[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 39050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18662]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-200]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
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: Reinstatement, with change, 
of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired; 
Title of Information Collection: Health Plan Employer Data and 
Information Set (HEDIS) and Health Outcome Survey (HOS) and Supporting 
Regulations in 42 CFR 422.152; Form No.: CMS-R-200 (OMB# 0938-0701); 
Use: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA) 
collects quality performance measures in order to hold the Medicare 
managed care industry accountable for the care being delivered, to 
enable quality improvement, and to provide quality information to 
Medicare beneficiaries in order to promote an informed choice. It is 
critical to CMS's mission that we collect and disseminate information 
that will help beneficiaries chose among health plans, contribute to 
improved quality of care through identification of improvement 
opportunities, and assist CMS in carrying out its oversight and 
purchasing responsibilities; Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: 
Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions, Individuals 
or households; Number of Respondents: 313,825; Total Annual Responses: 
313,825; Total Annual Hours: 571,488.
    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: Melissa Musotto, Room N2-14-26, 7500 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: July 13, 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. 01-18662 Filed 7-25-01; 8:45 am]
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