80 FR 60908 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 195 (October 8, 2015)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 195 (October 8, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-25648 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 195 (Thursday, October 8, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 60908-60909] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-25648] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day-16-0234; Docket No. CDC-2015-0086] Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice with comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on the proposed revision of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS). The purpose of NAMCS is to meet the needs and demands for statistical information about the provision of ambulatory medical care services in the United States. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 7, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016- 0026 by any of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulation.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to Regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, contact the Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., MS- D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: omb@cdc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information collection before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a proposed data collection as described below. 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; (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; and (e) estimates of capital or start- up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information. Proposed Project The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS), (OMB No. 0920- 0234, expires 12/31/2017)--Revision -- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description Section 306 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through NCHS, shall collect statistics on the utilization of health care provided by non-federal office-based physicians in the United States. On December 19, 2014, the OMB approved data collection for three years from 2015 to 2017. This revision is to request approval to continue NAMCS data collection activities for three years from 2016-2018 and to add questions to the physician interview that pertain to policies, services, and experiences related to the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV prevention among adolescents and others. Small modifications will also be made to questions on the use of electronic health records. This notice also covers a decrease in the sample size resulting from smaller budget allocations. Due to this decrease, selected state estimates will not be available for 2016-2018 data. The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) has been conducted intermittently from 1973 through 1985, and annually since 1989. The purpose of NAMCS, a voluntary survey, is to meet the needs and demands for statistical information about the provision of ambulatory medical care services in the United States. Ambulatory services are rendered in a wide variety of settings, including physicians' offices and hospital outpatient and emergency departments. The NAMCS target universe consists of all office visits made by ambulatory patients to non-Federal office-based physicians (excluding those in the specialties of anesthesiology, radiology, and pathology) who are engaged in direct patient care. In 2006, physicians and mid- level providers (i.e., nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and nurse midwives) practicing in community health centers (CHCs) were added to the NAMCS sample, and these data will continue to be collected. To complement NAMCS data, NCHS initiated the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS, OMB No. 0920-0278, expires 02/ 28/18) in 1992 to provide [[Page 60909]] data concerning patient visits to hospital outpatient and emergency departments. NAMCS and NHAMCS are the principal sources of data on ambulatory care provided in the United States. There is no cost to the respondents other than their time. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Total Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response (in burden respondents respondent hrs.) (in hrs.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office-based physicians........................ Physician Induction Interview (NAMCS-1).. 2,590 1 45/60 1,943 Patient Record form (NAMCS-30) (Physician 259 30 14/60 1,813 abstracts). Prepare and transmit EHR (MU On-Boarding) 130 1 1 130 Pulling, refiling medical record forms 2,201 30 1/60 1,101 (FR abstracts). Community Health Centers....................... Induction Interview--service delivery 104 1 30/60 52 site (NAMCS-201). Induction Interview--Providers (NAMCS-1). 234 1 30/60 117 Patient Record form (NAMCS-30) (Provider 23 30 14/60 161 abstracts). Pulling, refiling medical record forms 211 30 1/60 106 (FR abstracts). Reabstraction study............................ Pulling, refiling medical record forms 72 10 1/60 12 abstracts). ------------------------------------------------------------- Total...................................... ......................................... .............. .............. ................ 5,435 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leroy A. Richardson, Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2015-25648 Filed 10-7-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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Leroy A. Richardson, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Proposed Project
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, request more information on the The National Ambulatory Medical
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the proposed project or to obtain a copy of
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Care Survey (NAMCS), (OMB No. 0920–
the information collection plan and 0234, expires 12/31/2017)—Revision —
Director, Centers for Disease Control and instruments, contact the Information
Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics
Collection Review Office, Centers for (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and
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Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Prevention (CDC).
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Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; Background and Brief Description
Email: omb@cdc.gov. Section 306 of the Public Health
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) amended, authorizes that the Secretary
Centers for Disease Control and (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies of Health and Human Services, acting
Prevention must obtain approval from the Office of through NCHS, shall collect statistics on
Management and Budget (OMB) for each the utilization of health care provided
[60Day–16–0234; Docket No. CDC–2015– collection of information they conduct by non-federal office-based physicians
0086] or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also in the United States. On December 19,
requires Federal agencies to provide a 2014, the OMB approved data collection
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for three years from 2015 to 2017. This
for Public Comment and 60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of revision is to request approval to
Recommendations continue NAMCS data collection
information, including each new
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and activities for three years from 2016–
proposed collection, each proposed
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 2018 and to add questions to the
extension of existing collection of
and Human Services (HHS). physician interview that pertain to
information, and each reinstatement of
policies, services, and experiences
ACTION: Notice with comment period. previously approved information
related to the prevention and treatment
collection before submitting the
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
collection to OMB for approval. To
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of and HIV prevention among adolescents
comply with this requirement, we are
its continuing efforts to reduce public and others. Small modifications will
publishing this notice of a proposed
burden and maximize the utility of also be made to questions on the use of
data collection as described below.
government information, invites the electronic health records. This notice
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether also covers a decrease in the sample size
general public and other Federal
the proposed collection of information resulting from smaller budget
agencies to take this opportunity to
is necessary for the proper performance allocations. Due to this decrease,
comment on proposed and/or
of the functions of the agency, including selected state estimates will not be
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction whether the information shall have available for 2016–2018 data.
Act of 1995. This notice invites practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the The National Ambulatory Medical
comment on the proposed revision of agency’s estimate of the burden of the Care Survey (NAMCS) has been
the National Ambulatory Medical Care proposed collection of information; (c) conducted intermittently from 1973
Survey (NAMCS). The purpose of ways to enhance the quality, utility, and through 1985, and annually since 1989.
NAMCS is to meet the needs and clarity of the information to be The purpose of NAMCS, a voluntary
demands for statistical information collected; (d) ways to minimize the survey, is to meet the needs and
about the provision of ambulatory burden of the collection of information demands for statistical information
medical care services in the United on respondents, including through the about the provision of ambulatory
States. use of automated collection techniques medical care services in the United
or other forms of information States. Ambulatory services are
DATES: Written comments must be technology; and (e) estimates of capital rendered in a wide variety of settings,
received on or before December 7, 2015. or start-up costs and costs of operation, including physicians’ offices and
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, maintenance, and purchase of services hospital outpatient and emergency
identified by Docket No. CDC–2016– to provide information. Burden means departments.
0026 by any of the following methods: the total time, effort, or financial The NAMCS target universe consists
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: resources expended by persons to of all office visits made by ambulatory
Regulation.gov. Follow the instructions generate, maintain, retain, disclose or patients to non-Federal office-based
for submitting comments. provide information to or for a Federal physicians (excluding those in the
• Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, agency. This includes the time needed specialties of anesthesiology, radiology,
Information Collection Review Office, to review instructions; to develop, and pathology) who are engaged in
Centers for Disease Control and acquire, install and utilize technology direct patient care. In 2006, physicians
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS– and systems for the purpose of and mid-level providers (i.e., nurse
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. collecting, validating and verifying practitioners, physician assistants, and
Instructions: All submissions received information, processing and nurse midwives) practicing in
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must include the agency name and maintaining information, and disclosing community health centers (CHCs) were
Docket Number. All relevant comments and providing information; to train added to the NAMCS sample, and these
received will be posted without change personnel and to be able to respond to data will continue to be collected.
to Regulations.gov, including any a collection of information, to search To complement NAMCS data, NCHS
personal information provided. For data sources, to complete and review initiated the National Hospital
access to the docket to read background the collection of information; and to Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
documents or comments received, go to transmit or otherwise disclose the (NHAMCS, OMB No. 0920–0278,
Regulations.gov. information. expires 02/28/18) in 1992 to provide
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data concerning patient visits to the principal sources of data on There is no cost to the respondents
hospital outpatient and emergency ambulatory care provided in the United other than their time.
departments. NAMCS and NHAMCS are States.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of Average burden Total
Number of
Type of respondents Form name responses per per response burden
respondents respondent (in hrs.) (in hrs.)
Office-based physicians Physician Induction Interview (NAMCS–1) ............. 2,590 1 45/60 1,943
Patient Record form (NAMCS–30) (Physician ab- 259 30 14/60 1,813
stracts).
Prepare and transmit EHR (MU On-Boarding) ....... 130 1 1 130
Pulling, refiling medical record forms (FR ab- 2,201 30 1/60 1,101
stracts).
Community Health Induction Interview—service delivery site 104 1 30/60 52
Centers. (NAMCS–201).
Induction Interview—Providers (NAMCS–1) ........... 234 1 30/60 117
Patient Record form (NAMCS–30) (Provider ab- 23 30 14/60 161
stracts).
Pulling, refiling medical record forms (FR ab- 211 30 1/60 106
stracts).
Reabstraction study ..... Pulling, refiling medical record forms abstracts) ..... 72 10 1/60 12
Total ...................... .................................................................................. ........................ ........................ ............................ 5,435
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