[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38986-38987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16964]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-19-1015; Docket No. CDC-2019-0061]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the
utility of government information, invites the general public and other
Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed
information collection project titled National Electronic Health
Records Survey (NEHRS) which will collect data on office-based
physicians' adoption and use of electronic health record (EHR) systems,
practice information, patient engagement, controlled substances
prescribing practices, use of health information exchange, and
documentation and burden associated with medical record systems.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before October 7, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2019-
0061 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, of the Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments
to Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information
collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a
proposed data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
1. 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;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
4. 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
submissions of responses.
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
National Electronic Health Records Survey (NEHRS) (OMB Control No.
0920-1015, Exp. 7/31/2020)--Revision--National Center for Health
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Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Background and Brief Description
NEHRS is a national survey of office-based physicians conducted by
the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC). NEHRS is sponsored by the Office of the
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC),
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The survey is conducted
under authority of Section 306 of the Public Health Service Act (41
U.S.C. 242k). NEHRS data collection years are for 2020, 2021 and 2022.
The purpose of this study is to collect information on office-based
physicians' adoption and use of electronic health record (EHR) systems,
practice information, patient engagement, controlled substances
prescribing practices, use of health information exchange, and
documentation and burden associated with medical record systems. The
respondents are a sample of office-based physicians. The data
collection is done directly through a self-administered web
questionnaire, self-administered paper questionnaire or computer-
assisted telephone interview. NEHRS collects information on
characteristics of U.S. office-based physicians practicing ambulatory
medical care, including specific focus on EHR adoption and use. Having
data that can identify a physician office's ability to perform specific
computerized tasks helps track the adoption and use of new health
information technologies across various physician and practice
characteristics (e.g., specialty, office type, and ownership) over
time. These annual data, together with trend data, may be used to
monitor the effects of change in the health care system, provide new
insights into ambulatory medical care, and stimulate further research
on the use, organization, and delivery of ambulatory care.
Data from NEHRS has been used by researchers in reports and
programs such as Health, United States and Healthy People 2020, in
addition to various other reports and research across federal, public,
and international communities. The results of the data will help
provide more information about the use and adoption of EHRs by office-
based physicians both nationally and by state. CDC requests approval
for 5,151 annual burden hours. There are no costs to respondents other
than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of Respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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Office-based Physicians or office staff........ NEHRS.................................. 10,302 1 30/60 5,151
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Total...................................... ....................................... .............. .............. .............. 5,151
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-16964 Filed 8-7-19; 8:45 am]
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