[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64340-64342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25695]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Announcement of Requirements and Registration for Cancer Care 
Video Challenge

AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Cancer Care Video Challenge is an opportunity for members 
of the public to create short, <2 minute videos sharing a personal 
story of how they use technology to help meet a goal related to an 
experience with cancer. Cash prizes are available to winning videos.

DATES: Effective on October 17, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Poetter, Policy Analyst, Office 
of Consumer eHealth, ONC [email protected]; 202.205.3310.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Subject of Challenge Competition: The Office of the National 
Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), seeks to motivate 
and inspire patients and their families to get access to their health 
information and to leverage health IT and other consumer eHealth tools 
to be empowered to better manage their health and the health of loved 
ones. Patients and their families today have access to an unprecedented 
number of tools and resources to enhance their ability manage care. The 
Cancer Care Video Challenge is an

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opportunity for members of the public to create brief (<2 minutes long) 
videos sharing how they use health IT and eHealth tools to achieve a 
goal related to cancer care. Videos could describe a treatment or 
transitional care planning (including supportive care or palliative 
therapy) goal for a cancer patient, survivor or family caregiver. 
Videos should describe what technology was used and how it was used to 
support the goal. This is one in a series of Health IT Video Contests 
that ONC has sponsored throughout 2012. The goal of this video contest 
series is to generate inspirational stories that will be used to 
motivate and inspire others to leverage technology to better manage 
their health and be more engaged partners in their health and health 
care.
    Please refer to the http://CancerCare.challenge.gov Web site for 
the most up to date information about the contest and deadlines since 
they are subject to change.
    Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Competition: To be 
eligible to win a prize under this challenge, an individual or entity--
    (1) Shall have registered to participate in the competition under 
the rules promulgated by HHS;
    (2) Shall have complied with all the requirements under this 
section;
    (3) In the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and 
maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the 
case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group, 
shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States; and
    (4) May not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within 
the scope of their employment.
    (5) Shall not be an HHS employee working on their applications or 
submissions during assigned duty hours.
    (6) Shall not be an employee of the Office of the National 
Coordinator for Health Information Technology
    (7) Federal grantees may not use Federal funds to develop COMPETES 
Act challenge applications unless consistent with the purpose of their 
grant award.
    (8) Federal contractors may not use Federal funds from a contract 
to develop COMPETES Act challenge applications or to fund efforts in 
support of a COMPETES Act challenge submission.
    (9) May not be:
    a. An employee of a commercial business whose name, brand name, 
product or other trademark is mentioned or featured in the Video, or
    b. A contractor or employee of an affiliate, subsidiary, 
advertising agency, or any other company involved in marketing a 
commercial business, brand name, product or other trademark mentioned 
or featured in the Video.
    All individual members of a team must meet the eligibility 
requirements.
    An individual or entity shall not be deemed ineligible because the 
individual or entity used Federal facilities or consulted with Federal 
employees during a competition if the facilities and employees are made 
available to all individuals and entities participating in the 
competition on an equitable basis.
    By participating in this Challenge, Contestants agree to assume any 
and all risks and waive claims against the Federal Government and its 
related entities, except in the case of willful misconduct, for any 
injury, death, damage, or loss of property, revenue, or profits, 
whether direct, indirect, or consequential, arising from participation
    in this prize contest, whether the injury, death, damage, or loss 
arises through negligence or otherwise. By participating in this 
Challenge, Contestants agree to indemnify the Federal Government 
against third party claims for damages arising from or related to 
Challenge activities.
    Dates:
    Submission Period Begins: 10:00 a.m., EDT, October 17, 2012.
    Submission Period Ends: 5:00 p.m., EDT, December 12, 2012.
    Registration Process for Participants:
    1. To register for the Cancer Care Video Challenge participants 
should: Access the http://Challenge.gov Web site and search for the 
``Cancer Care Video Challenge''. Interested persons should read the 
official rules posted on the Challenge site at http://
CancerCAre.Challenge.gov. Contestants must Register or use an existing 
ChallengePost account.
    2. On http://CancerCare.Challenge.gov, click ``Accept this 
challenge'' to register your interest in participating. This step 
ensures that you will receive important challenge updates.
    Prize:

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                      Winner                          Prize     Quantity
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First Prize.......................................      3,000          1
Second Prize......................................      2,000          1
Third Prize.......................................      1,250          1
Honorable Prize...................................        750          2
Popular Choice....................................        600          1
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    Awards may be subject to Federal income taxes and HHS will comply 
with IRS withholding and reporting requirements, where applicable.
    Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be Selected:
    The judging panel will make selections based upon the following 
criteria:
    1. Creativity (Includes elements such as the creativity and 
coherence of the script/story)
    2. Potential Impact (Includes whether the video is compelling, 
inspiring, instructive, and share-able.)
    3. Video and Audio Quality (All types of videos will be accepted 
into the Challenge. However, effort to show quality of the video 
content, narrative and visual appearance will be assessed.)
    4. Video Plays (Includes the number of plays on either YouTube or 
Vimeo--whichever service was linked to in the submission. The more 
plays the video has the better it will score in this category.)

There will be one Popular Choice award for the video that receives the 
most number of verified votes during the voting period.

Additional Information

Submission Rights

    By participating in this Challenge, each Contestant grants to the 
ONC, the Administrator and others acting on behalf of ONC, an 
irrevocable, paid-up, royalty-free nonexclusive worldwide license to 
post, link to, share, and display publicly on the Web. This license 
includes posting or linking to the Submission on the official ONC Web 
sites and Web sites of others who have agreed to promote the Challenge, 
making it available for use by the public. By entering the challenge, 
contestants agree to make the original digital file of their Video 
available to ONC and/or the Administrator or others acting on behalf of 
ONC upon request.

Compliance With Rules and Contacting Contest Winners

    Finalists and the Contest Winners must comply with all terms and 
conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon 
fulfilling all requirements herein. The initial finalists will be 
notified by email, telephone, or mail after the date of the judging.
    Awards may be subject to Federal income taxes, and the Department 
of Health and Human Services will comply with the Internal Revenue 
Service withholding and reporting requirements, where applicable.

General Conditions

    Participation in this Contest constitutes a contestant's full and 
unconditional agreement to abide by the Contest's Official Rules found 
at www.Challenge.gov.
    Sponsor of Administrator reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/
or modify

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the Challenge, or any part of it, for any reason, at ONC's sole 
discretion.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.

    Dated: October 11, 2012.
Farzad Mostashari,
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012-25695 Filed 10-18-12; 8:45 am]
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