the provisions set forth
in 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(d), 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), and 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(6). Grant applications for
‘‘INTUIT–PC: Improving Nonsurgical
Treatment of Urinary Incontinence
among women in Primary Care:
Dissemination and Implementation of
PCOR Evidence (U18)’’ are to be
reviewed and discussed at this meeting.
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personal information concerning
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: May 24, 2021.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
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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 for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 proposed
updates to the approved information
collection project ‘‘Safety Program in
Perinatal Care (SPPC)-II Demonstration
Project.’’ This proposed information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on March 5, 2021
and allowed 60 days for public
comment. The purpose of this notice is
to allow an additional 30 days for public
comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by June 28, 2021.
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:
SUMMARY:
Proposed Project
Safety Program in Perinatal Care
(SPPC)–II Demonstration Project
The SPPC–II Demonstration Project
has the following goals:
(1) To implement the integrated
Alliance for Innovation on Maternal
Health (AIM)-SPPC II program in
birthing hospitals in Oklahoma and
Texas in coordination with AIM and the
respective state PQC (Perinatal Quality
Collaborative);
(2) To assess the implementation of
the integrated AIM–SPPC II program in
these hospitals; and
(3) To ascertain the short- and
medium-term impact of the integrated
AIM–SPPC II program on hospital (i.e.
perinatal unit) teamwork and
communication, patient safety, and key
maternal health outcomes.
This study is being conducted by
AHRQ through its contractor, Johns
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Hopkins University (JHU) and the AIM
program, JHU’s subcontractor, pursuant
to AHRQ’s statutory authority to
conduct and support research on
healthcare and on systems for the
delivery of such care, including
activities with respect to the quality,
effectiveness, efficiency,
appropriateness and value of healthcare
services and with respect to quality
measurement and improvement. 42
U.S.C. 299a(a)(1) and (2).
Due to continued pandemic-related
impacts on the SPPC–II study
population, we propose to update the
SPPC–II data collection by (1)
restructuring and adding questions to
the approved qualitative interview
guides to be used with AIM program
Team Leads and now frontline health
providers in the summer/fall of 2021 to
include questions to better understand
the perceived implementation context;
and (2) adding focus group discussions
in the summer/fall of 2022 to assess
perceptions of implementation and
sustainability of the SPPC–II Toolkit at
the hospital level. The total burden
hours resulting from these proposed
updates to the SPPC–II data collection is
64 hours. The total estimated annual
burden hours for SPPC–II are 54,693.
Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project the
following updates to the data collections
will be implemented:
(a) Qualitative, semi-structured
interviews with AIM Team Leads and
frontline staff will be conducted by
phone or via zoom in the summer/fall
of 2021 to assess the perceived utility of
the training and the perceived
implementation context (including
barriers, facilitators, and strategies) in
the context of a reduced scope for
SPCC–II. In 8 hospitals, one-hour
interviews with AIM Team Leads (1 per
hospital) and 30-minute interviews with
frontline staff (4 per hospital) will be
conducted. An interview guide
developed based on the Consolidated
Framework for Implementation
Research framework will be used to
conduct the interviews, together with a
corresponding consent form. The
interview guide will be supported by
the SPPC–II tier level training specific
handouts.
(b) Focus group discussions with AIM
Team Leads and frontline staff will be
conducted by phone or via zoom in the
summer/fall of 2022 to assess
perceptions of implementation and
sustainability of the SPPC–II Toolkit at
the hospital level. We will conduct one
1-hour focus groups with AIM Team
Leads and frontline staff in each of the
8 hospitals. An interview guide
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developed based on the Consolidated
Framework for Implementation
Research framework will be used to
conduct the interviews, together with a
corresponding consent form.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows only the estimated
annualized burden hours for the
respondents’ time to participate in
updates to the information collection of
the SPPC–II Demonstration Project.
One-hour qualitative interviews will
be conducted with a total of 8 AIM
Team Leads and 30-minute qualitative
interviews with 32 frontline staff in 8
hospitals. We will also conduct 8 one-
hour focus group discussions with a
total of 40 AIM Team Leads and
frontline staff in the same hospitals.
The total burden hours resulting from
the proposed updates to the SPPC–II
data collection is 64 hours. The total
annual burden hours are estimated to be
54,693 hours.
EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Hours per
response
Total
burden
hours
Qualitative semi-structured interviews with AIM Team Leads ........................
Qualitative semi-structured interviews with frontline staff ...............................
Focus group discussions with AIM Team Leads and frontline staff ...............
8
32
40
1
1
1
1.00
0.50
1
8
16
40
Total ..........................................................................................................
80
NA
NA
64
Exhibit 2 shows only the hours and
cost of updates to the collection. The
total cost burden of the updated
collection is estimated to be
$1,421,576.68 annually.
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Form name
Total
burden
hours
Average
hourly
wage rate *
Total cost
burden
Qualitative semi-structured interviews with AIM Team Leads ........................
Qualitative semi-structured interviews with frontline staff ...............................
Focus group discussions with AIM Team Leads and frontline staff ...............
8
32
40
8
16
40
$49.83
49.83
49.83
$398.64
797.28
1,993.20
Total ..........................................................................................................
80
64
........................
3,189.12
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* National Compensation Survey: Occupational wages in the United States May 2017 ‘‘U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.’’
Weighted mean hourly wage for obstetrician-gynecologists ($113.10; occupation code 29–1064; 30%); nurse-midwives ($49.83; occupation code
29–1161; 30%); registered nurses ($35.36; occupation code 29–1161; 20%); and nurse practitioners ($51.86; occupation code 29–1171; 20%).
Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520,
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’s 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
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comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: May 21, 2021.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
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Evaluation of Mental Health
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conducted by the AHRQ’s Evidencebased Practice Centers (EPC) Program.
Access to published and unpublished
pertinent scientific information will
improve the quality of this review.
Submission Deadline on or
before June 28, 2021.
DATES:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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Quality
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Request on Evaluation of Mental
Health Applications
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
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AGENCY:
The Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking
scientific information submissions from
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being solicited to inform our review on
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ADDRESSES:
Email submissions: epc@
ahrq.hhs.gov.
Print submissions:
Mailing Address: Center for Evidence
and Practice Improvement, Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality,
ATTN: EPC SEADs Coordinator, 5600
Fishers Lane, Mail Stop 06E53A,
Rockville, MD 20857.
Shipping Address (FedEx, UPS, etc.):
Center for Evidence and Practice
Improvement, Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, ATTN: EPC
SEADs Coordinator, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Mail Stop 06E77D, Rockville, MD
20857.
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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 (AHRQ), 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 proposed updates to the approved
information collection project ``Safety Program in Perinatal Care
(SPPC)-II Demonstration Project.'' This proposed information collection
was previously published in the Federal Register on March 5, 2021 and
allowed 60 days for public comment. The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 28, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by email at
[email protected].
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
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
Safety Program in Perinatal Care (SPPC)-II Demonstration Project
The SPPC-II Demonstration Project has the following goals:
(1) To implement the integrated Alliance for Innovation on Maternal
Health (AIM)-SPPC II program in birthing hospitals in Oklahoma and
Texas in coordination with AIM and the respective state PQC (Perinatal
Quality Collaborative);
(2) To assess the implementation of the integrated AIM-SPPC II
program in these hospitals; and
(3) To ascertain the short- and medium-term impact of the
integrated AIM-SPPC II program on hospital (i.e. perinatal unit)
teamwork and communication, patient safety, and key maternal health
outcomes.
This study is being conducted by AHRQ through its contractor, Johns
Hopkins University (JHU) and the AIM program, JHU's subcontractor,
pursuant to AHRQ's statutory authority to conduct and support research
on healthcare and on systems for the delivery of such care, including
activities with respect to the quality, effectiveness, efficiency,
appropriateness and value of healthcare services and with respect to
quality measurement and improvement. 42 U.S.C. 299a(a)(1) and (2).
Due to continued pandemic-related impacts on the SPPC-II study
population, we propose to update the SPPC-II data collection by (1)
restructuring and adding questions to the approved qualitative
interview guides to be used with AIM program Team Leads and now
frontline health providers in the summer/fall of 2021 to include
questions to better understand the perceived implementation context;
and (2) adding focus group discussions in the summer/fall of 2022 to
assess perceptions of implementation and sustainability of the SPPC-II
Toolkit at the hospital level. The total burden hours resulting from
these proposed updates to the SPPC-II data collection is 64 hours. The
total estimated annual burden hours for SPPC-II are 54,693.
Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project the following updates to the
data collections will be implemented:
(a) Qualitative, semi-structured interviews with AIM Team Leads and
frontline staff will be conducted by phone or via zoom in the summer/
fall of 2021 to assess the perceived utility of the training and the
perceived implementation context (including barriers, facilitators, and
strategies) in the context of a reduced scope for SPCC-II. In 8
hospitals, one-hour interviews with AIM Team Leads (1 per hospital) and
30-minute interviews with frontline staff (4 per hospital) will be
conducted. An interview guide developed based on the Consolidated
Framework for Implementation Research framework will be used to conduct
the interviews, together with a corresponding consent form. The
interview guide will be supported by the SPPC-II tier level training
specific handouts.
(b) Focus group discussions with AIM Team Leads and frontline staff
will be conducted by phone or via zoom in the summer/fall of 2022 to
assess perceptions of implementation and sustainability of the SPPC-II
Toolkit at the hospital level. We will conduct one 1-hour focus groups
with AIM Team Leads and frontline staff in each of the 8 hospitals. An
interview guide
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developed based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation
Research framework will be used to conduct the interviews, together
with a corresponding consent form.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows only the estimated annualized burden hours for the
respondents' time to participate in updates to the information
collection of the SPPC-II Demonstration Project.
One-hour qualitative interviews will be conducted with a total of 8
AIM Team Leads and 30-minute qualitative interviews with 32 frontline
staff in 8 hospitals. We will also conduct 8 one-hour focus group
discussions with a total of 40 AIM Team Leads and frontline staff in
the same hospitals.
The total burden hours resulting from the proposed updates to the
SPPC-II data collection is 64 hours. The total annual burden hours are
estimated to be 54,693 hours.
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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Qualitative semi-structured interviews with AIM 8 1 1.00 8
Team Leads.....................................
Qualitative semi-structured interviews with 32 1 0.50 16
frontline staff................................
Focus group discussions with AIM Team Leads and 40 1 1 40
frontline staff................................
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total....................................... 80 NA NA 64
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Exhibit 2 shows only the hours and cost of updates to the
collection. The total cost burden of the updated collection is
estimated to be $1,421,576.68 annually.
Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Total burden Average hourly Total cost
Form name respondents hours wage rate * burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Qualitative semi-structured interviews with AIM 8 8 $49.83 $398.64
Team Leads.....................................
Qualitative semi-structured interviews with 32 16 49.83 797.28
frontline staff................................
Focus group discussions with AIM Team Leads and 40 40 49.83 1,993.20
frontline staff................................
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total....................................... 80 64 .............. 3,189.12
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* National Compensation Survey: Occupational wages in the United States May 2017 ``U.S. Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.'' Weighted mean hourly wage for obstetrician-gynecologists ($113.10; occupation
code 29-1064; 30%); nurse-midwives ($49.83; occupation code 29-1161; 30%); registered nurses ($35.36;
occupation code 29-1161; 20%); and nurse practitioners ($51.86; occupation code 29-1171; 20%).
Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520, 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's 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 21, 2021.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
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