A priority for HRSA's Bureau of
Primary Health Care is to provide grants to Health Ccenter
Controlled Networks (HCCN) to support and advance the adoption,
implementation, and meaningful use of Health Information Technology
to improve the quality of care provided by existing Health Center
Program grantees. HCCNs will support participating health centers
through their participation in the current and future stages of
meaningful use included in the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive
Programs. The CMS EHR Incentive Program provides incentive payments
to the eligible health care providers as they adopt, implement,
upgrade and demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology.
Stage 1 sets the baseline for electronic data capture and
information sharing. Also, Stage 1 meaningful use criteria focus
heavily on establishing the functionalities in certified EHR
technology that will allow for continuous quality improvement and
ease of information exchange. There are two progress report forms
and both are designed to collect aggregate performance data from
grantees funded. The Project Work Plan Update and Annual
Progress/Interim Evaluation Progress Report forms have three parts:
1) Adoption and Implementation of HIT (including EHR); 2)
Attainment of Meaningful Use Requirements; and 3) Quality
improvement measures (e.g., Healthy People 2020 clinical quality
measures, PCMH recognition status).
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USC 254(b) Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
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:
(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;
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.