[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8715-8716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3333]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2011-HA-0019]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Health Affairs announces a proposed new public information 
collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. 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 
information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize 
the burden of the information collection on respondents, including 
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by April 
18, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, Mailroom 
3C843, 1160 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The 
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the 
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to the Office of 
Strategy Management (OSM)/OASD/HA TMA, ATTN: Dr. Michael Dinneen, 5111 
Leesburg Pike, Suite 601, Falls Church, VA 22041-3206, or call OSM, 
Office of Strategy Management, at 703-681-1703.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Electronic Health Record 
(EHR) Usability Survey; OMB Control Number 0720-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: The intended use of the information collection is 
to develop a longitudinal measure of how end-users perceive the 
usability of the Department of Defense (DoD) suite of Electronic Health 
Record (EHR) applications.
    Until recently, understanding the performance of EHR systems 
focused on functionality and user satisfaction. Now the focus has 
shifted towards understanding the usability of a system. This usability 
attribute describes the ease with which people can use the system to 
achieve a goal, and consists of three measurable components: 
efficiency, effectiveness, and satisfaction.
    As the Military Health Systems (MHS) moves towards developing the 
next generation of EHR applications, it is important to obtain baseline 
usability

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data of our current suite of applications and be able to monitor 
changes over time as the new EHR is deployed. Over the next five years, 
the DoD will make a significant investment to deliver a new EHR 
solution and it will be important to accurately assess the benefits 
realized as a result of this investment.
    Affected Public: MTF contractor providers and support staff.
    Annual Burden Hours: 628.
    Number of Respondents: 942.
    Responses per Respondent: 4.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: Quarterly.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    Respondents are contracted medical professionals and support staff 
who utilize the current EHR systems. The survey will be administered 
via a MHS/DoD platform that will capture response data internally. The 
survey will be administered via an online tool on a quarterly basis to 
a selected population sample of users. The respondents will only be 
included in the population sample once per twelve month period to 
minimize response bias and burden. The population sample will receive a 
pre-notification, and reminder notifications to encourage 
participation.

    Dated: February 10, 2011.
Morgan F. Park,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2011-3333 Filed 2-14-11; 8:45 am]
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