Appendix B 60 Day Notice

[Federal Register: February 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 21)]

[Notices]

[Page 5329-5330]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]

Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS),

Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following

summary of a proposed information collection request for public

comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this

burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,

including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility

of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of

the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology to minimize the information

collection burden. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any

related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above,

e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number,

and OS document identifier, to [email protected], or call

the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed information collections must be

directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail

address within 60-days.

Proposed Project: Patient Perceptions of the Delivery of Health

Care Through the Use of an Electronic Health Record (New)--OMB No.

0990-NEW--Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information

Technology.

Abstract: Recognizing the potential of health information

technology (IT), Congress incorporated the Health Information

Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act as part of the

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and allocated $19.2

billion to meet the goal of meaningful use of certified EHRs for each

person in the United States by 2014. The HITECH Act builds on existing

federal efforts to encourage health IT adoption and use, and contains

provisions that are expected to promote the widespread adoption of

health IT among health care providers. Health IT experts agree that

HITECH stimulus funds are likely to improve how physicians practice

medicine for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and, ultimately, for

advancing patient-centered medical care for all Americans. However,

there is an evidence gap about patients' preferences and perceptions of

delivery of health care services by providers who have adopted EHR

systems in their practices.

The goal of the Patient Perceptions of the Delivery of Health Care

through the Use of an Electronic Health Record (Patient Perceptions of

EHR) Study is to help policymakers understand how primary care

practices' use of electronic health records (EHRs) affects consumers'

satisfaction with (1) their medical care, (2) communication with their

doctor, and (3) coordination of care. The research questions for the

proposed Patient Perceptions of EHR Study are motivated by a concern

that patients may have negative experiences as practices begin to use

EHRs.

Forms (if necessary	Type of respondent	Number of respondents	Number of responses per respondent	Average burden hours per response	Total burden hours
Screening and Recruitment Form for Primary Care Practices.	Staff at Primary Care Practices	84	1	15/16	21
Patient Survey	Patients at Primary Care Practices	1,680	1	15/16	420
Patient Focus Group	Patients at Primary Care Practices	40	1	1.5	60
Total		1,804			501

Estimated Annualized Burden Table

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Seleda Perryman,

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance

Officer.

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