[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 144 (Tuesday, July 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44982-44983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18428]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVCES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 concerning opportunity for public comment on proposed
collections of information, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) will publish periodic summaries of
proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed project
or to obtain a copy of the information collection plans, call the
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276-1243.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Proposed Project Behavioral Health Information Technologies and
Standards--In-Depth Qualitative Data Collection Activity--NEW
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and Center for
Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) are proposing to
conduct qualitative data collection activities (i.e., focus group and
site visits) to assess health information technology (HIT) adoption
practices among SAMHSA grantees. As part of its Strategic Initiative to
advance the use of health information technologies to support
integrated behavioral health care, SAMHSA has been working to develop
questions that will examine HIT adoption by behavioral health service
providers who are implementing SAMHSA grant programs. The selected
programs are funded by the by the Center for Mental Health Services
(CMHS), the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), and (CSAT).
This project seeks to expand data necessary to inform the Agency's
strategic initiative that focuses on fostering the adoption of health
information technologies in community behavioral health services. The
qualitative activities will elicit success stories, challenges to
adopting health information technologies, and lessons learned regarding
SAMHSA grantee access to and use of health information technology and
will provide valuable information to inform the behavioral health
information technology literature.
Approval of this data collection effort by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) will allow SAMHSA to identify the current status of
health information technology adoption and use among a select group of
grantees who have demonstrated success in at least one of the
identified health information technology categories: Certified
electronic health records, telehealth technologies, mobile health, and
social media-based consumer engagement tools. Data from the focus
groups and site visits will allow SAMHSA to enhance the health
information technology-related programmatic activities among its
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grantees by providing data on how health information technologies
facilitate the implementation of different types of SAMHSA grants;
thereby fostering the appropriate adoption of health information
technologies within SAMSHA-funded programs.
Ten (10) respective focus groups and site visit sessions will
collect qualitative data to provide a snapshot view of the current
state of health information technology adoption. The focus groups will
include up to six participations per session and will be representative
of the ten Department of Health and Human Services Regions. Site visit
participants will be selected from among SAMHSA-funded grant programs
and non-profit community behavioral health providers nominated by
Project Officers as exemplars in the field of health information
technologies, with recognized success in at least one of the four
health information technology domain categories.
The proposed ten (10) in-person focus group sessions will not
exceed 90-minutes in duration and will be limited to no less than six
(6) and no more than (8) participants. The proposed ten (10) in-person
site visit sessions will not exceed eight (8) hours in duration and
will include, on average two (2) participants at any one time during
the visit. The focus group and site visit sessions are expected to
occur between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and will allow
sufficient time for food and personal breaks. The total estimated
burden to participate in the focus groups is 120 hours. The total
estimated burden to participate in the site visits is 160 hours. The
following table summarizes the estimated participation burden:
Focus Group and Site Visit Estimated Annual Hour Burden:
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Number of
Number of responses Total Average hours Total burden
Activity respondents annually per responses per response hours
respondent
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Focus Group..................... 80 1 80 1.5 120
Site Visits..................... 20 1 20 8 160
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Total....................... 100 .............. 100 .............. 280
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Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 2-1057, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 OR email her a
copy at [email protected]. Written comments should be received
by September 28, 2015.
Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2015-18428 Filed 7-27-15; 8:45 am]
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