Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT) Telehealth Outcome Measures

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1 Performance Improvement Measurement System for the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth Form	Modified
Supporting Statement.doc Supporting Statement A	2013-11-26

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
180666	Performance Improvement Measurement System for the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0915-0311	ICR Reference No: 201312-0915-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201010-0915-004
Agency/Subagency: HHS/HSA	Agency Tracking No: 20962
Title: Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT) Telehealth Outcome Measures
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 01/30/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/06/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2014
Responses	1,400	0	1,334
Time Burden (Hours)	9,800	0	9,338
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The data collection tool extracts valuable information on services provided that are critical to the mission of HRSA and provides valid and complete information about methods used to measure the impact of the telehealth program on improving access to healthcare services for residents of communities that did not have such services locally before the program. Projects are able to measure the impact of the telehealth program on hospitalization rates and emergency room visit rates per year for patients receiving disease management services for diabetes, congestive heart failure, stroke and other chronic diseases, as well for patients receiving home care/home monitoring services. Projects can measure impact of the telehealth program on controlling blood glucose levels in diabetic patients and can assure the impact of the telehealth program improving efficiency of health care. In addition, projects also measure the impact of the telehealth program on reducing medical errors and collect data to measure other clear outcomes.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 107 - 251 3301 Name of Law: Public Health Service Act, Health Care Safety Net Amendments
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 54660	09/05/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 70308	11/25/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Performance Improvement Measurement System for the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth	1	OAT Grantee Tutorial for PIMS login

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,400	1,334	0	0	66	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	9,800	9,338	0	0	462	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is an on-going collection of information. The Telehealth Network Grant Program supports established and/or existing telehealth networks with extensive experience in providing major clinical services to rural communities throughout the U.S. Many of these telehealth networks have several network member partners (i.e. spoke sites) that are committed to the grant project. As a result, each spoke site is required to report as a respondent. The number of active spoke sites committed to the grant project fluctuates from year to year and, therefore, in the "Estimates of Annualized Hour and Cost Burden", the "Number of Respondents" was increased from "667" to "700" to better reflect this fluctuation.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $70,774

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 12/06/2013

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