[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 79 (Friday, April 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22050-22051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-9231]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-43-04]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 498-1210. Send written 
comments to CDC, Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax 
to (202) 395-6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days 
of this notice.
    Proposed Project: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 
(NHAMCS) 2005-2006 (OMB No. 0920-0278)--Revision--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 estimated annualized 
burden is 8,960 hours.

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                                                                                     Number of        Average
              Respondents                       Form name            Number of     responses per    burden per
                                                                    respondents     respondent      respondent
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Hospital Chief Medical Officer........  Hospital Induction
                                         (NHAMCS-101)
                                        Ineligible..............              50               1           15/60
                                        Eligible................             440               1               1
Ancillary Service Executive...........  Ambulatory Unit                      380               1               1
                                         Induction (ED) (NHAMCS-
                                         101/U).
Ancillary Service Executive...........  Ambulatory Unit                      240               4               4
                                         Induction (OPD) (NHAMCS-
                                         101/U).
Registered Nurse/Medical Record Clerk.  ED Patient Record Form..             830             100            5/60
Registered Nurse/Medical Record Clerk.  OPD Patient Record Form.             240  ..............  ..............
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    Dated: April 16, 2004.
Bill J. Atkinson,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-9231 Filed 4-22-04; 8:45 am]
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