[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 76 (Monday, April 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21862-21863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08244]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier OS-0955-New]
Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement 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
collection for public comment.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before May 20, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherrette Funn, [email protected]
or (202) 795-7714. When submitting comments or requesting information,
please include the document identifier 0990-New-30D and project title
for reference.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
Title of the Collection: United States Core Data for
Interoperability New Data Element Submission Form.
Type of Collection: New.
OMB No. 0955-NEW--Office of the National Coordinator for Health
IT--OTECH.
Abstract: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology is seeking the approval for a new information
collection request item the ``United States Core Data for
Interoperability (USCDI) New Data Element Submission Form.'' The USCDI
is a standardized set of health data classes and constituent data
elements used to support nationwide, interoperable health information
exchange. When published, the USCDI will become the required standard
data elements set to which all health IT developers must conform to
obtain ONC certification. This certification is required for
participation in some federal healthcare payment plans. In order to
insure the USCDI remains current and reflects the needs of the health
IT community, ONC has established a predictable, transparent, and
collaborative process to solicit broad stakeholder input to expand the
USCDI. Anyone, including ONC staff, staff from other federal agencies,
and other stakeholders may submit proposals for new data elements and
classes. ONC will evaluate each submission and provide feedback to the
submitter. ONC will draft a new version of the USCDI based on these
submissions and this draft will undergo review by ONC's federal
advisory committee, the Health Information Technology Advisory
Committee (HITAC), as well as by the general public. Upon approval by
the National
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Coordinator for Health Information Technology, new data classes and
data elements from these submissions will be added to the newest
version of the USCDI standard for integration into health information
technology products such as electronic health records. ONC is seeking
approval to collect this information throughout each year from health
IT stakeholders.
The information collected from this submission system is needed as
it will comprise the sum total of the items ONC will evaluate for
addition to the next version of the USCDI. The requested data will
provide supporting documentation to justify addition of the data
elements to the USCDI, and, if the documentation does justify addition
to the USCDI, to one of several levels of candidate data elements for
future development and consideration. The requested data and ONC's
evaluation of the data will be publically available for review at any
time to provide transparency and predictability in the USCDI expansion
process. It will contain information about the submitter to allow ONC
to provide direct feedback to submitters on ONC's evaluation of such
submission.
Likely respondents to this new submission system will be various
health IT stakeholders including health care providers, standards
development organizations, health IT developers and vendors as well as
members of the HITAC. Respondents have an unlimited amount of
submissions as this is a rolling submission.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Average
Number of Number burden per Total burden
Type of respondent respondents responses per response (in hours
respondent hours)
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Health IT Stakeholders.......................... 100 1 20/60 33
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Total....................................... 100 1 20/60 33
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Sherrettte A. Funn,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-08244 Filed 4-17-20; 8:45 am]
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