[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 76468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30869]
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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, Office of the National Coordinator
for Health Information Technology (ONC), 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 30-days.
Proposed Project: Evaluation of the IT Professionals in Health
Care--OMB No. 0090-NEW--Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology's (ONC).
Abstract: Currently, the Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology's (ONC) Office of the Chief Scientist is
soliciting comments on a series of data collection efforts for the
evaluation of the IT Professionals in Health Care (``Workforce'')
Program. The Workforce Program, created under Section 3016 of the
Public Health Service Act (PHSA), as added by Title XIII in Division A
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, directed the
Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide ``assistance to
institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to establish or
expand medical health informatics education programs, including
certification, undergraduate, and masters degree programs, for both
health care and information technology students to ensure the rapid and
effective utilization and development of health information
technologies.''
The evaluation of the Workforce Program is a new information
collection activity which will explore program challenges, provide
critical formative feedback to the Workforce grantee institutions on
their activities, and determine whether the Workforce Program overall
was successful in helping to build a skilled workforce equipped to meet
the heightened demands of the current environment. The data collection
efforts include: A Web-based baseline survey of community college
students; course evaluation forms; focus groups with students, faculty
members, and competency exam takers; and a Web-based survey of
community college faculty.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Average
Type of Number of Number of burden hours Total burden
Forms respondent respondents responses per per response hours
respondent (in hours)
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Web-based Student Baseline Students enrolled 1,233 1 20/60 411
Survey. in Workforce
program.
Focus groups with students... Students enrolled 256 1 1.5 384
in Workforce
program.
Focus groups with faculty.... Instructors from 50 1 1.5 75
Workforce
program.
Focus groups with Exam takers Competency exam 32 1 1.5 48
takers not
enrolled in
Workforce
program.
Web-based Faculty Survey..... Instructors from 300 1 10/60 50
Workforce
program.
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Total.................... ................. .............. .............. .............. 968
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-30869 Filed 12-7-10; 8:45 am]
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