80 FR 112 pgs. 33274-33275 - Health Center Controlled Networks
Type: NOTICEVolume: 80Number: 112Pages: 33274 - 33275
Pages: 33274, 33275FR document: [FR Doc. 2015-14235 Filed 6-10-15; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Health Center Controlled Networks
AGENCY:
Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION:
Notice of Class Deviation from Competition Requirements for Health Center Controlled Networks.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Awarding Agency Grants Administration Manual (AAGAM) Chapter 2.04.103, the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) has been granted a class deviation from the exceptions to maximum competition requirements contained in the AAGAM Chapter 2.04.104A-5 to provide additional funding without competition to the 37 Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCNs) awarded under announcement HRSA-13-237, extending their December 1, 2014, to November 31, 2015, budget period through July 31, 2016. This action will align the project period end dates of all active HCCN grants and ensure maximum competition for a single HCCN funding opportunity in fiscal year (FY) 2016.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipient of the Award: Health Center Controlled Networks awarded under funding opportunity announcement HRSA-13-237.
Amount of Non-Competitive Awards: $11,909,772.
Period of Supplemental Funding: December 1, 2015, to July 31, 2016.
CFDA Number: 93.527.
Authority:
Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 254b, as amended).
Justification: Health Center Controlled Networks enhance the use of health information technology (HIT) to improve the quality of care provided by Health Center Program awardees and look-alikes, collectively referred to as health centers. HCCNs bring health centers together to jointly address operational and clinical challenges, particularly the acquisition and implementation of HIT in a cost-efficient manner. They help fulfill the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and address HRSA's goal that all Health Center Program awardees will:
• Acquire and effectively implement certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology to enable all eligible providers to become meaningful users of EHRs as defined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS);
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• enhance data reporting and technology-enabled quality improvement activities.
Two HCCN funding opportunities were competed in FY 2013, resulting in two grant cohorts with project period end dates that differ by 8 months: 37 grants funded under HRSA-13-237 ending November 30, 2015, and six grants funded under HRSA-13-267 ending July 31, 2016. BPHC requests to implement one project period end date for all active HCCNs, July 31, 2016, by providing an additional 8 months of support to grants funded under HRSA-13-237. Creating one funding cycle will prevent a lapse in funding that may jeopardize HIT implementation underway at the health centers receiving technical assistance from the HCCNs. By September 30, 2015, $11,909,772 will be awarded to continue the 37 grants' approved activities for 8 months (see Table 1). Awardees will report progress and financial obligations made during the 8-month budget period extension as instructed by the Notice of Award.
| Grant No. | Organization name | Award amount |
|---|---|---|
| H2QCS25654 | ALABAMA PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION, INC | $316,667 |
| H2QCS25636 | COLORADO COMMUNITY MANAGED CARE NETWORK | 316,667 |
| H2QCS25650 | COMMUNITY CLINIC ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY | 416,667 |
| H2QCS25663 | COMMUNITY HEALTH ACCESS NETWORK, INC | 416,667 |
| H2QCS25644 | COMMUNITY HEALTH BEST PRACTICES, LLC. | 262,893 |
| H2QCS25665 | COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK STATE, INC | 466,654 |
| H2QCS25655 | COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT | 266,667 |
| H2QCS25635 | COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF ARKANSAS, INC | 144,096 |
| H2QCS25651 | COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY CLINICS | 266,667 |
| H2QCS25652 | GOLDEN VALLEY HEALTH CENTERS | 316,667 |
| H2QCS25659 | GRACE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC | 316,667 |
| H2QCS25637 | HAWAII PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION | 266,667 |
| H2QCS25657 | HEALTH CHOICE NETWORK, INC | 466,667 |
| H2QCS25671 | HEALTH FEDERATION OF PHILADELPHIA, THE | 266,667 |
| H2QCS25638 | IDAHO PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION | 266,667 |
| H2QCS25639 | IN CONCERTCARE, INC | 266,667 |
| H2QCS25640 | KANSAS ASSOCIATION FOR MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED | 266,667 |
| H2QCS25641 | LOUISIANA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION, INC | 316,667 |
| H2QCS25660 | MAINE PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION | 266,667 |
| H2QCS25661 | MICHIGAN PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION | 366,352 |
| H2QCS25642 | MISSOURI COALITION FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE | 366,667 |
| H2QCS25643 | MONTANA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION, INC | 316,667 |
| H2QCS25658 | NEAR NORTH HEALTH SERVICE CORPORATION, THE | 416,667 |
| H2QCS25645 | NEW MEXICO PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION | 266,667 |
| H2QCS25647 | OCHIN, INC | 516,667 |
| H2QCS25666 | OHIO SHARED INFORMATION SERVICES, INC | 266,667 |
| H2QCS25649 | PTSO OF WASHINGTON | 416,667 |
| H2QCS25653 | REDWOOD COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK | 266,667 |
| H2QCS25646 | SOONERVERSE, INC | 266,667 |
| H2QCS25656 | SOUTHBRIDGE MEDICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL, INC | 266,667 |
| H2QCS25664 | SOUTHERN JERSEY FAMILY MEDICAL CENTERS, INC | 266,667 |
| H2QCS25667 | TENNESSEE PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION | 286,443 |
| H2QCS25648 | TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, INC | 516,667 |
| H2QCS25662 | THE COASTAL FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC | 266,667 |
| H2QCS25668 | VIRGINIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION, INC | 366,667 |
| H2QCS25669 | WEST VIRGINIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION INC | 316,667 |
| H2QCS25670 | WISCONSIN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION, INC | 266,667 |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Olivia Shockey, Expansion Division Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration at 301-443-9282 or at oshockey@hrsa.gov .
Dated: June 4, 2015.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2015-14235 Filed 6-10-15; 8:45 am]
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