LMBP- justification for change (2)

Title: Laboratory Medicine Best Practices Project (LMBP)

OMB Control Number: 0920-0848

Expiration Date: 5/31/2013

Rationale for Modification

The current LMBP data collection form (Attachment C LMBP Data Form), approval OMB 0920 0848, has been posted online since May 2010. Since its inception we have been receiving feedback from users that a reformatted form would be more user friendly and less cumbersome to complete. Our contractor staff that provides technical assistance to users completing the online form also provided feedback that submitters have difficulty in responding to some of the questions due to unfamiliarity with the research terminology used for some of the questions.

To address these two issues (terminology and format). We have revised terms or language so that these terms are more applicable to the laboratory medicine professional. The nine page form with primarily open text fields has been reformatted to a one page form with primarily close-ended response categories (Attachment 1- revised data submission form). Data submitters have indicated that there is a perceived burden when they preview the nine page form compared to the reformatted one page form. The primary change to the current data collection form is it has been reformatted and the order of the questions changed. An instruction form to supplement the data collection form has also been developed to assist responders with collating their information (Attachment 2-LMBP data instructions). This allows data submitters to plan their submission in advance of actual completion.

The included crosswalk (Attachment 3- Data Collection Crosswalk OMB 0920-0848) document depicts the format and terminology changes. The proposed changes have no effect on the burden or respondents.