Notice2022-19583
Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request
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Published
September 12, 2022
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services Department
Abstract
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 175 (Monday, September 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55823-55824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19583]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier OS-0955-0019]
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 October 12,
2022.
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#d380bbb6a1a1b6a7a7b6fd95a6bdbd93bbbba0fdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="603308051212051414054e26150e0e200808134e070f16">[email protected]</span></a>
or (202) 264-0041. When submitting comments or requesting information,
please include the document identifier 0955-0019-30D 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: National Survey of Health Information
Exchange Organizations (HIO).
Type of Collection: Reinstatement w/change.
OMB No. 0955-0019.
Abstract: Electronic health information exchange (HIE) was one of
three goals specified by Congress in the 2009 Health Information
Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act to ensure that
the $30 billion federal investment in certified electronic health
records (CEHRTs) resulted in higher-quality, lower-cost care. In
subsequent rulemaking and regulations, ensuring that providers can
share data electronically across EHRs and other health information
systems has been a top priority.
Beginning prior to HITECH, there has been substantial ongoing
assessment of trends in the capabilities of health information
organizations to support clinical exchange. These surveys have
collected data on organizational structure, financial viability,
geographic coverage, scope of services, scope of participants,
perceptions of information blocking, and participation in national
networks and TEFCA. While past surveys assessed HIOs' capacity to
support HIE in a variety of ways, they did not closely examine how HIOs
support public health exchange. Each of these areas of data collection
will be useful to constructing a current and more comprehensive picture
of HIOs' role in addressing public health emergencies.
Given the evolving nature of the pandemic, assessing HIOs' current
capabilities is critical as there are ongoing needs to share varied
types of information that HIOs may be supporting. The survey will
collect data from HIOs across the nation. These organizations
facilitate electronic exchange of health information across disparate
providers, labs, pharmacies, public health departments, and beyond.
Little information exists on how HIOs can address information gaps
related to public health. Thus, a first step to addressing these gaps,
we need to better characterize existing capabilities of HIOs. The
success of managing the current pandemic, and future public health
emergencies, relies on the ability to efficiently share key data
regarding health system capacity, contact tracing, testing, detecting
new outbreaks, vaccine updates, and patient demographics to help
address disparities in our response efforts. In addition to measuring
the capabilities to support public health, it is also necessary to
understand the broader picture of HIO capabilities to support
electronic health information exchange, their maturity and challenges
they face. There are four key areas that require this broader
assessment: (1) adoption of technical standards; (2) perceptions
related to information blocking; (3) HIE coordination at the federal
level; and (4) organizational demographics, including technical
capabilities offered by HIOs and the challenges they face in supporting
electronic health information exchange.
The ultimate goal of our project is to administer a survey
instrument to HIOs in order to generate the most current national
statistics and associated actionable insights to inform policy
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efforts. The timely collection of national data from our survey will
assess current capabilities to support effective electronic information
sharing within our healthcare system related to COVID-19 and other
public health relevant data.
This is a 3-year request for OMB approval.
Likely respondents: U.S. based public and private HIOs; Frequency:
annual; Affected public: public and private businesses.
Estimated Annualized Burden 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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105 1 45/60 79
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Total....................................... 105 .............. .............. 79
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Sherrette A. Funn,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-19583 Filed 9-9-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4150-45-P
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