[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 201 (Thursday, October 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61423-61424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24558]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60-Day-08-09AA]
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 404-639-5960
and send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to [email protected].
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
BioSense Recruitment Survey for Data Collection--New--National
Center for Public Health Informatics (NCPHI), Coordinating Center for
Health Information and Service (CCHIS), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Congress passed the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism
Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, which requires specific
activities related to bioterrorism preparedness and response. This
congressional mandate outlines the need for improving the overall
public's health through electronic surveillance. The Department of
Health and Human Services outlined strategies aimed at achieving this
goal via the Public Health IT Initiative thereby creating the BioSense
program.
BioSense is the national, human health surveillance system designed
to improve the nation's capabilities for disease detection, monitoring,
and real-time health situational awareness. This work is enhanced by
providing public health real-time access to existing data from
healthcare organizations, state syndromic surveillance systems,
national laboratories, and others for just in time public health
decision-making. BioSense data are analyzed and made accessible through
the BioSense application. The application provides data, charts,
graphs, and maps through a secure Web-based interface which can be
accessed by CDC and authorized state and local public health and
hospital users.
In order to meet the congressional mandate, the BioSense program
must recruit prospective data sources and collect certain information
from each. This includes information on the types of data available,
the types of computer systems used, and the approximate record volume.
This information is used by BioSense personnel and contractors to
design hardware and software to
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connect the potential data source. To collect this information, a
series of questionnaires in an Excel spreadsheet have been designed.
Data collection will take place during and after on-site visits by
BioSense personnel and contractors. We estimate that such data will be
collected from 20 new entities (each representing many facilities or
clinics) each year.
A second requirement is that electronic data records be transmitted
to the BioSense system. Currently, data are transmitted from 35
entities, including 8 state or local health departments and 22
hospitals/hospital groups (which collectively transmit data from 460
hospitals); the Department of Veterans Affairs (which transmits data
from 820 facilities), the Department of Defense (which transmits data
from 320 facilities), 2 national laboratories, and one pharmacy claims
system (which transmits data from >30,000 pharmacies). The data may
include foundational data (e.g., demographics, chief complaint,
diagnosis), laboratory data, pharmacy data, radiology data, or detailed
emergency department data (e.g., vital signs, triage notes,
medications). All are submitted via electronic record transmission,
generally using a software program called PHIN-MS. A large number of
electronic records are transmitted from each entity each year; however,
once the automated interfaces are set up for transmission, there is no
human burden for record transmission.
There are no costs to prospective data sources other than their
time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Instrument type Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Recruitment of perspective data source entities. 20 1 4/60 1.5
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 1.5
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Dated: October 7, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-24558 Filed 10-15-08; 8:45 am]
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