[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 91 (Thursday, May 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 23945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11736]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-0299]


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

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration, HHS.
    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: A Project to 
Develop an Outcome-Based Continuous Quality Improvement System for 
PACE; Form No.: HCFA-R-0299 (OMB# 0938-0791); Use: The purpose of this 
project is to develop an outcome-based continuous quality improvement 
(OBCQI) system and core comprehensive assessment data set for the PACE 
program by (a) developing and testing a set of data items for core 
outcome and comprehensive assessment (COCOA), (b) testing risk 
adjustment methods so each site's outcomes can be appropriately 
evaluated, (c) designing an OBCQI approach to improve quality in a 
systematic, evolutionary manner, and (d) testing the usefulness of the 
data items for assessment and care planning. A three-phase, 20-month 
field test will result in the refinement of the draft COCOA data items 
and protocols as needed. Findings from the project are intended to 
guide the possible implementation of a national approach for OBCQI and 
core comprehensive assessment for PACE; Frequency: On occasion; 
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, Individuals or 
households; Number of Respondents: 8,298; Total Annual Responses: 
93,970; Total Annual Hours: 21,692.04.
    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 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB 
Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Date: April 23, 2001.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services, 
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 01-11736 Filed 5-9-01; 8:45 am]
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