[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 754-755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00392]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Title: Health Resources 
and Service Administration Uniform Data System, OMB No. 0915-0193--
Revision

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
HRSA has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments 
submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided 
to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the 
review and approval period.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than March 4, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the Information Collection 
Request Title, to the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to 
[email protected] or by fax to 202-395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance 
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Lisa Wright-Solomon, the 
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or 
call (301) 443-1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Information Collection Request Title: Health Resources and Service 
Administration Uniform Data System, OMB No. 0915-0193--Revision.
    Abstract: HRSA utilizes the Uniform Data System (UDS) for annual 
reporting by certain HRSA award recipients, including Health Center 
Program awardees (those funded under section 330 of the Public Health 
Service (PHS) Act), Health Center Program look-alikes, and Nurse 
Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Program awardees 
(specifically those funded under the practice priority areas of section 
831(b) of the PHS Act).
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA collects UDS data 
annually to ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory 
requirements, improve clinical and operational performance, and report 
overall program accomplishments. These data help to identify trends 
over time, enabling HRSA to establish or expand targeted programs and 
to identify effective services and interventions that will improve the 
health of medically underserved communities. HRSA compares UDS data 
with other national, health-related data sets to compare HRSA award 
recipient patient populations and the overall U.S. population.
    The UDS data collection will be revised in the following ways.
     Quality of Care Measures Alignment with the Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) electronic-specified clinical 
quality measures (eCQMs): Revise UDS clinical quality measures in 
accordance with the corresponding CMS eCQMs updates for 2019 calendar 
year reporting.
     Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services: Collect 
information regarding substance use disorder and mental health services 
by provider specialty to better assess which providers are delivering 
substance use disorder and behavioral health services; support 
investments in these priority areas; and better describe comprehensive, 
integrated models of care.
     Health Information Technology (health IT): Streamline and 
clarify health IT questions regarding utilization of health IT to 
include information sharing, patient engagement, quality improvement, 
and program evaluation and research.
     Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of 
Cardiovascular Disease: Replace the current non specified Coronary 
Artery Disease measure with an e-specified measure that aligns with the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the CMS Million 
Hearts[supreg] clinical quality measures relating to statin therapy.
     Telemedicine and Virtual Visits: Collect information on 
services provided via telemedicine and virtual visits by provider in 
order to capture the changing healthcare delivery landscape.
     Tenure for Health Center Staff: Retire Table 5A related to 
the tenure for staff.
     Workforce: Collect workforce related information, 
including workforce satisfaction and health professional training.
    Likely Respondents: The respondents will likely include Health 
Center Program awardees, Health Center Program look-alikes, and NEPQR 
Program awardees funded under the practice priority areas of section 
831(b) of the PHS Act.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the 
information

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requested. This includes the time needed to review instructions; to 
develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and systems for the 
purpose of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing 
and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; 
to train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of 
information; to search data sources; to complete and review the 
collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the 
information. The total annual burden hours estimated for this ICR are 
summarized in the table below.

                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                     Number of                    Average burden
            Form name                Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
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Universal Report................           1,469               1           1,469             223         327,587
Grant Report....................             574               1             574              30          17,220
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    Total.......................           2,043  ..............           2,043  ..............         344,807
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Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2019-00392 Filed 1-30-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4165-15-P