[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 37047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15032]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New; 60-day Notice]
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, email your
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above email
address within 60 days.
Proposed Project: National Survey on Health Information Exchange in
Clinical Laboratories OMB No. 0090-NEW--Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Abstract: Currently, the Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology (ONC) is soliciting comments on a new
information collection activity that will collect key data from a
relatively small sample of clinical laboratories nationwide for the
Evaluation of the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative
Agreement Program. A key goal of the State Health Information Exchange
Cooperative Agreement Program is to promote the electronic exchange of
structured test results from clinical laboratories to healthcare
providers. To assess progress over time at both the national and state
level, information is needed regarding the baseline capacity for
clinical laboratory information exchange.
The National Survey on Health Information Exchange in Clinical
Laboratories will assess and evaluate the electronic transfer of health
information from clinical laboratories to ordering physicians. It will
focus on two key measures: (1) Percentage of laboratory facilities that
are able to send structured lab results electronically to ordering
physicians and (2) Percentage of lab results that are currently begin
sent electronically in coded format to ordering physicians.
The anticipated bi-annual data collection effort will be conducted
in two waves--Wave I in November of 2012 will establish the baseline
and Wave II in 2014 will measure progress. Information will be
collected using a mail-out/mail-back hard copy questionnaire with
telephone non-response follow up. There will be two similar versions of
the questionnaire--one for hospital-based labs and one for independent
labs. For hospitals, the burden hours are based on an estimated length
of approximately 20 minutes per completed survey. ONC will use these
survey findings to develop a comprehensive understanding of the
baseline level of laboratory information exchange in order to inform
program activities to promote laboratory information exchange and
provide more targeted assistance to states and territories in
developing their laboratory information exchange strategies.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Average
Type of Number of Number of burden (in Total burden
Forms respondent respondents responses per hours) per hours
respondent response
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Hospital-Based Laboratory Hospital-Based 2,882 1 20/60 961
Survey on Health Information Laboratories.
Exchange.
Independent Laboratory Survey Independent 2,081 1 17.57/60 609
on Health Information Laboratories.
Exchange.
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Total..................... ................ 4,963 1 18.98/60 1,570
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Keith A. Tucker,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-15032 Filed 6-19-12; 8:45 am]
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