[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 93 (Friday, May 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27344-27345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11566]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-NEW; 30-day notice]
Agency Information Collection Request. 30-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 collection 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 [email protected], or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-5683. Send written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days
of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at
202-395-5806.
Proposed Project: Patient Perceptions of the Delivery of Health
Care Through the Use of an Electronic Health Record (New)--OMB No.
0990-NEW--Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology.
Abstract: Recognizing the potential of health information
technology (IT), Congress incorporated the Health Information
Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act as part of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and allocated
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$19.2 billion to meet the goal of meaningful use of certified EHRs for
each person in the United States by 2014. The HITECH Act builds on
existing federal efforts to encourage health IT adoption and use, and
contains provisions that are expected to promote the widespread
adoption of health IT among health care providers. Health IT experts
agree that HITECH stimulus funds are likely to improve how physicians
practice medicine for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and,
ultimately, for advancing patient-centered medical care for all
Americans. However, there is an evidence gap about patients'
preferences and perceptions of delivery of health care services by
providers who have adopted EHR systems in their practices.
The goal of the Patient Perceptions of the Delivery of Health Care
through the Use of an Electronic Health Record (Patient Perceptions of
EHR) Study is to help policymakers understand how primary care
practices' use of electronic health records (EHRs) affects consumers'
satisfaction with (1) their medical care, (2) communication with their
doctor, and (3) coordination of care. The research questions for the
proposed Patient Perceptions of EHR Study are motivated by a concern
that patients may have negative experiences as practices begin to use
EHRs.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Forms Type of Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondent respondents respondent response hours
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Screening and Recruitment Staff at Primary 42 1 15/60 10.5
Form for Primary Care Care Practices.
Practices.
Patient Survey............... Patients at 840 1 15/60 210
Primary Care
Practices.
Patient Focus Group.......... Patients at 20 1 1.5 30
Primary Care
Practices.
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Total.................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 250.5
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-11566 Filed 5-13-10; 8:45 am]
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