[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 61825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30369]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-200]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Care Financing 
Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services, has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following 
proposal for the collection of information. Interested persons are 
invited to send comments regarding the 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.
    Type of Information Request: Revision of a currently approved 
collection; Title of Information Collection: HEDIS 3.0 (Health Plan 
Data and Information Set), including the Health of Seniors and Consumer 
Assessment of Health Plans Study (CAHPS) surveys and supporting 
regulations 42 CFR 417.470, and 42 CFR 417.126; Form Number: HCFA-R-200 
(OMB #0938-0701); Use: HEDIS and CAHPS will be used for 3 purposes: (1) 
To provide summary comparative data to the Medicare beneficiary to 
assist them in choosing among health plans; (2) to provide information 
to health plans for internal quality improvement activity; and (3) to 
provide HCFA, as purchaser, information useful for monitoring quality 
of and access to care provided by the plans; Frequency: Annually; 
Affected Public: Individuals or Households, non-profit and for profit 
HMOs which contract with HCFA to provide managed health care to 
Medicare beneficiaries; Number of Respondents: 293,834; Total Annual 
Responses: 293,834; Total Annual Hours Requested: 181,520.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed 
paperwork collections referenced above, or to obtain the supporting 
statement and any related forms, E-mail your request, including your 
address and phone number, to P[email protected], or call the Reports 
Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed 
within 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB Desk Officer 
designated at the following address: OMB Human Resources and Housing 
Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: October 21, 1997.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA, Office of Information Services, 
Information Technology Investment Management Group, Division of HCFA 
Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 97-30369 Filed 11-18-97; 8:45 am]
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