[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 145 (Thursday, July 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45256-45257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19109]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-11-11EM]


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, or by fax to (202) 395-5806. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    National Survey of Primary Care Policies for Managing Patients with 
High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, or Diabetes--New--Division of 
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP), National Center for 
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Background and Brief Description

    Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death and disability 
for men and women in the United States, among the most costly health 
problems facing our nation today, and among the most preventable. Risk 
factors for cardiovascular disease include high blood pressure and high 
cholesterol. Because over 50% of diabetics have high blood pressure, 
high cholesterol, or both conditions, the optimal systems to treat 
people with hypertension, high cholesterol, or diabetes are 
interrelated.
    In 2005, CDC's Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention 
(DHDSP) began developing evaluation indicators that reflect evidence-
based outcomes from policy, systems, and environmental changes related 
to heart disease and stroke prevention. However, many of the indicators 
for short-term policy and systems changes do not have readily available 
data sources. This is particularly true for outcomes related to health 
care systems changes.
    In 2011, CDC proposes to conduct a new information collection, the 
National Survey of Primary Care Policies for Managing Patients with 
High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, or Diabetes (NSPCP). The survey 
will be targeted to practice managers of non-federally run primary care 
physician practices that include at least one family practitioner or at 
least one physician specializing in internal medicine. Respondents will 
be drawn from a nationally representative sample of physician 
practices. The NSPCP survey instrument will undergo cognitive testing 
before dissemination.
    The Web-based NSPCP will collect information about physician 
practices' use of evidence-based systems, including multidisciplinary 
team approaches for chronic disease treatment, electronic health 
records (EHR) with features appropriate for treating patients with 
chronic disease (e.g., clinical decision supports, patient registries), 
and patient follow-up mechanisms. A follow-up survey will be conducted 
two years after completion of the baseline NSPCP. Approximately 900 
physicians will participate in each cycle of data collection (baseline 
and follow-up). On an annualized basis, approximately 600 physicians 
will participate in the NSPCP per year, and 1,333 practices will be 
screened for participation.
    Information from both cycles of data collection will be compared to 
monitor changes in health systems and dissemination of health systems 
technology. Results will be used by primary care practices to inform 
their systems for managing patients with chronic conditions and to 
improve the quality of care delivered. Results will be used by CDC to 
improve technical assistance to public health partners.
    OMB approval is requested for three years. Participation in the 
NSPCP is voluntary, and all responses will be de-identified. There are 
no costs to respondents other than their time. The total estimated 
annualized burden hours are 317.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of      Avg. burden
          Type of respondents                   Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent        (in hr)
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Physician.............................  Cognitive Testing                      5               1           75/60
                                         Interview Guide.
Medical Secretary.....................  NSPCP Screener..........           1,333               1            5/60
Physician.............................  NSPCP...................             600               1           20/60
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    Dated: July 22, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-19109 Filed 7-27-11; 8:45 am]
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