[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39947-39948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17050]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-10-0234]
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 project or to obtain a copy
of data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer on 404-639-5960 or send comments to CDC Assistant
Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS D-74, 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 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 Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS), (OMB No. 0920-0234
exp. 7/31/2012)--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 (DHHS), acting through NCHS, shall collect statistics on the
utilization of health care provided by nonfederal office-based
physicians in the United States.
On February 26, 2010, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approved data collection for three years. This revision is to notify
the public that the President's fiscal year 2011 budget requests that
Congress consider a budget increase for this survey for 2011. If the
budget increase is approved by Congress, expanded data collection will
begin in the first calendar quarter of 2011 or as soon thereafter as is
possible. An increased sample size of approximately 6,800 physicians
and 60,000 visit records (a doubling from 3,400 physicians and 30,000
visit records sampled in 2010) is requested. Currently the NAMCS
produces national and regional estimates. If the full budget increase
is approved by Congress, the survey will be able to produce the same
estimates as it does currently as well as data on a limited number of
states when data are combined across two years. This increase will
greatly improve the ability to track providers' practice patterns,
including their adoption and meaningful use of health information
technology (HIT).
Congress may approve all, some or none of the budget increase
requested in the President's budget. If approved, this notice would
allow the proposed request for a sample increase to move forward to OMB
for final review in sufficient time to implement the sample increase in
the first quarter of 2011. This notice also covers increases in sample
size that might result due to other budget allocations.
NAMCS was conducted annually from 1973 to 1981, again in 1985, and
resumed as an annual survey in 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) 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. A three-year
clearance is requested.
There is no cost to the respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Avg. burden
Form Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hrs) hours
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Induction Interview-Physicians/CHC Providers.... 7,112 1 28/60 3,319
Patient Record Form............................. 2,797 30 8/60 11,188
EMR Mail Survey................................. 10,302 1 20/60 3,434
CHC Induction Interview-Facility................ 208 1 20/60 69
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 18,010
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Dated: July 7, 2010.
Carol Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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