[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25645-25647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09318]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-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 June 1, 2022.

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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: Evaluation of the National Hypertension 
Control Initiative (NHCI).
    Type of Collection: (New) Agency Information Collection Request.
    OMB No.: 0990-NEW-OS/Office of Minority Health (OMH).
    Abstract: As part of the federal response to COVID-19, the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has funded a new 
initiative involving two cooperative agreements with the American Heart 
Association (AHA) to improve COVID-19-related health outcomes by 
addressing hypertension (high blood pressure) among racial and ethnic 
minority populations. The $32 million project from the HHS Office of 
Minority Health (OMH) and the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Primary Health Care will support the 
implementation of the National Hypertension Control Initiative (NHCI), 
a national initiative to improve blood pressure control among the most 
at-risk populations, including racial and ethnic minorities.
    The NHCI will support 350 participating HRSA-funded health centers 
by providing patient and provider education and training for effective 
hypertension control as well as integration of remote blood pressure 
monitoring technology into the treatment of hypertension for patients 
served by participating health centers. The project will also utilize 
the American Heart Association's targeted media campaigns and existing 
partnerships with community-based organizations (CBOs) to help reach 
Black, Latino, and other impacted communities with (i) culturally and 
linguistically appropriate messages, (ii) access to blood pressure 
screenings, and (iii) connection to health centers to encourage proper 
treatment and management of hypertension of screened individuals. This 
initiative serves to increase the number of adult patients with 
controlled hypertension and reduce the potential risk of COVID-related 
health outcomes.
    AHA aims to conduct an evaluation to assess the feasibility of the 
implementation of each of the three NHCI strategies. The findings of 
this evaluation will inform the improvement and tailoring of AHA's 
communication approaches about the importance of and techniques for 
improving blood pressure control, including the benefits of accurately 
measuring, rapidly acting, and having a patient-focused approach to 
blood pressure control.

Methodology

    The evaluation of the NHCI project will use a mixed methods design, 
integrating both quantitative and qualitative data collection and 
analyses. Three main goals of data collection will be to: (1) Track and 
monitor systems change implementation process information from 
Community Health Centers (CHCs) on a quarterly basis, (2) assess the 
capacity of NHCI partners to implement the NHCI project, their needs, 
the strengths and weaknesses of the systems change approach, and the 
feasibility of the implementation of the NHCI in their organizations 
and communities, and (3) assess the reach and success of NHCI project 
strategies implemented by partners.
    Specifically, the AHA will engage in:
    1. Primary Data Collection
    a. Qualtrics Survey. Collecting participation and outcome data from 
CHCs and CBOs using an online survey administered using Qualtrics. This 
will be used during the first two quarterly data collection periods.
    b. DREaM. Collecting participation and outcome data from CHCs and 
CBOs using an online Data Reporting, Evaluation, and Monitoring (DREaM) 
dashboard. This is the evolution of the Qualtrics survey and will be 
used after the first two quarterly data collection periods.
    c. Feasibility Assessments. Engaging in qualitative and 
quantitative data collection using focus groups, interviews and 
questionnaires from CHCs and CBOs to assess the feasibility of various 
data collection and program implementation approaches.
    d. EmPOWERED to Serve. Administering health lessons to community 
members via Community-based Organizations and assessing awareness, 
education, and referral outcomes.
    2. Secondary Data Collection
    a. Social Needs Platforms. CBOs and CHCs will be asked to use one 
of two publicly available social needs platforms (Find Help or Unite 
Us) and CHCs will be asked to use the Unite Us social needs platform to 
connect individuals receiving services at the CBOs to Community Health 
Centers (CHCs), and vice versa, to receive additional blood pressure-
related services.
    b. Remote Patient Monitoring. AHA will be partnering with Canary 
Telehealth to collect aggregate metrics from a subset of Community 
Health Centers (CHCs).
    c. Blood Pressure Control Metrics via Electronic Health Records. 
AHA will be partnering with external research partners to obtain 
reports of aggregated blood pressure control metrics from NHCI CHCs to 
inform clinical decision making, clinical quality improvement, and 
clinical outcomes.

                                          Annualized Burden Hour Table
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                                                                      Number      Average burden
               Type of respondent                    Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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CHCs: Qualtrics survey (4 quarters).............             350               2             1.5           1,050
CBOs: Qualtrics survey (4 quarters).............              16               2             1.5             192
CHCs: Training on data entry into DREaM.........             350               1               1             350

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CBOs: Training on data entry into DREaM.........              16               1               1              16
CHCs: Quarterly data entry in DREaM.............             350               2             1.5           1,050
CBOs: Quarterly data entry into DREaM...........              16               2           30/60              16
CHCs: Feasibility assessment focus groups (3                  16               3             1.5              72
 times a year)..................................
CBOs: Feasibility assessment focus groups (3                  16               3             1.5              72
 times a year)..................................
Individual Consumers: ETS health lesson learning           3,120               1           10/60           1,872
 questionnaires.................................
CHCs: Social Needs Platforms Readiness                       350               1           15/60            87.5
 Assessment.....................................
CBOs: Social Needs Platforms Readiness                        16               1           15/60               4
 Assessment.....................................
Individual Consumers: Social Needs Platform               10,000               1           10/60           1,666
 Participation..................................
Management Occupation: RPM provider data                       1               4               1               4
 delivery.......................................
CBOs: Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)...........               5               1               1               5
Individual Consumers: Remote Patient Monitoring            2,750               1               1           2,750
 (RPM)..........................................
Blood Pressure Control Metrics via Electronic                  0               0               0               0
 Health Records.................................
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           8,141
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Sherrette A. Funn,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-09318 Filed 4-29-22; 8:45 am]
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