| HHS Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Summary |
| AHRQ: AHRQ Quality Tools (QT) |
| Summary of PIA Required Questions |
| The following required questions represent the information necessary to complete the PIA Summary for transmission to the Office of Management and |
| Budget. Note: If a question or its response is not applicable, please answer “No” to that question. |
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System:
AHRQ Quality Tools (QT)
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Is this a new PIA?
No
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| If this is an existing PIA, please provide a reason |
| for revision: |
PIA Validation
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Date of this Submission:
May 25, 2006
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OPDIV Name:
AHRQ
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Unique Project Identifier (UPI) Number:
NA
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Privacy Act System of Records (SOR) Number:
NA
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OMB Information Collection Approval Number:
NA
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Other Identifying Number(s):
NA
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System Name:
AHRQ Quality Tools (QT)
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| System Point of Contact (POC). The System POC |
| is the person to whom questions about the system |
| and the responses to this PIA may be addressed: |
Mary P. Nix, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB
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Provide an overview of the system:
| AHRQ Quality Tools (QT) is a clearinghouse for practical, |
| ready-to-use tools for measuring and improving the quality of |
| healthcare. The AHRQ Quality Tools (QT) Website is public and |
| is hosted by ECRI (Contractor). |
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| Indicate if the system is new or an existing one |
| being modified: |
Existing
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| Does/Will the system collect, maintain (store), |
| disseminate and/or pass through IIF within any |
| database(s), record(s), file(s) or website(s) hosted |
| by this system? |
No
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Is the system subject to the Privacy Act?
No
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| If the system shares or discloses IIF please specify |
| with whom and for what purpose(s): |
NA
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| Describe in detail the information the agency will |
| collect, maintain, or disseminate and why and for |
| what purpose the agency will use the information: |
NA
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Describe the consent process:
NA
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Does the system host a website?
Yes
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| Does the website have any information or pages |
| directed at children under the age of thirteen? |
No
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| Are there policies or guidelines in place with regard |
| to the retention and destruction of IIF? |
No
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Are there technical controls present?
No
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Describe the IIF security controls:
NA
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Sr Official of Privacy Signature:
Tim Erny
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Sr Official of Privacy Signoff Date:
May 30, 2006
| Note on IIF: Any question about IIF seeks to identify any, and all, personal information associated with the system. This includes any IIF, whether or not it |
| is subject to the Privacy Act, whether the individuals are employees, the public, research subjects, or business partners, and whether provided voluntarily |
| or collected by mandate. Later questions will try to understand the character of the data and its applicability to the requirements under the Privacy Act or |
| other legislation. Note: If no IIF is contained in the system, please answer the remaining required questions, then promote the PIA to the Sr. Privacy |
| Official who will authorize the PIA. Note: If this system contains IIF, all remaining questions on the PIA Form Tabs must be completed prior to signature |
| and promotion. |
