[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64342-64343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25699]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Announcement of Requirements and Registration for Caregivers 
Video Challenge

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Caregivers Video Challenge is an opportunity for members 
of the public to create short, <2 min videos sharing how they use 
health IT and eHealth tools to help manage care for a loved one. Cash 
prizes are available to winning videos.

DATES: Effective on October 22, 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 family caregivers 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 family caregivers today have access to 
an unprecedented number of tools and resources to enhance their ability 
to manage care. The Caregivers Video Challenge is an opportunity for 
members of the public to create short (<2 min long) videos sharing how 
they use health IT and eHealth tools to learn about or better manage 
the care for a loved one. This is the sixth 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 may 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. Family caregivers can include: prenatal or child care, 
care for a spouse or partner, and care for an elderly parent, relative 
or friend. Videos will demonstrate how health IT can be used to help 
caregivers learn about or better manage care. Video topics could 
include:
     Leveraging health IT to monitor remotely a loved one's 
care
     Helping make sure the care they receive reflects personal 
preferences
     Coordinating care transitions
     Improving patient or caregiver collaboration with a 
healthcare provider
     Accessing or establishing electronic health records
     Caregiver-to-caregiver/parent-to-parent support
     Medication management
     Caregiver-provider collaboration
    Please refer to the http://Caregivers.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 22, 2012.
    Submission Period Ends: 5:00 p.m., EDT, December 10, 2012.
    Registration Process for Participants:
    1. To register for the Caregivers Video Challenge participants 
should: Access the http://Challenge.gov Web site and search for the 
``Caregivers Video Challenge.'' Interested persons should read the 
official rules posted on the Challenge site at http://
Caregivers.Challenge.gov. Contestants must Register or use an existing 
ChallengePost account.
    2. On http://Caregivers.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:

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    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 other 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 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. 2012-25699 Filed 10-18-12; 8:45 am]
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