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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology;
American Health Information
Community Meeting
Amendment of meeting
announcement, dated November 28,
2006.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice amends the
announcement of the tenth meeting of
the American Health Information
Community in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App.) The
American Health Information
Community will advise the Secretary
and recommend specific actions to
achieve a common interoperability
framework for health information
technology (IT).
DATES: December 12, 2006, from 8:30 to
11:30 a.m.
Meeting Format: This meeting was
originally scheduled to be held in the
Hubert H. Humphrey Building (200
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20201), Conference
Room 800. However, the meeting format
has been changed to provide remote
participation only (Web cast and/or
telephone) for the Community members,
HHS staff, invited presenters, and
general public. A time period will be
allotted before the conclusion of the
meeting for the general public to deliver
brief (3 minutes or less) oral public
comment.
The
agenda includes an update on the
Personalized Healthcare Workgroup; a
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, Department of Health and
Human Services.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
intention of the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) allow the proposed
information collection project: ‘‘Pilot
Study of Proposed Medical Office
Surveys on Patient Safety.’’ In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), AHRQ
invites the public to comment on this
proposed information collection.
Comments on this notice must be
received by February 5, 2007.
DATES:
Written comments should
be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, 540
Gaither Road, Room 5036, Rockville,
MD 20850. Copies of the proposed
collection plans, data collection
instruments, and specific details on the
estimated burden can be obtained from
AHRQ’s Reports Clearance Officer.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ, Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477.
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Proposed Project
Pilot Study of Proposed Medical Office
Surveys on Patient Safety
This activity is an expansion and
refinement of AHRQ’s Hospital Survey
on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC)
which was developed and released to
the public for use in November 2004.
Two new surveys are proposed to assess
patient safety culture in outpatient
medical office settings: One for
clinicians (physicians, physician
assistants, and nurse practitioners who
diagnose, prescribe for, and treat
patients) and one for medical office staff
(all other non-clinician staff). The
proposed new surveys will be based on
the HSOPSC but also contain new and
revised items as well as dimensions that
are more applicable to the outpatient
medical office setting. The two
proposed surveys will contain some
items that are the same and some item
that are unique to each survey.
The instruments will be pilot tested
with clinicians and staff working in 97
outpatient medical offices. The data
collected will be analyzed to determine
the psychometric properties of each
survey’s items and dimensions and
provide information for the revision and
shortening of the final surveys based on
an assessment of their reliability and
construct validity. The final surveys
will be made publicly available to
enable outpatient medical offices to
assess patient safety culture from the
perspectives of their clinicians and staff.
The surveys can be used by outpatient
medical offices to identify areas for
patient safety culture improvement.
Methods of Collection
A purposive sample of 97 outpatient
medical offices will be recruited and
selected. These medical offices will
represent a distribution of singlespecialty offices (of various types) and
multi-specialty offices, and will vary by
office size (based on number of
physicians in the office), as well as
geographic region of the United States.
Recruited medical offices will be
allocated to each category in numbers
roughly proportionate to the national
distribution of offices in each category.
All clinicians in each medical office
will be asked to respond to the clinician
survey and all other non-clinician staff
will be asked to complete the medical
office staff survey. Since not all medical
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
office staff have access to email or the
internet, paper surveys will be
administered. Standard non-response
follow-up techniques such as reminder
postcards and distribution of a second
survey will be used. Individuals and
organizations contacted will be assured
of the confidentiality of their replies
under Section 924(c) of the Healthcare
Research and Quality Act of 1999.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Paper surveys will be distributed to a
total of approximately 2,340 individuals
from 97 medical offices (about 592
clinicians and 1,748 medical office
staff), with a target response rate of
70%, or 1,638 completed surveys (414
completed clinician surveys and 1,224
medical office staff surveys).
Respondents should take approximately
15 minutes to complete either survey.
Therefore, we estimate that the total
respondent burden for completing the
survey will be 410 hours (414
completed clinician surveys multiplied
by 0.25 hours per survey or 104 hours;
and 1,224 completed medical office staff
surveys multiplied by 0.25 hours per
survey or 306 hours).
Number of
responses per
respondent
Estimated time
per respondent (hours)
Estimated total
respondent
burden hours
Clinicians ..........................................................................................................
Medical office staff ...........................................................................................
414
1,224
1
1
0.25
0.25
104
306
Total ..........................................................................................................
1,638
........................
........................
410
Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal
Government
The total cost to the Government for
developing the clinician survey is
approximately $257,000, and for the
medical office staff survey is
approximately $268,000. These
estimates include the costs of
background literature reviews, survey
development, cognitive testing, pilot
data collection, data analysis, and
preparation of final deliverables and
reports.
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Request for Comments
In accordance with the above-cited
Paperwork Reduction Act legislation,
comments on AHRQ’s information
collection are requested with regard to
any of the following: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
AHRQ health care research and health
care information dissemination
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of AHRQ’s estimate of
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burden (including hours and costs) of
the proposed collection(s) of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information upon the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the Agency’s subsequent
request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: November 21, 2006.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: National Directory of New
Hires.
OMB No.: 0970–0166.
Description: Public Law 104–193, the
‘‘Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996,’’ requires the Office of Child
Support Enforcement (OCSE) to operate
a National Directory of New Hires
(NDNH) to improve the ability of State
child support enforcement agencies to
locate noncustodial parents and collect
child support across State lines. The law
requires employers to report newly
hired employees to States. States are
then required to periodically transmit
new hire data received from employers
to the NDNH, and to transmit wage and
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) allow the proposed information collection
project: ``Pilot Study of Proposed Medical Office Surveys on Patient
Safety.'' In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), AHRQ invites the public to
comment on this proposed information collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 5, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, 540 Gaither Road, Room 5036,
Rockville, MD 20850. Copies of the proposed collection plans, data
collection instruments, and specific details on the estimated burden
can be obtained from AHRQ's Reports Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ, Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Proposed Project
Pilot Study of Proposed Medical Office Surveys on Patient Safety
This activity is an expansion and refinement of AHRQ's Hospital
Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC) which was developed and
released to the public for use in November 2004. Two new surveys are
proposed to assess patient safety culture in outpatient medical office
settings: One for clinicians (physicians, physician assistants, and
nurse practitioners who diagnose, prescribe for, and treat patients)
and one for medical office staff (all other non-clinician staff). The
proposed new surveys will be based on the HSOPSC but also contain new
and revised items as well as dimensions that are more applicable to the
outpatient medical office setting. The two proposed surveys will
contain some items that are the same and some item that are unique to
each survey.
The instruments will be pilot tested with clinicians and staff
working in 97 outpatient medical offices. The data collected will be
analyzed to determine the psychometric properties of each survey's
items and dimensions and provide information for the revision and
shortening of the final surveys based on an assessment of their
reliability and construct validity. The final surveys will be made
publicly available to enable outpatient medical offices to assess
patient safety culture from the perspectives of their clinicians and
staff. The surveys can be used by outpatient medical offices to
identify areas for patient safety culture improvement.
Methods of Collection
A purposive sample of 97 outpatient medical offices will be
recruited and selected. These medical offices will represent a
distribution of single-specialty offices (of various types) and multi-
specialty offices, and will vary by office size (based on number of
physicians in the office), as well as geographic region of the United
States. Recruited medical offices will be allocated to each category in
numbers roughly proportionate to the national distribution of offices
in each category.
All clinicians in each medical office will be asked to respond to
the clinician survey and all other non-clinician staff will be asked to
complete the medical office staff survey. Since not all medical office
staff have access to email or the internet, paper surveys will be
administered. Standard non-response follow-up techniques such as
reminder postcards and distribution of a second survey will be used.
Individuals and organizations contacted will be assured of the
confidentiality of their replies under Section 924(c) of the Healthcare
Research and Quality Act of 1999.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Paper surveys will be distributed to a total of approximately 2,340
individuals from 97 medical offices (about 592 clinicians and 1,748
medical office staff), with a target response rate of 70%, or 1,638
completed surveys (414 completed clinician surveys and 1,224 medical
office staff surveys). Respondents should take approximately 15 minutes
to complete either survey. Therefore, we estimate that the total
respondent burden for completing the survey will be 410 hours (414
completed clinician surveys multiplied by 0.25 hours per survey or 104
hours; and 1,224 completed medical office staff surveys multiplied by
0.25 hours per survey or 306 hours).
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Estimated
Number of Number of Estimated time total
Type of respondent respondents responses per per respondent respondent
respondent (hours) burden hours
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Clinicians...................................... 414 1 0.25 104
Medical office staff............................ 1,224 1 0.25 306
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Total....................................... 1,638 .............. .............. 410
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Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal Government
The total cost to the Government for developing the clinician
survey is approximately $257,000, and for the medical office staff
survey is approximately $268,000. These estimates include the costs of
background literature reviews, survey development, cognitive testing,
pilot data collection, data analysis, and preparation of final
deliverables and reports.
Request for Comments
In accordance with the above-cited Paperwork Reduction Act
legislation, comments on AHRQ's information collection are requested
with regard to any of the following: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
AHRQ health care research and health care information dissemination
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of AHRQ's estimate of burden (including hours
and costs) of the proposed collection(s) of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information upon the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and included in the Agency's subsequent request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: November 21, 2006.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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