[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 27326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11528]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-11-11BZ]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    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) 639-5960 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-
5806. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this 
notice.

Proposed Project

    Quantitative Survey of Physician Practices in Laboratory Test 
Ordering and Interpretation--NEW--Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, 
and Laboratory Services (OSELS), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Quantitative Survey of Physician Practices in Laboratory Test 
Ordering and Interpretation is a national systematic study 
investigating how the rapid evolution of laboratory medicine is 
affecting primary care practice. This will be a new collection. The 
survey will be funded in full by the Office of Surveillance, 
Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (OSELS) of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    The survey follows focus groups of fewer than ten participants with 
primary care physicians that identified common concerns and problems 
with laboratory test ordering and test interpretation. The survey will 
quantify the prevalence and impact of the issues identified within the 
focus groups. Understanding the relative importance of physician issues 
in the effective and efficient use of laboratory medicine in diagnosis 
will guide future efforts of the CDC to improve primary care practice 
and improve health outcomes of the American public.
    The survey covers basic physician demographic characteristics (year 
of birth, gender, years in practice, physician specialty, professional 
memberships, practice size and practice setting), practice-related 
questions including number and type of patients seen weekly. The 
majority of the questions request information about physician decision 
making processes involved in test ordering and interpretation.
    The effective use of laboratory testing is an important component 
of the diagnostic process within physician practices. The field of 
laboratory medicine is undergoing rapid change with the continuing 
introduction of new tests, increased focus on evidence-based medicine, 
the deployment of Electronic Health Records, and the wide availability 
to physicians of electronic information resources, interactive 
diagnostic tools, and computerized order entry systems. To date, no 
systematic study has been conducted to investigate how physicians are 
incorporating these laboratory testing innovations into their day-to-
day practices. This survey seeks to provide insight into how physicians 
integrate laboratory medicine into their routines, and how they manage 
any challenges they encounter.
    The survey will be conducted on a national sample of primary care 
physicians. There are no costs to respondents except their time. The 
total estimated annualized burden hours are 373.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                   Number of     Avg. burden per
         Type of respondents                 Form name            Number of      responses per    response  (in
                                                                 respondents       respondent          hrs)
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Family Practice Physicians &          Laboratory Practices...            1600                1            14/60
 Internal Medicine Generalists.
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Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-11528 Filed 5-10-11; 8:45 am]
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