[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 180 (Thursday, September 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 49699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24932]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-259]


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 Collection Request: New Collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Evaluation of the EverCare Demonstration; Form 
No.: HCFA-R-259; Use: This survey will capture information on the 
quality of capitated Medicare coverage to nursing home residents, such 
as the description of the person, information regarding enrollment /
disenrollment, quality of life, satisfaction including issues of access 
to services, advance medical directives, general health, and functional 
status. This information will be used to support analyses of enrollment 
decisions, access to services and providers, and outcomes for both the 
enrollee and family members. The underlying premise of the EverCare 
demonstration is that closer attention to primary care needs of high-
risk patients through the use of nurse practitioners and/or physicians 
assistants can reduce the use of hospitals (and emergency rooms). 
Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public: Individuals or Households; 
Number of Respondents: 3,150; Total Annual Responses: 3,150; Total 
Annual Hours: 1,962.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed 
paperwork collections referenced above, access HCFA's WEB SITE ADDRESS 
at http://www.hcfa.gov/regs/prdact95.htm, or 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: September 4, 1998.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards, 
Security and Standards Group, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-24932 Filed 9-16-98; 8:45 am]
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