Evaluation and Performance Measures: 9.0 Optional Questions

Hospital Association COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Activities Cooperative Agreement (Updated June 2023)

The questions in this section are optional for hospital associations. They are exploratory questions to assist ASPR to understand the challenges faced and promising practices utilized by recipients and subrecipients in the implementation of this cooperative agreement. The responses will be used to inform future program design, development of guidance, delivery of technical assistance, and support contextual understanding for reporting to national stakeholders.

Collection Timeframe: (collected at end of project year)

Program Performance Measure	Data Point	Data Entity	Calculation
A. Tactics successfully used by hospital associations to execute subawards	What strategies have you used to successfully and quickly execute subawards?	Hospital association	N/A
B. Communications methods used by hospital associations	What strategies have you used to share and push communications and information out to sub- recipients? Select as many as apply: Email Webinars and calls Social media Individual outreach and communication Other (free response)	Hospital association	N/A
C. Successes observed/achieved that resulted from sub-recipients updating preparedness plans	For sub-recipients who updated their preparedness plans, were there any successes or positive outcomes you can highlight?	Hospital association	N/A
D. Challenges sub-recipients faced in updating preparedness plans	What specific challenges have you heard most often from sub- recipients regarding implementing preparedness and response plans to address COVID- 19 medical surge? Select as many as apply: Limitations in clinical knowledge Limitations in funding to implement plan Limitations in needed staff Limitations in needed equipment and/or supplies Limitations in physical space Other (free response)	Hospital association	N/A
E. Challenges in implementing infection	What specific challenges have you most often heard from sub- recipients regarding their ability to train staff on effective infection control practices? Select as many as apply: Staff availability for training Limitations in trainer clinical knowledge Curriculum development Material limitations to implementation (space, materials, etc.) Availability of training resources, including space and materials Other (free response)	Hospital association	N/A
F. Challenges in implementing triage	What specific challenges have you heard most often from sub- recipients regarding their ability to train staff on COVID-19 triage? Select as many as apply: Staff availability for training Limitations in trainer clinical knowledge Curriculum development Material limitations to implementation (space, materials, etc.) Availability of training resources, including space and materials Other (free response)	Hospital association	N/A
H. Successes and associated tactics in procuring needed supplies and equipment	What success stories have you heard from sub-recipients regarding procurement of needed supplies and equipment, and what tactics were employed to achieve that result?	Hospital association	N/A
I. Challenges in expanding telemedicine and telehealth capabilities and coverage	What specific challenges have sub-recipients experienced regarding their ability to expand telemedicine and telehealth capabilities and coverage? Select as many as apply: Medicare payment Medicaid payment Private insurance payment Bandwidth (patient location) Bandwidth (provider location) Provider acceptance Patient acceptance Hardware capability and reliability Network security Coordination with existing electronic health records (EHR) Internal management of telemedicine platform and workflows State licensing of providers Medicolegal concerns Use for speakers languages other than English Use by patients with disabilities Lack of training Other (free response)	Hospital association	N/A
J. Successes and associated tactics in expanding telemedicine and telehealth capabilities and coverage	What success stories have sub- recipients experienced regarding expanded telemedicine and telehealth coverage, and what tactics were employed to achieve that result?	Hospital association	N/A
K. Challenges in retrofitting or adding additional screening/treatment space for COVID-19	What specific challenges have sub-recipients experienced regarding their ability to retrofit spaces for COVID-19 screening and treatment? Select as many as apply: Budget constraints or limited funding Limitations in clinical knowledge Disagreement on promising practices or priorities Material limitations (space materials, etc.) Other (free response)	Hospital association	N/A
L. Successes and associated tactics in retrofitting or adding additional screening/treatment spaces for COVID-19	What success stories have sub- recipients experienced regarding retrofitting areas for COVID-19 screening and treatment, and what tactics were employed to achieve that result?	Hospital association	N/A
M. Challenges in increasing patient care beds	What specific challenges have sub-recipients experienced in increasing the number of available patient care beds? Select as many as apply: Budget constraints or limited funding Determining promising practices and priorities Material limitations (space, materials, etc.) Staffing Physical space constraints Ability to discharge patients Other (free response)	Hospital association	N/A
N. Successes in increasing patient care beds	What success stories have sub- recipients experienced regarding increasing the number of available patient care beds through cooperative agreement funding? In these cases, what tactics were used?	Hospital association	N/A