[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58071-58072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28934]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
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 Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) will publish periodic summaries of proposed
projects being developed for submission to OMB under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the proposed
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
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.
Proposed Project
A Study of Physicians' Educational Preparation for Practice in
Managed Care--(0915-0202)--Reinstatement--OMB approval was obtained in
1995 to conduct two mail surveys, one of primary care physicians and
one of medical directors in managed care organizations (MCOs). The
purpose of both is to assess their views of the adequacy of physician
preparation for practice in a managed care setting. Data collection
began in June 1996. Early responses indicated that a high proportion of
the sampled physicians were not eligible for the survey, which was
targeted to primary care physicians in group and staff model MCOs.
Methods for increasing the proportion of eligibles to an acceptable
rate are being explored, including the possibility of conducting brief
screening phone calls to determine eligibility prior to mailing the
questionnaires. Once a methodology has been selected and OMB approval
is reinstated, data collection will resume. Few, if any, substantive
changes to the questionnaire are expected. Note that the survey of
medical directors had acceptable eligibility rates, and data collection
is proceeding.
The survey of physicians will be limited to allopathic primary care
physicians who graduated between 1986 and 1990. The information will be
used by the Bureau of Health Professions to formulate recommendations
for curriculum changes in medical
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education. Automated collection techniques will not be used for either
the mail survey or the brief screening phone call. Burden estimates are
as follows:
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Number of
Number of responses Avg. burden/ Total hours
respondents per response of burden
respondent (hours)
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Screening calls............................................. \1\400 1 0.25 100
Mail survey of physicians................................... 2000 1 0.25 500
Total................................................. 2400 1 0.25 600
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\1\ We estimate that it will require 400 phone calls to managed care organizations to obtain eligibility
information on the sample of physicians. This is based on the total number of group and staff model MCOs
(roughly 200) and an estimate of the average number of calls to an organization that will be needed to obtain
eligibility information on all sampled physicians from that organization (2 calls per MCO).
Send comments to Patricia Royston, HRSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 14-36, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: November 5, 1996.
J. Henry Montes,
Associate Administrator for Policy Coordination. #
[FR Doc. 96-28934 Filed 11-8-96; 8:45 am]
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