Notice2022-09318
Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request
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May 2, 2022
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Health and Human Services Department
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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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25645-25647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#297a414c5b5b4c5d5d4c076f5c47476941415a074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="26754e435454435252430860534848664e4e5508414950">[email protected]</span></a>
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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