[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59722-59723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16145]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2024-HA-0082]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs (OASD(HA)), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Health Agency (DHA) 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 
September 23, 2024.

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 Assistant to the 
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, 
Regulatory Directorate, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 
08D09, 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.

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 Defense Health 
Agency, 7700 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042, Amanda Grifka, 
703-681-1771.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Exploring Patients' 
Experiences of Cross-Cultural Physicians Consultations; OMB Control 
Number 0720-PCFC.
    Needs and Uses: Evidence shows that doctors bring their cultural 
values to the consultation as well as their professional medical 
culture. This can affect the way they provide Patient-Centered Care 
(PCC). PCC was devised to move away from the paternalistic biomedical 
model of medicine. However, consideration of the physician-as-person 
has been removed from the current conceptual framework of PCC and 
patients have not been consulted in its formulation. During 
investigation of complaint cases for the overseas US population, a 
trend was noted that seemed to suggest that difference in culture that 
impacted the patient experience. This was evident in complaint cases 
where care was provided exactly in line with current clinical 
guidelines, but the experience of care by the patient was poor.
    Patient Reported Experience Measures have international recognition 
as a way of measuring quality of care but most are developed for a 
single healthcare system and not tested across different cultures. 
Evidence regarding cross-cultural experience from the patients' 
perspective is lacking but evidence from patients in ethno-cultural 
studies show that there are important cultural factors to consider in 
medical consultations. We will be exploring US patients experience of 
care abroad through interviews and focus groups to identify factors 
that can be used either to support training for physicians to enhance 
their cultural competency, or measurement of quality.

Interviews

    Annual Burden Hours: 30.
    Number of Respondents: 30.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 30.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.

Focus Groups

    Annual Burden Hours: 27.
    Number of Respondents: 18.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 18.
    Average Burden per Response: 1.5 hours.

Total

    Annual Burden Hours: 57.
    Number of Respondents: 48.
    Annual Responses: 48.

    Dated: July 18, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-16145 Filed 7-22-24; 8:45 am]
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