[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 58059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29025]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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


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: 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: HCFA-R-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 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, DC 20503.

    Dated: October 22, 1998.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA, Office of Information Services, 
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 98-29025 Filed 10-28-98; 8:45 am]
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