[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36567-36568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15372]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Physicians' Experience of
Ethical Dilemmas and Resource Allocation
SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment
on proposed data collection projects, the National institute of Dental
and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval.
Proposed Collection: Title: Physicians' Experience of Ethical
Dilemmas and Resource Allocation. Type of Information Collection
Request: New. Need and Use of Information Collection: Health care costs
are rising ceaselessly and there are currently no generally accepted
way of controlling them. This study will access the experience of
physicians regarding resource allocation in clinical practice, and how
allocation decisions made at other levels shapes this experience. The
primary objectives of the study are to determine if physicians make
decisions to withhold interventions on the basis of cost, how often
they report doing so, what types of care are withheld, and what
criteria are used in making such decisions. The findings will provide
valuable information concerning: (1) The practice if resource
allocation in clinical practice, (2) the possible effects of perceived
constraints on this practice, and (3) international comparisons on
these two aspects. Frequency of Response: Once. Affected Public:
Individuals or households; businesses or other for-profit; not-for-
profit institutions. Type of Respondents: Physicians. The annual
reporting burden is as follows: Estimated number of Respondents: 250;
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours
Per Response:
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.0.3674; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 91.85. The
annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $5,218. There are no
capital costs, operating costs and/or maintenance costs to report.
Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on those who are to
respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Dr. Samia Hurst, Department of Clinical Bioethics,
Building 10, room 1C118, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
20892, or call non-toll-free number (301) 435-8713 or E-mail your
request, including your address to: [email protected].
Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60-days
of the date of this publication.
Dated: May 29, 2003.
David K. Henderson,
Deputy Director, Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, National
Institutes of Health.
Ezekiel J. Emanuel,
Director, Department of Clinical Bioethics, Warren G. Magnuson Clinical
Center, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 03-15372 Filed 6-17-03; 8:45 am]
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