[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5329-5330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2125]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]


Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed information collection request 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. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any 
related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, 
e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, 
and OS document identifier, to [email protected], or call 
the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail 
address within 60-days.
    Proposed Project: Patient Perceptions of the Delivery of Health 
Care Through the Use of an Electronic Health Record (New)--OMB No. 
0990-NEW--Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology.
    Abstract: Recognizing the potential of health information 
technology (IT), Congress incorporated the Health Information 
Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act as part of the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and allocated $19.2 
billion to meet the goal of meaningful use of certified EHRs for each 
person in the United States by 2014. The HITECH Act builds on existing 
federal efforts to encourage health IT adoption and use, and contains 
provisions that are expected to promote the widespread adoption of 
health IT among health care providers. Health IT experts agree that 
HITECH stimulus funds are likely to improve how physicians practice 
medicine for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and, ultimately, for 
advancing patient-centered medical care for all Americans. However, 
there is an evidence gap about patients' preferences and perceptions of 
delivery of health care services by providers who have adopted EHR 
systems in their practices.
    The goal of the Patient Perceptions of the Delivery of Health Care 
through the Use of an Electronic Health Record (Patient Perceptions of 
EHR) Study is to help policymakers understand how primary care 
practices' use of electronic health records (EHRs) affects consumers' 
satisfaction with (1) their medical care, (2) communication with their 
doctor, and (3) coordination of care. The research questions for the 
proposed Patient Perceptions of EHR Study are motivated by a concern 
that patients may have negative experiences as practices begin to use 
EHRs.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of        Average
     Forms (if necessary)            Type of         Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                   respondent       respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Screening and Recruitment Form  Staff at Primary              84               1           15/60              21
 for Primary Care Practices.     Care Practices.
Patient Survey................  Patients at                1,680               1           15/60             420
                                 Primary Care
                                 Practices.
Patient Focus Group...........  Patients at                   40               1             1.5              60
                                 Primary Care
                                 Practices.
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    Total.....................  ................           1,804               1  ..............             501
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-2125 Filed 2-1-10; 8:45 am]
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