[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61273-61274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27838]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DOD-2017-HA-0067]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 
announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public 
comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and 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 February 
26, 2018.

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: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 
Regulatory and Advisory Committee Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 
Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09B, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    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.
    Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within 
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow 
the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

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 Defense 
Healthcare Management Systems Modernization (DHMSM), 1501 Wilson Blvd., 
Room 810, Arlington VA 22209, or call (703) 588-5646.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: MHS GENESIS; OMB Control 
Number; 0720-XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to provide and document medical care; determine eligibility for 
benefits and entitlements; adjudicate claims; determine whether a third 
party is responsible for the cost of MHS provided healthcare and 
recover that

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cost; and evaluate fitness for duty and medical concerns which may have 
resulted from an occupational or environmental hazard. Obtaining this 
information is essential for DoD to provide medical care and recover 
costs of providing that care.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 3,348,727.
    Number of Respondents: 2,870,338.
    Responses per Respondent: 10.
    Annual Responses: 28,703,380.
    Average Burden per Response: 7 minutes.
    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
    MHS GENESIS is the Department of Defense's (DoD) modernized 
electronic health record (EHR) and will provide access to authoritative 
clinical data sources, and over time will become the authoritative 
source of clinical data to support improved population health, patient 
safety, and quality of care to maximize medical readiness for the DoD. 
MHS GENESIS is expected to unify and increase accessibility of 
integrated, evidence-based healthcare delivery and decision-making. MHS 
GENESIS supports the availability of longitudinal medical records for 
over 9.6 million DoD beneficiaries and over 153,000 Military Health 
System (MHS) personnel globally. MHS GENESIS enables the application of 
standardized workflows, integrated healthcare delivery, and data 
standards for improved and secure electronic exchange of medical and 
patient data between the DoD and its external partners, including the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Health and Human Services 
(HHS) and private sector healthcare providers.

    Dated: December 20, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2017-27838 Filed 12-26-17; 8:45 am]
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