[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5329-5330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2125]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]
Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS),
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following
summary of a proposed information collection request for public
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of
the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to minimize the information
collection burden. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any
related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above,
e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number,
and OS document identifier, to [email protected], or call
the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail
address within 60-days.
Proposed Project: Patient Perceptions of the Delivery of Health
Care Through the Use of an Electronic Health Record (New)--OMB No.
0990-NEW--Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology.
Abstract: Recognizing the potential of health information
technology (IT), Congress incorporated the Health Information
Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act as part of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and allocated $19.2
billion to meet the goal of meaningful use of certified EHRs for each
person in the United States by 2014. The HITECH Act builds on existing
federal efforts to encourage health IT adoption and use, and contains
provisions that are expected to promote the widespread adoption of
health IT among health care providers. Health IT experts agree that
HITECH stimulus funds are likely to improve how physicians practice
medicine for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and, ultimately, for
advancing patient-centered medical care for all Americans. However,
there is an evidence gap about patients' preferences and perceptions of
delivery of health care services by providers who have adopted EHR
systems in their practices.
The goal of the Patient Perceptions of the Delivery of Health Care
through the Use of an Electronic Health Record (Patient Perceptions of
EHR) Study is to help policymakers understand how primary care
practices' use of electronic health records (EHRs) affects consumers'
satisfaction with (1) their medical care, (2) communication with their
doctor, and (3) coordination of care. The research questions for the
proposed Patient Perceptions of EHR Study are motivated by a concern
that patients may have negative experiences as practices begin to use
EHRs.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average
Forms (if necessary) Type of Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondent respondents respondent per response hours
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Screening and Recruitment Form Staff at Primary 84 1 15/60 21
for Primary Care Practices. Care Practices.
Patient Survey................ Patients at 1,680 1 15/60 420
Primary Care
Practices.
Patient Focus Group........... Patients at 40 1 1.5 60
Primary Care
Practices.
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Total..................... ................ 1,804 1 .............. 501
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-2125 Filed 2-1-10; 8:45 am]
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