[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 32 (Thursday, February 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7268-7269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3071]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]
Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS),
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following
summary of a proposed information collection request for public
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of
the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS
document identifier, to Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail
address within 60-days.
Proposed Project: Evaluation of Medicare Personal Health Records
Choice Pilot--OMB No. 0990-NEW--Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Planning and Evaluation.
Abstract: Since 2003, HHS has worked toward the goal of
establishing electronic, longitudinal health records for Americans that
can be accessed safely, across the Internet, and anytime and anywhere
by patients, doctors, and other health care providers. In addition to
electronic health records (EHRs), where health information is created,
stored and accessed mainly by health care organizations and
practitioners, personal health records (PHRs), electronic, patient-
centered applications and services, are gaining increasing recognition
and momentum. Current PHR business models represent broad and varied
uses, from disease management to health promotion, with sponsors
consisting of commercial vendors, heath plans, employers, and health
care providers. We know very little about why consumers, and
specifically Medicare beneficiaries, elect to use PHRs and what
functionality they want from a PHR. Understanding these needs will be
critical if HHS and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
are to pursue PHRs as a tool to empower consumers to manage their
health and have the capability to link to their provider's EHR.
In January 2009, CMS launched a new program in Arizona and Utah,
the Medicare PHR Choice Pilot (PHRC). This pilot encourages Medicare
fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries to take advantage of the newer,
more robust Internet-based tools for tracking their health and health
care services. This is the first pilot to offer a choice of PHRs to
Medicare FFS beneficiaries, including PHRs with additional
functionality and direct data linkages for the consumers. Pilot
participants can choose among GoogleHealth\TM\, NoMoreClipboard\TM\,
PassportMD\TM\, and HealthTrio\TM\, competitors in the open PHR market.
HHS' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
(ASPE) has contracted with Mathematica Policy Research to conduct an
evaluation of this pilot program, including a PHR enrollee user
satisfaction survey to assess barriers, facilitators, and satisfaction
with the PHRs. A self-administered paper-and-pencil instrument will be
the primary data collection mode for the PHRC user satisfaction survey,
with telephone followup for mail nonrespondents. The one-time data
collection field period is expected to be 12 weeks in Fall 2010.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Forms (if necessary) Type of Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondent respondents respondent response hours
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Self-administered Medicare 500 1 25/60 208
questionnaire. beneficiaries.
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Total..................... 500 .............. .............. 208
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-3071 Filed 2-17-10; 8:45 am]
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