[Federal Register: March 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 57)]
[Notices]
[Page 15524-15525]
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-08-08AU]
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 Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
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
Assessing Problem Areas in Referrals for Chronic Hematologic
Malignancies and Developing Interventions to Address Them--New--
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC), National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description: One of the six aims of the
Insitute of Medicine's Crossing the Quality Chasm report is to improve
the timeliness of care for patients. Data from Europe and Canada, as
well as single-site studies in the United States, allude to a problem
of timely referral and diagnosis for patients with cancer. Despite the
advent of new diagnostics and therapeutics for patients with chronic
hematological malignancies, the size and scope of a potential problem
regarding their referral from primary care providers to specialists is
not well-defined in the current literature.
CDC proposes to conduct a one-time study to collect qualitative and
quantitative information on optimal and sub-optimal referral patterns
for patients with confirmed or suspected chronic hematologic
malignancies. Information will be collected to identify specific
factors related to delays in diagnosis and/or referral to appropriate
medical specialists. Information will be collected through in-depth
interviews with hematologic cancer patients, in-depth interviews and
focus groups with primary care providers, interviews with specialists
in hematology and oncology in Texas, and a one-time postal survey to a
sample of primary care providers (physicians and advance practice
nurses) in Massachusetts.
The ultimate goal is to develop tools that will improve the
awareness, diagnosis, and referral of persons with chronic
hematological cancers by primary care providers.
There are no costs to respondents other than their time.
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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 hours) (in hours)
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Community Oncologists/Hematologists............ In-depth Interview Guide for Community 27 1 1.5 41
Hematologists and Oncologists.
Patients....................................... In-depth Interview Guide for Patients. 27 1 1.5 41
Primary Care Providers......................... Primary Care Provider Survey.......... 300 1 20/60 100
Interview Guide for Primary Care 27 1 1.5 41
Providers.
Focus Group Guide for Primary Care 18 1 2 36
Providers.
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Dated: March 18, 2008.
Marilyn S. Radke,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-5859 Filed 3-21-08; 8:45 am]
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