[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 239 (Thursday, December 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86652-86654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27465]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection 
project ``TeamSTEPPS[supreg] 3.0 Training Assessment.'' This proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
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October 4th, 2023 and allowed 60 days for public comment. AHRQ received 
no substantive comments from members of the public. The purpose of this 
notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 16, 2024.

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.
    Copies of the proposed collection plans, data collection 
instruments, and specific details on the estimated burden can be 
obtained from the AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports 
Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477, or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposed Project

TeamSTEPPS[supreg] 3.0 Training Assessment

    In 2006 the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and 
the Department of Defense developed Strategies & Tools to Enhance 
Performance and Patient Safety, or TeamSTEPPS[supreg], an evidence-
based patient safety program. The main objective of the TeamSTEPPS 
program is to improve patient safety by training health care staff in 
various teamwork, communication, and patient safety concepts, tools, 
and techniques and ultimately increase national capacity for supporting 
teamwork-based patient safety efforts in health care organizations.
    The updated TeamSTEPPS training will now be implemented in 
different settings of various large and small healthcare and 
healthcare-related organization and institutions around the country. 
Following implementation of the updated training, an assessment for 
change in individuals and teams is necessary to examine the degree to 
which the updated TeamSTEPPS program enhances users experience, 
improves the teams' effectiveness, streamlines team communication and 
overall increases healthcare professionals' commitment to 
interdisciplinary teamwork.
    This information collection has the following goals:
    (1) Assess the overarching short-term (immediately after the 
training) impact of the TeamSTEPPS program to determine what 
improvements should be made to the training and how it is delivered, 
and
    (2) Assess the long-term (3-9 months after the training) impact of 
the TeamSTEPPS program to determine how trained participants use and 
implement the TeamSTEPPS tools and resources.
    This project is being conducted by AHRQ through its contractor, 
Chatham Communications, pursuant to AHRQ's statutory authority to 
conduct and support research on health care and on systems for the 
delivery of such care, including activities with respect to the 
quality, effectiveness, efficiency, appropriateness, and value of 
healthcare services and with respect to quality measurement and 
improvement. 42 U.S.C 299a(a)(1) and (2).

Method of Collection

    To achieve the goals of this project the following data collections 
will be implemented via online questionnaires. As such, we are 
requesting OMB approval to conduct three online questionnaires to 
assess the effectiveness of the updated TeamSTEPPS[supreg] training.
    (1) Baseline Survey (administered prior to training)--Will include 
the TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Attitudes Questionnaire (T-TAQ), knowledge 
assessment questions, and self-reported event rates.
    (2) Post-training Survey (administered immediately after training 
completion)--Will include questions to assess participant training 
reactions and experiences, the TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Attitudes 
Questionnaire (T-TAQ), and knowledge assessment questions.
    (3) Follow-up Survey (administered 3-9 months after training 
completion)--Will include the TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Perceptions 
Questionnaire (T-TAP); self-reported behavior/implementation 
activities; facilitators and barriers to use of TeamSTEPPS concepts, 
tools, or strategies; self-reported changes in awareness, policies, or 
processes, and self-reported event rates.

Estimated Annual Respondent Burden

    Exhibit 1 shows the estimated annualized burden hours for the 
respondent's time to participate in the information collection. Each 
training participant survey will be completed by up to 30 individuals 
from each of 115 sites and is estimated to require 20 minutes each (60 
minutes total across the surveys) to complete. The total annualized 
burden is estimated to be 3,450 hours. Exhibit 2 shows the estimated 
annualized cost burden based on the respondents' time to participate in 
the study. The total cost burden is estimated to be $160,494.

Exhibit 1. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours

                                  Exhibit 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                       Number of
                     Form name                         Number of     responses per    Hours per    Total burden
                                                      respondents     respondent      response         hours
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Baseline Survey...................................           3,450               1         20/60           1,150
Post-training Survey..............................           3,450               1         20/60           1,150
Follow-up Survey..................................           3,450               1         20/60           1,150
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    Total.........................................          10,350             N/A           N/A           3,450
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Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden

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                                   Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
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                                                    Number  of     Total burden   Average hourly    Total cost
                    Form name                       respondents        hours        wage rate *       burden
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Baseline Survey.................................           3,450           1,150          $46.52          53,498
Post-training Survey............................           3,450           1,150           46.52          53,498
Follow-up Survey................................           3,450           1,150           46.52          53,498
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    Total.......................................          10,350           3,450             N/A         160,494
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* Based on the mean of the average wages for all health professionals (29-0000): Occupational Wages in the
  United States, May 2022, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm).

Request for Comments

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520, comments on AHRQ's information collection are requested with 
regard to any of the following: (a) whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of AHRQ's health 
care research and health care information dissemination functions, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of AHRQ's estimate of burden (including hours and costs) of 
the proposed collection(s) of information; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information upon 
the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques 
or other forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the Agency's subsequent request for OMB approval of the 
proposed information collection. All comments will become a matter of 
public record.

    Dated: December 11, 2023.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
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