[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 37811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15802]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]
Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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 information collection request for public
comment. 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.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail
address within 60 days.
Proposed Project: Regional Extension Center (REC) Cooperative
Agreement Program OMB No. 0990-NEW--Office of the National Coordinator
for Health Information Technology.
Abstract: The REC Cooperative Agreement program has been targeted
as the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) high priority
programs and is supportive of HHS Strategic Goal 1: Health Care,
objective 1.3: Improve health care quality, safety, cost, and value.
Each Regional Center is required to plan and implement the outreach,
education and technical assistance necessary to meet the objective of
assisting providers in its geographic service area to achieve
meaningful use of electronic health records (EHR). Each Center is
required to report data on a monthly basis, throughout the 24-month
duration of the first project period, including the number of providers
registered via signed agreements with the REC, the number of providers
who have purchased and are using an ONC-certified HER, with e-
prescribing and quality reporting functionalities, and the number of
providers who have become meaningful users of EHR, in a certification
process determined by the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services
(CMS). The tool provides a data hub and central location for program
participants to collect this data. Additionally, it allows for the
synergy of grantee business processes and technology to increase
transparency, portability, and accuracy of ONC-monthly and ARRA-
quarterly reporting requirements.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Forms (if necessary) Type of respondent Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CRM Tool........................................ Regional Extension Center......... 60 12 1.5 1,080
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-15802 Filed 6-29-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4150-45-P