[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7119-7120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02581]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-16-0234]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted
the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public
and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Direct written comments
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written comments
Information Collection Request Procedures Manual 35 should be received
within 30 days of this notice.
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
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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 and
oversampling in previous years. 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 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. Burden
hours have seen a net reduction of 19,876 hours since the previously
approved package, primarily due to a sample size decrease. Currently,
there is not a plan to include state-based estimates in the future,
unless funding is increased sufficiently to support oversampling in the
states for which state based estimates are desired.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hrs.) (in hrs.)
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Office-based physicians....... Physician 2,590 1 45/60 1,943
Induction
Interview
(NAMCS-1).
Patient Record 259 30 14/60 1,813
form (NAMCS-30)
(Physician
abstracts).
Prepare and 130 1 1 130
transmit EHR
(MU On-
Boarding).
Pulling, re- 2,201 30 1/60 1,101
filing medical
record forms
(FR abstracts).
Community Health Centers...... Induction 104 1 30/60 52
Interview--serv
ice delivery
site (NAMCS-
201).
Induction 234 1 30/60 117
Interview--Prov
iders (NAMCS-1).
Patient Record 23 30 14/60 161
form (NAMCS-30)
(Provider
abstracts).
Pulling, re- 211 30 1/60 106
filing medical
record forms
(FR abstracts).
Re-abstraction study.......... Pulling, re- 72 10 1/60 12
filing medical
record forms
(FR abstracts).
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 5,435
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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.
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