Notice2022-05077
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request Health Center Workforce Survey OMB No. 0906-XXXX-New
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March 11, 2022
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
Abstract
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14019-14020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05077]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Public Comment Request Health Center Workforce Survey OMB No. 0906-
XXXX-New
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the
public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the
ICR.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than May 10,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8afaebfaeff8fde5f8e1cae2f8f9eba4ede5fc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d6a6b7a6b3a4a1b9a4bd96bea4a5b7f8b1b9a0">[email protected]</span></a> or by mail to the
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N136B, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
draft instruments, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#215140514453564e534a61495352400f464e57"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="86f6e7f6e3f4f1e9f4edc6eef4f5e7a8e1e9f0">[email protected]</span></a> or call Samantha Miller,
the acting HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-
9094.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the information collection request title
for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: Health Center Workforce
Survey OMB No. 0906-XXXX-New.
Abstract: The Health Center Program, authorized by section 330 of
the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 254b, and administered by
HRSA, Bureau of Primary Health Care, supports the provision of
community-based preventive and primary health care services to millions
of medically underserved and vulnerable people. Health centers employ
over 400,000 health care staff (i.e., physicians, medical, dental,
mental and behavioral health, vision services, pharmacy, enabling
services, quality improvement, and facility and non-clinical support
staff.)
Provider and non-provider staff well-being is essential to
recruiting and retaining staff, thus supporting access to quality
health care and services through the Health Center Program. HRSA has
created a nationwide Health Center Workforce Survey to identify and
address challenges related to provider and staff well-being. The survey
will be administered to all full-time and part-time health center staff
in the fall of 2022 to identify conditions and circumstances that
affect staff well-being at HRSA-funded health centers, including the
scope and nature of workforce well-being, job satisfaction, and
burnout. This information can inform efforts to improve workforce well-
being and maintain high-quality patient care.
The Health Center Workforce Survey aims to collect and analyze data
from no less than 85 percent of health center staff. HRSA will utilize
stakeholder engagement strategies to support survey completion targets.
The HRSA contractor will request email addresses for all health center
staff from health center leadership. Using the email addresses
provided, the contractor will administer the online survey to ensure
data quality and respondent confidentiality. Participation in the
Health Center Workforce Survey is voluntary for all health center
staff. The contractor will analyze the responses and provide analytic
reports. HRSA will disseminate the summary level data for public use,
including preparing preliminary findings and analytic reports.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Health care workforce
burnout has been a challenge even prior to COVID-19 and other recent
public health crises. Clinicians and health care staff have reported
experiencing alarming rates of burnout, characterized as a high degree
of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a
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low sense of personal accomplishment at work.\1\ Understanding the
factors impacting workforce well-being and satisfaction, reducing
burnout, and applying evidence-based technical assistance and other
quality improvement strategies around workforce well-being is essential
as the health center program health care workforce continues to respond
to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future health
care delivery challenges.
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\1\ West, C.P., Dyrbye, L.N., Satele, D.V, Sloan, J.A., &
Shanafelt, T.D. (2012). Concurrent validity of single-item measures
of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization in burnout assessment.
J Gen Intern Med, 27 (11 PG-1445-52), 1445-1452. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-012-2015-7">https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-012-2015-7</a>.
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Administration of the Health Center Workforce Survey will provide a
comprehensive baseline assessment of health center workforce well-being
and identify opportunities to improve workforce well-being and bolster
technical assistance and other strategies. These efforts will further
HRSA's goal of providing access to quality health care and supporting a
robust primary care workforce.
Likely Respondents: Health center staff in HRSA-funded health
centers.
Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the
information requested. This includes the time needed to review
instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for
this ICR are summarized in the table below.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Form name Number of responses per Total per response Total burden
respondents respondent responses (in hours) hours
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Health Center Workforce Survey.. 400,000 1 400,000 .50 200,000
Health Center Leader Support 1,400 1 1,400 2.00 2,800
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401,400 .............. 401,400 .............. 202,800
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HRSA specifically requests comments on (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.
Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2022-05077 Filed 3-10-22; 8:45 am]
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