[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2045-2046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-210]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-06-0278]


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 404-639-4766 
and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email 
to [email protected].
    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. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) 2007-2008 
[OMB No. 0920-0278)--Extension--National Center for Health Statistics 
(NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) 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 target universe of the NHAMCS is in-person visits made to 
outpatient departments (OPDs) and emergency departments (EDs) of 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. NAMCS and NHAMCS are 
the principal sources of data on approximately 90 percent of ambulatory 
care provided in the United States.
    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, reason(s) for visit, 
physicians' diagnosis(es), diagnostic services, medications, and 
disposition. 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, determining 
health care work force needs, and assessing the health status of the 
population. In addition, a Cervical Cancer Screening Supplement (CCSS) 
will be added to collect information on cervical cancer screening 
practices from hospital OPD clinics. It will allow the CDC/National 
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) to 
evaluate cervical cancer screening methods and the use of HPV tests.

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    Users of NHAMCS data include, but are not limited to, congressional 
offices, Federal agencies, state and local governments, schools of 
public health, colleges and universities, private industry, nonprofit 
foundations, professional associations, clinicians, researchers, 
administrators, and health planners. NCHS is seeking OMB approval to 
extend this survey for an additional three years. There are no costs to 
the respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden/
                   Respondents                       Number of      responses/     response  (in   Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        hours)        (in hours)
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Hospital induction..............................             490               1           55/60             449
ED induction....................................             400               1               1             400
OPD induction...................................             250               4               1           1,000
ED Patient record form..........................             400             100            5/60           3,333
OPD Patient record form.........................             250             200            5/60           4,167
CCSS............................................             250               1           15/60              63
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        Total...................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           9,412
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    Dated: January 5, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-210 Filed 1-11-06; 8:45 am]
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