[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 152 (Friday, August 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 42409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21109]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-246]


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, the Health Care Financing 
Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services, is 
publishing the following summary of proposed collections for public 
comment. 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: Extension of Currently Approved 
Collection.
    Title of Information Collection: HEDIS 3.0 (Health Plan Data and 
Information Set) CAHPS (Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study) 
Survey and Supporting Regulations 42 CFR 417.470, 417.126.
    Form Number: HCFAR-246 (OMB approval #: 0938-0732).
    Use: This collection effort (CAHPS) will be used to hold the 
Medicare managed care industry accountable for the quality of care they 
are delivering. This requirement will allow HCFA to obtain the 
information necessary for the proper oversight of the program. It is 
critical to HCFA's mission that we collect and disseminate information 
that will help beneficiaries choose among plans, contribute to the 
improved quality of care through identification of quality improvement 
opportunities, and assist HCFA in carrying out its responsibilities.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for profit, Individuals or 
Households.
    Number of Respondents: 150,240.
    Total Annual Responses: 150,240.
    Total Annual Hours Requested: 49,579
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed 
paperwork collections referenced above, 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 60 days of this notice directly to the HCFA Paperwork Clearance 
Officer designated at the following address: HCFA, Office of 
Information Services, Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA 
Enterprise Standards, Attention: John Rudolph, Room N2-14-26 7500, 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: July 27, 1998.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards, 
Security and Standards Group, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-21109 Filed 8-6-98; 8:45 am]
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