Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program, 52066-52067 [2024-13620]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment
Request; Small Health Care Provider
Quality Improvement Program
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
HRSA submitted an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. Comments
submitted during the first public review
of this ICR will be provided to OMB.
OMB will accept further comments from
the public during the review and
approval period. OMB may act on
HRSA’s ICR only after the 30-day
comment period for this notice has
closed.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be
received no later than July 22, 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 Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request a copy of the clearance requests
submitted to OMB for review, email
Joella Roland, the HRSA Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at
paperwork@hrsa.gov or call (301) 443–
3983.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title:
Small Health Care Provider Quality
Improvement Program, OMB No. 0915–
0387—Revision.
Abstract: This program is authorized
by the Public Health Service Act,
section 330A(g) (42 U.S.C. 254c(g)). This
SUMMARY:
authority permits the Federal Office of
Rural Health Policy (FORHP) to award
Small Health Care Provider Quality
Improvement (SHCPQI) grants that
expand access to, coordinate, and
improve the quality of basic health care
services, and enhance the delivery of
health care, in rural areas. Specifically,
FORHP may award grants to provide for
the planning and implementation of
SHCPQI activities, including activities
related to increasing care coordination,
enhancing chronic disease management,
and improving patient health outcomes.
The purpose of the SHCPQI Grant
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. HRSA collects
information from grant recipients that
participate in this program using an
OMB-approved set of performance
measures and seeks to extend its
approved information collection.
A 60-day notice was published in the
Federal Register on February 5, 2024,
89 FR 7724–25. There were no public
comments.
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 FORHP, including: (1) access
to care, (2) population demographics, (3)
staffing, (4) consortium/network, (5)
sustainability, and (6) project specific
domains. All measures will speak to
FORHP’s progress toward meeting the
goals set. 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, but
FORHP estimates fewer respondents to
align with the current cohort of grantees
and an increase in the average burden
per response to account for new
personnel.
FORHP received feedback from
awardees that personnel changes result
in additional training needs for new
hires, leading to a longer average time
to complete the SHCPQI Performance
Improvement and Measurement
Systems form. As a result of this
feedback, the estimated average burden
increased from 8 hours to 13.5 hours per
response.
Likely Respondents: The respondents
will be the grant recipients (program
grantees, not patients who receive
health care services) of the SHCPQI
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 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.
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Total burden
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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: Generic
Information Collection Request for
Health Resources and Services
Administration Stakeholder Gatherings
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 August 20, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Room 14N39, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 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 Joella Roland, the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, at (301) 443–3983.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When
submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the ICR title
for reference.
Information Collection Request Title:
Umbrella Generic Information
Collection Request for Information
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Collections Related to HRSA Gatherings,
OMB No. 0906–xxxx–New.
Abstract: HRSA conducts gatherings
for various purposes, including
conferences, meetings, workshops,
webinars, trainings, communities of
practice, focus groups, and other inperson or virtual gatherings for
individuals and organizations that are
interested in HRSA programs. To ensure
that HRSA has sufficient information to
plan, convene, administer, and evaluate
the effectiveness of these gatherings,
HRSA must collect information from
potential attendees, such as contact
information, organizational information,
logistical information (e.g., preferred
delivery methods), accommodation
needs, and feedback about the
gathering’s content. Furthermore, HRSA
may conduct a test of knowledge to see
what attendees know about the subject
matter before or during the meeting or
focus group. After the gathering
concludes, attendees may be asked to
complete an evaluation form and/or a
test of knowledge to measure the
gathering’s effectiveness. In some
instances, attendees may also apply
and/or submit an abstract for
prescreening to be selected for
attendance.
An illustrative, but not exhaustive,
list of examples of standardized
information collection activities related
to HRSA gatherings include:
• Registration Forms: Information
collected includes name, contact
information, organization/affiliation,
demographic information (age, race or
ethnicity, occupation, and location), and
attendee accommodation needs.
• Application Forms for panels,
posters, or other presentation formats:
For application forms, information
collected also includes title, author(s),
organization/affiliation, and
presentation abstract, in addition to the
information contained in the
registration form.
• Focus Groups: Information
collected includes attendee/presenter
responses to standard questions
regarding topics posed to smaller groups
during HRSA gatherings.
• Pre-/Post-Gathering Forms:
Information collected includes attendee/
presenter preferences, feedback, pre-/
post-meeting questions, and tests of
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knowledge in response to standard
questions.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: The purpose of collections
under this umbrella generic information
collection is to gather appropriate
information to plan, administer, and
evaluate HRSA gatherings. While HRSA
can evaluate the general need for and
the overall practical utility of such
information collection in advance,
HRSA may not be able to determine the
details of the specific individual
collections until a later time. The
planning for these gatherings is often on
a quick timeline and the standard
timeline to comply with a full request
under the Paperwork Reduction Act
could inhibit HRSA’s ability to collect
information to inform these activities.
The information collected is expected to
be voluntary, low-burden, and
uncontroversial. Therefore, an umbrella
generic is requested to allow for quick
turnaround requests for similar
information collections related to these
activities.
As this Generic Information
Collection Request for HRSA
Stakeholder Gatherings will focus on
the awareness, understanding, attitudes,
preferences, or experiences of HRSA
customers or other stakeholders (e.g.,
funding recipients and their delivery
partners, potential funding applicants)
relating to existing or future services,
products, or communication materials,
the Fast Track Process should apply to
this information collection. Therefore,
HRSA requests OMB provide a response
on individual generic information
collections within 5 business days.
Likely Respondents: Attendees and
presenters at HRSA conferences,
meetings, workshops, webinars,
trainings, communities of practice, and
other in-person, virtual, or hybrid
gatherings. Attendees and presenters
may include HRSA funding recipients,
individuals seeking to participate in a
HRSA-funded program, members of the
public who utilize HRSA-funded
resources, contractors, researchers, and
other members of the public. Responses
to any information collections under
this Generic Information Collection
Request for HRSA Stakeholder
Gatherings are not required to obtain or
retain any benefit.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; 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 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA
submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted
during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB
will accept further comments from the public during the review and
approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30-day
comment period for this notice has closed.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than July 22,
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 Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Joella Roland, the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer, at [email protected] or call
(301) 443-3983.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title: Small Health Care Provider
Quality Improvement Program, OMB No. 0915-0387--Revision.
Abstract: This program is authorized by the Public Health Service
Act, section 330A(g) (42 U.S.C. 254c(g)). This authority permits the
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) to award Small Health
Care Provider Quality Improvement (SHCPQI) grants that expand access
to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic health care services,
and enhance the delivery of health care, in rural areas. Specifically,
FORHP may award grants to provide for the planning and implementation
of SHCPQI activities, including activities related to increasing care
coordination, enhancing chronic disease management, and improving
patient health outcomes.
The purpose of the SHCPQI Grant 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.
HRSA collects information from grant recipients that participate in
this program using an OMB-approved set of performance measures and
seeks to extend its approved information collection.
A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register on February
5, 2024, 89 FR 7724-25. There were no public comments.
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 FORHP,
including: (1) access to care, (2) population demographics, (3)
staffing, (4) consortium/network, (5) sustainability, and (6) project
specific domains. All measures will speak to FORHP's progress toward
meeting the goals set. 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, but FORHP
estimates fewer respondents to align with the current cohort of
grantees and an increase in the average burden per response to account
for new personnel.
FORHP received feedback from awardees that personnel changes result
in additional training needs for new hires, leading to a longer average
time to complete the SHCPQI Performance Improvement and Measurement
Systems form. As a result of this feedback, the estimated average
burden increased from 8 hours to 13.5 hours per response.
Likely Respondents: The respondents will be the grant recipients
(program grantees, not patients who receive health care services) of
the SHCPQI 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 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 Average burden
Form name Number of responses per Total per response Total burden
respondents respondent responses (in hours) hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SHCPQI Performance Improvement 21 1 21 13.5 283.5
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Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-13620 Filed 6-20-24; 8:45 am]
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