[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 76468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30869]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier OS-0990-New]


 Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment 
Request

    Agency: Office of the Secretary, Office of the National Coordinator 
for Health Information Technology (ONC), HHS.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed information collection request for public 
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this 
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including any of the following subjects: (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. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any 
related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, 
e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, 
and OS document identifier, to [email protected], or call 
the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail 
address within 30-days.
    Proposed Project: Evaluation of the IT Professionals in Health 
Care--OMB No. 0090-NEW--Office of the National Coordinator for Health 
Information Technology's (ONC).
    Abstract: Currently, the Office of the National Coordinator for 
Health Information Technology's (ONC) Office of the Chief Scientist is 
soliciting comments on a series of data collection efforts for the 
evaluation of the IT Professionals in Health Care (``Workforce'') 
Program. The Workforce Program, created under Section 3016 of the 
Public Health Service Act (PHSA), as added by Title XIII in Division A 
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, directed the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide ``assistance to 
institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to establish or 
expand medical health informatics education programs, including 
certification, undergraduate, and masters degree programs, for both 
health care and information technology students to ensure the rapid and 
effective utilization and development of health information 
technologies.''
    The evaluation of the Workforce Program is a new information 
collection activity which will explore program challenges, provide 
critical formative feedback to the Workforce grantee institutions on 
their activities, and determine whether the Workforce Program overall 
was successful in helping to build a skilled workforce equipped to meet 
the heightened demands of the current environment. The data collection 
efforts include: A Web-based baseline survey of community college 
students; course evaluation forms; focus groups with students, faculty 
members, and competency exam takers; and a Web-based survey of 
community college faculty.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                      Average
                                    Type of          Number of       Number of     burden hours    Total burden
            Forms                  respondent       respondents    responses per   per response        hours
                                                                    respondent      (in hours)
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Web-based Student Baseline     Students enrolled           1,233               1           20/60             411
 Survey.                        in Workforce
                                program.
Focus groups with students...  Students enrolled             256               1             1.5             384
                                in Workforce
                                program.
Focus groups with faculty....  Instructors from               50               1             1.5              75
                                Workforce
                                program.
Focus groups with Exam takers  Competency exam                32               1             1.5              48
                                takers not
                                enrolled in
                                Workforce
                                program.
Web-based Faculty Survey.....  Instructors from              300               1           10/60              50
                                Workforce
                                program.
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    Total....................  .................  ..............  ..............  ..............             968
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-30869 Filed 12-7-10; 8:45 am]
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