[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 64731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26360]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Request for Information (RFI) for Consumer Health Initiative To 
Develop Collaborations That Produce Evidence-Based Informatics 
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    The National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and 
Population Sciences, Behavioral Research Program requests information 
to expand the 2009 Consumer Health Summit post-conference activities. 
Information of interest includes: Current journal articles, funding 
opportunities, and product development plans, which will be shared 
publicly on http://www.InformaticsforConsumerHealth.org.
    Contributions should be targeted toward informatics that support 
behavior change as outlined in the Office of the National Coordinator 
for Health Information Technology's (ONC) Meaningful Use Matrix (http://healthit.hhs.gov) with the end-goal of dissemination into public, 
clinical and/or home settings. Content areas may include, but are not 
limited to, care coordination, eHealth tools and strategies, early 
prevention and detection, electronic health records, clinical decision 
support, health care disparities, and telehealth/telemedicine.
    The purpose of this request is to solicit ongoing information from 
commercial Information Technology (IT), government, health care, 
education, research, and advocacy organizations on the state of 
informatics for consumer health. The overarching goal is to promote 
transparency, stimulate original development and partnerships, and 
minimize overlap in projects in the consumer health arena.

DATES: Comments should be submitted by February 1, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Individuals, groups and organizations interested in 
contributing may submit information through an electronic document 
online http://informaticsforconsumerhealth.org/index.php?q=collaborate, 
or via e-mail [email protected]. Information 
will be made publicly available; trade secrets should not be submitted. 
A response to this RFI will not be viewed as a binding commitment to 
develop or pursue the ideas discussed. NCI will not pay for information 
provided under this RFI. This RFI is not accepting applications for 
financial assistance or financial incentives. NCI has no obligation to 
respond to those who submit comments or questions, and/or give any 
feedback on any decision made based on the comments received.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Connie Dresser, RDPH, LN, Program 
Director, Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, 
Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control & Population 
Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Blvd, EPN-Rm. 4072, 
Bethesda, MD 20892; [email protected].
    Background: In a report released in 2009, the National Research 
Council warned that efforts to invest in health IT would be fruitless 
unless they were aimed at providing better cognitive support for 
physicians, patients and their caregivers. As part of an inter-agency 
effort to increase the quality and utilization of evidence-based 
consumer products for integration into health information exchange 
(HIE) networks, the November 2009 Informatics for Consumer Health 
Summit on Communication, Collaboration, & Quality was convened. This 
federally sponsored summit aimed to: (1) Convene leaders across 
industry to open a dialogue for improving health care quality through 
enhanced behavioral support for consumers across the health care 
spectrum, (2) develop products, including a journal supplement and 
alert service, and (3) foster collaborations to integrate evidence-
based commercial and non-commercial products.
    Following the summit, an online hub of consumer health-related 
resources (http://www.InformaticsforConsumerHealth.org) was created to 
assist public and private collaborators in the development and 
dissemination of evidence-based, user-centered products that will aid 
providers in clinical settings and promote positive health behaviors 
among consumers. The site includes evidence-based journal articles, Web 
articles, expert guest blog posts, and funding opportunities.

    Dated: October 12, 2010.
Connie Dresser,
Program Director, Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, 
Behavioral Research Program, DCCPS, National Cancer Institute.
[FR Doc. 2010-26360 Filed 10-19-10; 8:45 am]
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