[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 91 (Friday, May 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27390-27391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11059]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-13-13EP]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-7570 or send an email to 
[email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-5806. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Million Hearts[supreg] Hypertension Control Challenge--New--
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC proposes to launch the Million Hearts[supreg] Hypertension 
Control Challenge to identify clinical practices and health systems 
that have been successful in achieving high rates of hypertension 
control and to develop models for dissemination. The most successful 
clinical practices or health plans will be recognized as Million 
Hearts[supreg] Hypertension Control Champions.
    CDC requests OMB approval to collect the information needed to 
identify, qualify, and rank applicants for recognition through the 
Million Hearts[supreg] Hypertension Control Challenge. Interested 
providers or clinical programs voluntarily self-nominate their practice 
or healthcare system by completing a web-based nomination form located 
on the Challenge.gov web portal. The nomination process will include 
submission of the minimum amount of data needed to provide evidence of 
clinical success in achieving hypertension control, including: (a) Two 
point-in-time measures of the clinical hypertension control rate for 
the patient population, (b) the size of the clinic population served, 
and (c) a description of the sustainable systems adopted to achieve 
hypertension control rates.
    CDC scientists or contractors will assign a preliminary score to 
each submitted nomination form. Those with the highest preliminary 
scores will be further reviewed by a CDC-sponsored panel of three to 
five experts in hypertension control. The panel will provide CDC with a 
ranked list of nominees.
    Finalists will be asked to participate in a data verification 
process that includes verification of how information was obtained from 
electronic records, remote electronic record or chart review, on-site 
review, or verification with other sources. Finalists may be eliminated 
based on the results of data verification.
    Each remaining finalist, or Champion, will be asked to participate 
in a semi-structured interview. The interview will provide detailed 
information about the strategies employed by the practice or health 
system to achieve exemplary rates of hypertension control, including 
barriers and facilitators for those strategies.
    OMB approval is requested for three years to support three annual 
Challenges.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total 
estimated burden hours are 958.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                    Number of    Average  burden
          Type of respondent                   Form name            Number of     responses per   per  response
                                                                   respondents     respondent        (in hrs)
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Physicians (Single or Group Practices  Million Hearts[supreg]             1,735               1               .5
 or Health System).                     Hypertension Control
                                        Champion Nomination
                                        Form.
Finalists............................  Million Hearts[supreg]                30               1              1
                                        Hypertension Control
                                        Champion Data
                                        Verification Form.
Selected Champion....................  Interview Guide: Million              30               1              2
                                        Hearts[supreg]
                                        Hypertension Control
                                        Champion.
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Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate 
Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-11059 Filed 5-9-13; 8:45 am]
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