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EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
Pharmacies Event Form ...........................................................................
9,079
37.6
3/60
17,068
Subtotal for the MEPS–MPC .............................................................
100,783
........................
........................
29,111
Grand Total ................................................................................
142,383
........................
........................
76,498
* The Adult SAQ is completed once every two years, on the odd numbered years.
** The PSAQ is completed once every two years, on the even numbered years.
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Form name
MEPS–HC:
MEPS–HC Core Interview ........................................................................
Adult SAQ .................................................................................................
Preventive Care SAQ (PSAQ) ..................................................................
Diabetes Care Survey (DCS) ...................................................................
Cancer SAQ .............................................................................................
Authorization forms for the MEPS–MPC Provider and Pharmacy Survey .........................................................................................................
MEPS Validation Interview .......................................................................
Total burden
hours
Average
hourly wage
rate
Total cost
burden
11,750
5,688
5,688
1,000
1,500
43,083
332
332
50
500
$29.76 *
29.76 *
29.76 *
29.76 *
29.76 *
$1,282,150
9,880
9,880
1,488
14,880
11,750
4,225
2,738
352
29.76 *
29.76 *
81,483
10,475
Subtotal for the MEPS–HC ...............................................................
MEPS–MPC:
MPC Contact Guide/Screening Call .........................................................
Home care Providers Event Form ............................................................
Office-based Providers Event Form .........................................................
Separately Billing Doctors (SBD) Event Form .........................................
Hospitals & HMOs (Hospital Event Form .................................................
Institutions (non-hospital) Event Form ......................................................
Pharmacies Event Form ...........................................................................
41,600
47,387
........................
1,410,236
54,758
886
14,950
12,690
8,302
118
9,079
4,563
257
3,214
888
3,113
8
17,068
19.84 **
19.84 **
19.84 **
19.84 **
19.84 **
19.84 **
19.35 ***
90,530
5,099
63,766
17,618
61,762
159
330,266
Subtotal for the MEPS–MPC .............................................................
100,783
29,111
........................
569,200
Grand Total ................................................................................
142,383
77,067
........................
1,979,436
* Mean hourly wage for All Occupations (00–0000).
** Mean hourly wage for Medical Secretaries (43–6013).
*** Mean hourly wage for Pharmacy Technicians (29–2052).
Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates United States, U.S. Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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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
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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: December 11, 2023.
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, 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 the proposed
information collection project
‘‘TeamSTEPPS® 3.0 Training
Assessment.’’ This proposed
information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register on
SUMMARY:
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October 4th, 2023 and allowed 60 days
for public comment. AHRQ received no
substantive comments from members of
the public. The purpose of this notice is
to allow an additional 30 days for public
comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by January 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
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:
Proposed Project
TeamSTEPPS® 3.0 Training Assessment
In 2006 the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the
Department of Defense developed
Strategies & Tools to Enhance
Performance and Patient Safety, or
TeamSTEPPS®, an evidence-based
patient safety program. The main
objective of the TeamSTEPPS program
is to improve patient safety by training
health care staff in various teamwork,
communication, and patient safety
concepts, tools, and techniques and
ultimately increase national capacity for
supporting teamwork-based patient
safety efforts in health care
organizations.
The updated TeamSTEPPS training
will now be implemented in different
settings of various large and small
healthcare and healthcare-related
organization and institutions around the
country. Following implementation of
the updated training, an assessment for
change in individuals and teams is
necessary to examine the degree to
which the updated TeamSTEPPS
program enhances users experience,
improves the teams’ effectiveness,
streamlines team communication and
overall increases healthcare
professionals’ commitment to
interdisciplinary teamwork.
This information collection has the
following goals:
(1) Assess the overarching short-term
(immediately after the training) impact
of the TeamSTEPPS program to
determine what improvements should
be made to the training and how it is
delivered, and
(2) Assess the long-term (3–9 months
after the training) impact of the
TeamSTEPPS program to determine
how trained participants use and
implement the TeamSTEPPS tools and
resources.
This project is being conducted by
AHRQ through its contractor, Chatham
Communications, pursuant to AHRQ’s
statutory authority to conduct and
support research on health care 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).
Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project the
following data collections will be
implemented via online questionnaires.
As such, we are requesting OMB
approval to conduct three online
questionnaires to assess the
effectiveness of the updated
TeamSTEPPS® training.
(1) Baseline Survey (administered
prior to training)—Will include the
TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Attitudes
Questionnaire (T–TAQ), knowledge
assessment questions, and self-reported
event rates.
(2) Post-training Survey (administered
immediately after training
completion)—Will include questions to
assess participant training reactions and
experiences, the TeamSTEPPS
Teamwork Attitudes Questionnaire (T–
TAQ), and knowledge assessment
questions.
(3) Follow-up Survey (administered
3–9 months after training completion)—
Will include the TeamSTEPPS
Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire
(T–TAP); self-reported behavior/
implementation activities; facilitators
and barriers to use of TeamSTEPPS
concepts, tools, or strategies; selfreported changes in awareness, policies,
or processes, and self-reported event
rates.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated
annualized burden hours for the
respondent’s time to participate in the
information collection. Each training
participant survey will be completed by
up to 30 individuals from each of 115
sites and is estimated to require 20
minutes each (60 minutes total across
the surveys) to complete. The total
annualized burden is estimated to be
3,450 hours. Exhibit 2 shows the
estimated annualized cost burden based
on the respondents’ time to participate
in the study. The total cost burden is
estimated to be $160,494.
Exhibit 1. Estimated Annualized Burden
Hours
EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
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Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Hours per
response
Total
burden
hours
Baseline Survey .................................................................................................
Post-training Survey ..........................................................................................
Follow-up Survey ...............................................................................................
3,450
3,450
3,450
1
1
1
20/60
20/60
20/60
1,150
1,150
1,150
Total ............................................................................................................
10,350
N/A
N/A
3,450
Exhibit 2—Estimated Annualized Cost
Burden
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EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number
of respondents
Form name
Total burden
hours
Average
hourly wage
rate *
Total
cost
burden
Baseline Survey ...............................................................................................
Post-training Survey ........................................................................................
Follow-up Survey .............................................................................................
3,450
3,450
3,450
1,150
1,150
1,150
$46.52
46.52
46.52
53,498
53,498
53,498
Total ..........................................................................................................
10,350
3,450
N/A
160,494
* Based on the mean of the average wages for all health professionals (29–0000): Occupational Wages in the United States, May 2022, U.S.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm).
Request for Comments
SUMMARY:
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.
I. Background
Dated: December 11, 2023.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
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Medicare Program; Application by The
Joint Commission (TJC) for Continued
CMS Approval of Its Home Infusion
Therapy (HIT) Accreditation Program
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), Health and
Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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This final notice announces
our decision to approve The Joint
Commission (TJC) for continued
recognition as a national accrediting
organization that accredits suppliers of
home infusion therapy (HIT) services
that wish to participate in the Medicare
or Medicaid programs.
DATES: The approval announced in this
final notice is effective December 15,
2023 through December 15, 2029.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shannon Freeland, (410) 786–4348.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Home infusion therapy (HIT) is a
treatment option for Medicare
beneficiaries with a wide range of acute
and chronic conditions. Section 5012 of
the 21st Century Cures Act (Pub. L. 114–
255, enacted December 13, 2016) added
section 1861(iii) to the Social Security
Act (the Act), establishing a new
Medicare benefit for HIT services.
Section 1861(iii)(1) of the Act defines
‘‘home infusion therapy’’ as professional
services, including nursing services;
training and education not otherwise
covered under the Durable Medical
Equipment (DME) benefit; remote
monitoring; and other monitoring
services. Home infusion therapy must
be furnished by a qualified HIT supplier
and furnished in the individual’s home.
Sections 1861(iii)(A) and (B) require
that the individual (patient) must:
• Be under the care of an applicable
provider (that is, physician, nurse
practitioner, or physician assistant); and
• Have a plan of care established and
periodically reviewed by a physician in
coordination with the furnishing of
home infusion drugs under Part B,
which prescribes the type, amount, and
duration of infusion therapy services
that are to be furnished.
Section 1861(iii)(3)(D)(i)(III) of the Act
requires that a qualified HIT supplier be
accredited by an accrediting
organization (AO) designated by the
Secretary in accordance with section
1834(u)(5) of the Act.
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Section 1834(u)(5)(A) of the Act
identifies factors for designating HIT
AOs and in reviewing and modifying
the list of designated HIT AOs. These
statutory factors are as follows:
• The ability of the accrediting
organization to conduct timely reviews
of HIT accreditation applications.
• The ability of the accrediting
organization to take into account the
capacities of HIT suppliers located in a
rural area (as defined in section
1886(d)(2)(D) of the Act).
• Whether the accrediting
organization has established reasonable
fees to be charged to HIT suppliers
applying for accreditation.
• Such other factors as the Secretary
determines appropriate.
Section 1834(u)(5)(B) of the Act
requires the Secretary to designate AOs
to accredit HIT suppliers furnishing HIT
not later than January 1, 2021. Section
1861(iii)(3)(D)(i)(III) of the Act requires
a ‘‘qualified home infusion therapy
supplier’’ to be accredited by a CMSapproved AO, pursuant to section
1834(u)(5) of the Act.
The Joint Commission’s (TJC’s)
current term of approval for their Home
Infusion Therapy accreditation program
expires December 15, 2023.
II. Approval of Deeming Organization
Section 1834(u)(5) of the Act and
§ 488.1010 require that our findings
concerning review and approval of a
national accrediting organization’s
requirements consider, among other
factors, the applying accrediting
organization’s requirements for
accreditation; survey procedures;
resources for conducting required
surveys; capacity to furnish information
for use in enforcement activities;
monitoring procedures for provider
entities found not in compliance with
the conditions or requirements; and
ability to provide CMS with the
necessary data.
Our rules at 42 CFR 488.1020(a)
require that we publish, after receipt of
an organization’s complete application,
a notice identifying the national
accrediting body making the request,
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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, 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 the proposed information collection
project ``TeamSTEPPS[supreg] 3.0 Training Assessment.'' This proposed
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register
on
[[Page 86653]]
October 4th, 2023 and allowed 60 days for public comment. AHRQ received
no substantive comments from members of the public. The purpose of this
notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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
TeamSTEPPS[supreg] 3.0 Training Assessment
In 2006 the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and
the Department of Defense developed Strategies & Tools to Enhance
Performance and Patient Safety, or TeamSTEPPS[supreg], an evidence-
based patient safety program. The main objective of the TeamSTEPPS
program is to improve patient safety by training health care staff in
various teamwork, communication, and patient safety concepts, tools,
and techniques and ultimately increase national capacity for supporting
teamwork-based patient safety efforts in health care organizations.
The updated TeamSTEPPS training will now be implemented in
different settings of various large and small healthcare and
healthcare-related organization and institutions around the country.
Following implementation of the updated training, an assessment for
change in individuals and teams is necessary to examine the degree to
which the updated TeamSTEPPS program enhances users experience,
improves the teams' effectiveness, streamlines team communication and
overall increases healthcare professionals' commitment to
interdisciplinary teamwork.
This information collection has the following goals:
(1) Assess the overarching short-term (immediately after the
training) impact of the TeamSTEPPS program to determine what
improvements should be made to the training and how it is delivered,
and
(2) Assess the long-term (3-9 months after the training) impact of
the TeamSTEPPS program to determine how trained participants use and
implement the TeamSTEPPS tools and resources.
This project is being conducted by AHRQ through its contractor,
Chatham Communications, pursuant to AHRQ's statutory authority to
conduct and support research on health care 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).
Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project the following data collections
will be implemented via online questionnaires. As such, we are
requesting OMB approval to conduct three online questionnaires to
assess the effectiveness of the updated TeamSTEPPS[supreg] training.
(1) Baseline Survey (administered prior to training)--Will include
the TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Attitudes Questionnaire (T-TAQ), knowledge
assessment questions, and self-reported event rates.
(2) Post-training Survey (administered immediately after training
completion)--Will include questions to assess participant training
reactions and experiences, the TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Attitudes
Questionnaire (T-TAQ), and knowledge assessment questions.
(3) Follow-up Survey (administered 3-9 months after training
completion)--Will include the TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Perceptions
Questionnaire (T-TAP); self-reported behavior/implementation
activities; facilitators and barriers to use of TeamSTEPPS concepts,
tools, or strategies; self-reported changes in awareness, policies, or
processes, and self-reported event rates.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated annualized burden hours for the
respondent's time to participate in the information collection. Each
training participant survey will be completed by up to 30 individuals
from each of 115 sites and is estimated to require 20 minutes each (60
minutes total across the surveys) to complete. The total annualized
burden is estimated to be 3,450 hours. Exhibit 2 shows the estimated
annualized cost burden based on the respondents' time to participate in
the study. The total cost burden is estimated to be $160,494.
Exhibit 1. Estimated Annualized Burden 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Baseline Survey................................... 3,450 1 20/60 1,150
Post-training Survey.............................. 3,450 1 20/60 1,150
Follow-up Survey.................................. 3,450 1 20/60 1,150
-------------------------------------------------------------
Total......................................... 10,350 N/A N/A 3,450
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Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
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Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
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Number of Total burden Average hourly Total cost
Form name respondents hours wage rate * burden
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Baseline Survey................................. 3,450 1,150 $46.52 53,498
Post-training Survey............................ 3,450 1,150 46.52 53,498
Follow-up Survey................................ 3,450 1,150 46.52 53,498
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Total....................................... 10,350 3,450 N/A 160,494
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* Based on the mean of the average wages for all health professionals (29-0000): Occupational Wages in the
United States, May 2022, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm).
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: December 11, 2023.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-27465 Filed 12-13-23; 8:45 am]
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