[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 43 (Friday, March 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11587-11588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5106]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-197]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration. 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 this 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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Maximizing the Effective Use of 
Telemedicine: A Study of the Effects, Cost Effectiveness and 
Utilization Patterns of Consultations via Telemedicine.
    Form No.: HCFA-R-197 (OMB# 0938-0705).
    Use: This study deals with several issues of importance to HCFA 
regarding the recent proliferation of Telemedicine programs. The 
primary goal of this study is to develop policy recommendations for 
Medicare concerning utilization review and

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payment methods for Telemedicine services. The major objective is to 
evaluate the use of interactive video Telemedicine consultation. 
Recommendations will be based on analysis of the use of Telemedicine 
for such medical consultation.
    Frequency: Other: periodically.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, and Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 1,450.
    Total Annual Responses: 84,235.
    Total Annual Hours: 360.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
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, phone number, OMB number, and 
HCFA document identifier, to [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: Dawn Willinghan, Room N2-14-26, 7500 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: February 24, 2000.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services, 
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 00-5106 Filed 3-2-00; 8:45 am]
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