[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 82 (Thursday, April 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 23816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10251]
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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: Assessing the Availability of Primary Care
Physicians Accepting New Patients and Timeliness of Services for New
Patients Using a Mystery Shopper Approach--OMB No. 0990-NEW--Assistant
Secretary Planning Evaluation (ASPE).
Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation (ASPE) is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval on a new collection to utilize a mystery shopper approach to
collect data from physician offices in order to accurately gauge
availability of Primary Care Physicians (PCPs) accepting new patients,
assess the timeliness of services from PCPs, and gain insight into the
precise reasons that PCP availability is lacking. This study will
provide current information on the availability and accessibility of
PCPs to publicly and privately insured patients with a range of medical
needs. To conduct this study, ASPE will contact 465 PCPs in each of the
nine selected states. Each PCP's office will be contacted twice; once
using a privately insured patient scenario, and once using a publicly
insured patient scenario. The scenarios will simulate requests for an
appointment with the sampled PCP from a new patient with both public or
private insurance and either an urgent medical concern or routine exam
appointment. A standard protocol will accompany each patient scenario,
ensuring that the key research questions are addressed and the
necessary standardized information from the calls is collected.
Additionally, 465 PCPs across all the nine states will be contacted a
third time using a direct questioning approach. These physicians will
be informed about the study and asked directly if they are accepting
new patients and how long it would take to obtain an appointment. The
purpose of this additional data collection component is to evaluate the
validity of the mystery shopper approach in generating accurate
estimates of physician availability and timeliness of services. Data
collection activities will be completed within 4 months of OMB
Clearance.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total burden
Type of respondent respondents respondent responses response hours
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PCP Office Staff (Mystery 4,185 2 8,370 5/60 698
Shopper).......................
PCP Office Staff (Direct 465 1 465 5/60 39
Questioning)...................
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Total....................... .............. .............. .............. .............. 737
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Mary Forbes,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-10251 Filed 4-27-11; 8:45 am]
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