[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 27326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11528]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-11-11BZ]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-
5806. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Quantitative Survey of Physician Practices in Laboratory Test
Ordering and Interpretation--NEW--Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology,
and Laboratory Services (OSELS), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Quantitative Survey of Physician Practices in Laboratory Test
Ordering and Interpretation is a national systematic study
investigating how the rapid evolution of laboratory medicine is
affecting primary care practice. This will be a new collection. The
survey will be funded in full by the Office of Surveillance,
Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (OSELS) of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The survey follows focus groups of fewer than ten participants with
primary care physicians that identified common concerns and problems
with laboratory test ordering and test interpretation. The survey will
quantify the prevalence and impact of the issues identified within the
focus groups. Understanding the relative importance of physician issues
in the effective and efficient use of laboratory medicine in diagnosis
will guide future efforts of the CDC to improve primary care practice
and improve health outcomes of the American public.
The survey covers basic physician demographic characteristics (year
of birth, gender, years in practice, physician specialty, professional
memberships, practice size and practice setting), practice-related
questions including number and type of patients seen weekly. The
majority of the questions request information about physician decision
making processes involved in test ordering and interpretation.
The effective use of laboratory testing is an important component
of the diagnostic process within physician practices. The field of
laboratory medicine is undergoing rapid change with the continuing
introduction of new tests, increased focus on evidence-based medicine,
the deployment of Electronic Health Records, and the wide availability
to physicians of electronic information resources, interactive
diagnostic tools, and computerized order entry systems. To date, no
systematic study has been conducted to investigate how physicians are
incorporating these laboratory testing innovations into their day-to-
day practices. This survey seeks to provide insight into how physicians
integrate laboratory medicine into their routines, and how they manage
any challenges they encounter.
The survey will be conducted on a national sample of primary care
physicians. There are no costs to respondents except their time. The
total estimated annualized burden hours are 373.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Avg. burden per
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per response (in
respondents respondent hrs)
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Family Practice Physicians & Laboratory Practices... 1600 1 14/60
Internal Medicine Generalists.
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Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-11528 Filed 5-10-11; 8:45 am]
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