[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6796-6797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2673]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-11-11BZ]
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 Carol E. Walker, 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
Quantitative Survey of Physician Practices in Laboratory Test
Ordering and Interpretation-NEW-the Office of Surveillance,
Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (OSELS), the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
Background and Brief Description
The purpose of this request is to obtain OMB clearance to perform
the ``Quantitative Survey of Physician Practices in Laboratory Test
Ordering and Interpretation'', a national systematic study
investigating how the rapid evolution of laboratory medicine is
affecting primary care practice. This will be a new collection. The
survey will be funded in full by the Office of Surveillance,
Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (OSELS) of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
This proposed survey follows a series of qualitative focus groups
with primary care physicians that identified common concerns and
problems with laboratory test ordering and test interpretation. This
survey will quantify the prevalence and impact of the issues identified
within the focus groups. Understanding the relative importance of
physician issues in the effective and efficient use of laboratory
medicine in diagnosis will guide future efforts of the CDC to improve
primary care practice and improve health outcomes of the American
public. The proposed survey covers basic physician demographic
characteristics (year of birth, gender, years in practice, physician
specialty, professional memberships, practice size and practice
setting), practice-related questions including number and type of
patients seen weekly. The majority of the questions request information
about physician decision making processes involved in test ordering and
interpretation.
The effective use of laboratory testing is an important component
of the diagnostic process within physician
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practices. The field of laboratory medicine is undergoing rapid change
with the continuing introduction of new tests, increased focus on
evidence-based medicine, the deployment of Electronic Health Records,
and the wide availability to physicians of electronic information
resources, interactive diagnostic tools, and computerized order entry
systems. To date, no systematic study has been conducted to investigate
how physicians are incorporating these laboratory testing innovations
into their day-to-day practices. This survey seeks to provide insight
into how physicians integrate laboratory medicine into their routines,
and how they manage any challenges they encounter.
The survey will be conducted in 2011, following OMB approval, in a
national representative sample of primary care physicians. The table
below reports the combined total number of respondents for the 2011
survey. There are no costs to respondents except their time.
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 hrs) (in hrs)
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Family Practice Physicians and Laboratory 1600 1 14/60 373
Internal Medicine Generalists. Practices.
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Total................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 373
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Dated: February 1, 2011.
Carol E. Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-2673 Filed 2-7-11; 8:45 am]
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