This ICR is
approved consistent with revised supporting statement and revised
instrument. As stated in the revised supporting statement, this
study is a descriptive study and will therefore not yield
generalizable results. CMS agrees not to generalize from the
results of this study to the Medicare population. CMS also
acknowledges important study limitations on page 9 of the revised
supporting statement. For example, the study sample consists of
repeat users of PHRs. Therefore, this study will not allow for an
assessment of PHR uptake. CMS also agrees that this study is not
intended to assess the value of PHRs in terms of cost savings or
health improvements; thus, when or if these results are published,
CMS will not purport to use these results to establish the value of
PHRs. Finally, CMS is reminded that the informal focus groups and
interviewing conducted in this study constitutes information
collection under the PRA, even though they were conducted with 10
groups of 9 individuals each. The burden estimates have been
revised to account for these informal focus groups/interviews. In
the future, CMS agrees submit an ICR prior to engaging in such
information collection activities.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2012
36 Months From Approved
2,247
0
0
1,204
0
0
0
0
0
In 2006, the American Health
Information Community (AHIC) Consumer Empowerment Workgroup (CEWG)
charged CMS with piloting programs that measure and demonstrate the
value of Personal Health Records (PHRs) for patients with chronic
diseases and their clinicians. For this information collection, CMS
has proposed to evaluate the uptake, use, and perceived value of a
Medication History/Registration Summary PHR tool for Medicare
Managed Care and/or Part D Drug Plan Beneficiaries. Seven
commercial health plans volunteered to integrate the PHR pilot tool
within their existing PHRs, and these plans are offering the tool
to member beneficiaries at no cost. CMS will examine how the PHRs
were used by the beneficiaries, caregivers and providers and if
they were perceived to improve the quality of the
Beneficiary/provider communication; timeliness of preventive
screenings; and ease of use or value of information to individuals
with chronic conditions. To guide this evaluation, methodology will
include a self administered questionnaire (SAQ) with a random
sample of registered beneficiaries.
US Code:
42
USC 241 Name of Law: US Public Health Service Act
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form CMS - 10264 Medicare Registration Summary and Medication History Personal Health Record Evaluation (Discussion Group Burden)
CMS PHR OMB Statistical Methods Part B Revised.CLEAN.doc
Medicare Registration Summary and Medication History Personal Health Record Evaluation (Discussion Group Burden)