[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 41378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14102]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Submission of OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the 
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by August 
18, 2005.
    Title and OMB Number: DoD Patient Safety Survey; OMB Number 0720-
TBD.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 14,022.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 14,022.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,384.
    Needs and Uses: The 2001 National Defense Authorization Act 
contains specific sections addressing patient safety in military and 
veterans health care systems. This legislation states that the 
Secretary of Defense shall establish a patient care error reporting and 
management system to study occurrences of errors in patient care and 
that one of the purposes of the system should be ``To identify systemic 
factors that are associated with such occurrences'' and ``To provide 
for action to be taken to correct the identified systemic factors'' 
(Sec. 754, items b2 and b3). In addition, the legislation states that 
the Secretary shall ``Continue research and development investments to 
improve communication, coordination, and team work in the provision of 
health care'' (Sec. 754, item d4).
    In its ongoing response to this legislation, DoD plans to implement 
a Web-based patient safety culture survey to a census of all staff 
working in Army, Navy, and Air Force Military Health System (MHS) 
facilities in the U.S. and internationally, including Military 
Treatment Facility (MTF) hospitals as well as ambulatory and dental 
services. The survey obtains MHS staff opinions on patient safety 
issues such as teamwork, communications, medical error occurrence and 
response, error reporting, and overall perceptions of patient safety. 
The purpose of the survey is to assess the current status of patient 
safety in MHS facilities as well as to provide baseline input for 
assessment of patient safety improvement over time. Survey results will 
be prepared at the facility and Service levels and MHS overall.
    Affected Public: Federal government; individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Mr. John Kraemer.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Mr. Kraemer at the Office of Management 
and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia Toppings.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Ms. Toppings, WHS/ESD/Information Management 
Division, 1225 South Clark Street, Suite 504, Arlington, VA 22202-4326.

    Dated: July 8, 2005.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-14102 Filed 7-18-05; 8:45 am]
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