[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-41]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-04-20]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404) 498-1210.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-E11, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.
    Proposed Project: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 
(NHAMCS) 2005-2006 (OMB No. 0920-0278)--Extension--National Center for 
Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).
    The National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) is 
managed by CDC, NCHS, Division of Health Care Statistics. This survey 
has been conducted annually since 1992. The purpose of NHAMCS is to 
meet the needs and demands for statistical information about the 
provision of ambulatory medical care services in the United States. 
Ambulatory services are rendered in a wide variety of settings, 
including physicians' offices and hospital outpatient and emergency 
departments. The targeted population for NHAMCS will consist of in-
person visits made to outpatient departments and emergency departments 
that are non-Federal, short-stay hospitals (hospitals with an average 
length of stay of less than 30 days) or those whose specialty is 
general (medical or surgical) or children's general. NHAMCS was 
initiated to complement the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 
(NAMCS, OMB No. 0920-0234) which provides similar data concerning 
patient visits to physicians' offices.
    NHAMCS provides a range of baseline data on the characteristics of 
the users and providers of ambulatory medical care. Data collected 
include patients' demographic characteristics and reason(s) for visit, 
and the physicians' diagnosis, diagnostic services, medications, and 
disposition. In addition to the annual statistics normally collected, a 
key focus of the 2005/06 survey will be on the prevention and treatment 
of selected chronic conditions. These data, together with trend data, 
may be used to monitor the effects of change in the health care system, 
for the planning of health services, improving medical education, and 
assessing the health status of the population.
    Users of NHAMCS data include, but are not limited to, congressional 
offices, Federal agencies, state and local governments, schools of 
public health, researchers, administrators, and health planners. Data 
collection will continue through 2005 to 2006. The number of 
respondents for the NHAMCS is based on an annual sample of 
approximately 500 hospitals with an 88 percent participation rate. 
There are no costs to respondents.

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                                                                     Number of     Avg. burden/
                   Respondents                       Number of      responses/     response  (in   Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent         hrs)            hours
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Induction forms:................................
Hospital (Ineligible)...........................              50               1           15/60              13
Hospital (Eligible).............................             440               1               1             440
Emergency Departments...........................             400               1               1             400
Outpatient Departments..........................             240               4               1             960
Patient record forms:...........................
Emergency Departments...........................             400             100            5/60           3,333
Outpatient Departments..........................             240             150            5/60           3,000
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           8,146
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    Dated: December 29, 2003.
Ron Ergle,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-41 Filed 1-2-04; 8:45 am]
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