When changes to
the electronic medical records portion of this study are beginning
to be considered, they should be shared with OMB to ensure
coordination among the various Health IT initiatives (i.e., prior
to submission of a change package to ROCIS). Prior terms
continue:NCHS and OMB note that, should sufficient funding become
available, it would be useful to add a quality assurance component
that includes re-abstraction of medical records in the field. OMB
also requests that NCHS explore more systematically the
implications of the under-representation of larger, higher volume
practices on the reported results (e.g., trends in care), and
within six months, discuss your findings with our study design
experts whether weighting might be in order.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/28/2013
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2012
51,469
0
47,271
7,372
0
5,932
0
0
0
Data collected from office-based
physicians, and community health center providers, concerning
patient visits are aggregated to national statistics. This request
will permit NAMCS to continue data collection on electronic medical
record (EMR) with a five-fold increase in sample size starting in
2010. Increasing the sample size for the EMR mail survey allows the
rate of EMR use to be estimated at the state level. This ICR is
being submitted under Section 1512 of the American Recoveryand and
Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5.
US Code:
42
USC 242K Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
PL:
Pub.L. 111 - 5 1512 Name of Law: American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009
The estimated annualized burden
hours are higher in the current OMB request due to the expansion of
the sample to provide state estimates of electronic medical record
use.
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.