[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77495-77496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30083]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-15-0278]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a) 
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and 
(e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Written comments and/or 
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be 
directed to the Attention: 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

    National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) [OMB No. 
0920-0278, Expiration Date 12/31/2014]-Revision-National Center for 
Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Section 306 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 
242k), as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (DHHS), acting through NCHS, shall collect statistics on 
``utilization of health care'' in the United States. 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

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States. Ambulatory services are rendered in a wide variety of settings, 
including physicians' offices and hospital outpatient and emergency 
departments, and ambulatory surgery centers.
    The target universe of the NHAMCS is in-person visits made to 
outpatient departments (OPDs), emergency departments (EDs), and 
ambulatory surgery locations (ASLs) 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.
    The objective of this revision is to make slight modifications to 
survey questions.
    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. There are no costs to the 
respondents other than their time.
    The total estimated annualized burden hours are 4,412.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
          Type of respondents                   Form name           respondents    responses per   response (in
                                                                                    respondent         hrs.)
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Hospital Chief Executive Officer......  Hospital Induction                   458               1           90/60
                                         (NHAMCS-101).
Ancillary Service Executive...........  Ambulatory Unit                    1,750               1           15/60
                                         Induction (NHAMCS-101U).
Physician/Registered Nurse/Medical      ED Patient Record form..              33             100            7/60
 Record Clerk.
Physician/Registered Nurse/Medical      OPD Patient Record form.              23             200           14/60
 Record Clerk.
Physician/Registered Nurse/Medical      ASC Patient Record Form.              23             100            7/60
 Record Clerk.
Medical Record Clerk..................  Pulling and re-filing                696             133            1/60
                                         Patient Records (ED,
                                         OPD, and ASC).
Ancillary Service Executive--           Reabstraction Telephone               72               1            5/60
 Reabstraction.                          Call.
Medical Record Clerk--Reabstraction...  Pulling and re-filing                 72              10            1/60
                                         Patient Records (ED,
                                         OPD, and AS).
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014-30083 Filed 12-23-14; 8:45 am]
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