[Federal Register: January 12, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 8)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-06-0278]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
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 Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-4766
and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email
to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) 2007-2008
[OMB No. 0920-0278)--Extension--National Center for Health Statistics
(NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) has
been conducted annually since 1992. The purpose of NHAMCS 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 target universe of the NHAMCS is in-person visits made to
outpatient departments (OPDs) and emergency departments (EDs) of non-
Federal, short-stay hospitals (hospitals with an average length of stay
of less than 30 days) or those whose specialty is general (medical or
surgical) or children's general.
NHAMCS was initiated to complement the National Ambulatory Medical
Care Survey (NAMCS, OMB No. 0920-0234) which provides similar data
concerning patient visits to physicians' offices. NAMCS and NHAMCS are
the principal sources of data on approximately 90 percent of ambulatory
care provided in the United States.
NHAMCS provides a range of baseline data on the characteristics of
the users and providers of ambulatory medical care. Data collected
include patients' demographic characteristics, reason(s) for visit,
physicians' diagnosis(es), diagnostic services, medications, and
disposition. These data, together with trend data, may be used to
monitor the effects of change in the health care system, for the
planning of health services, improving medical education, determining
health care work force needs, and assessing the health status of the
population. In addition, a Cervical Cancer Screening Supplement (CCSS)
will be added to collect information on cervical cancer screening
practices from hospital OPD clinics. It will allow the CDC/National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) to
evaluate cervical cancer screening methods and the use of HPV tests.
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Users of NHAMCS data include, but are not limited to, congressional
offices, Federal agencies, state and local governments, schools of
public health, colleges and universities, private industry, nonprofit
foundations, professional associations, clinicians, researchers,
administrators, and health planners. NCHS is seeking OMB approval to
extend this survey for an additional three years. There are no costs to
the respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden/
Respondents Number of responses/ response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hours) (in hours)
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Hospital induction.............................. 490 1 55/60 449
ED induction.................................... 400 1 1 400
OPD induction................................... 250 4 1 1,000
ED Patient record form.......................... 400 100 5/60 3,333
OPD Patient record form......................... 250 200 5/60 4,167
CCSS............................................ 250 1 15/60 63
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Total................................... .............. .............. .............. 9,412
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Dated: January 5, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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