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least once, the number of times used
overall, the time it takes to enter data
into the electronic MEADERS, and the
types of medication errors and adverse
drug events that are being reported. A
follow-up assessment will include
clinicians’ and managers’ satisfaction
with the system (e.g., ease of use,
usefulness of the generated reports and
individual feedback) and whether they
intend to continue its use after the study
period has concluded.
Although any clinician in the practice
will be able to use the system,
physicians are likely to be the primary
users of the system. We estimate that
physicians will account for about 80%
of MEADERS use and Nurse
Practitioners, Physician Assistants and
Medical Assistants will make up the
remainder (see Exhibit 1). The time for
entering an event into the system is
estimated to require no more than 8
minutes of a clinician’s time.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
EXHIBIT 1.—ESTIMATE OF COST BURDEN TO RESPONDENTS
Number of
responses *
Data collection effort
Estimated
time per
respondent
in hours
Estimated total
burden hours
Average
hourly wage
rate **
Estimated
annual cost
burden to
respondents
Office Manager Baseline survey ......................................
Physician baseline survey ...............................................
Physician opinion survey of system ................................
Physician entry of medication error .................................
Nurse opinion survey of system ......................................
Nurse entry of medication error .......................................
PA/NP opinion survey of system .....................................
PA/NP entry of medication error ......................................
Medical assistant survey of system .................................
Medical assistant entry of medication error .....................
Office Manager opinion-survey of system .......................
45
45
45
216
45
18
45
18
45
18
45
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.134
0.25
0.134
0.25
0.134
0.25
0.134
0.25
11.25
11.25
11.25
28.94
11.25
2.4
11.25
2.4
11.25
2.4
11.25
$34.67
57.90
57.90
57.90
27.35
27.35
34.17
34.17
12.58
12.58
34.67
$390.04
651.38
651.38
1675.63
307.69
65.64
384.41
82.00
141.53
30.19
390.04
Total ..........................................................................
585
..........................
114.89
........................
4769.93
* Based on a six month trial period of MEADER reporting system.
** Based upon the mean of the average wages, National Compensation Survey: Occupation wages in the United States 2004, ‘‘U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.’’
This information collection will not
impose a cost burden on the respondent
beyond that associated with their time
to provide the required data. There will
be no additional costs for capital
equipment, software, computer services,
etc.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for OMB
approval of the proposed information
collection. All comments will become a
matter of public record.
Estimated Costs to the Federal
Government
The total cost to the government for
this activity is estimated to be
$640,000.00.
Dated: June 21, 2007.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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Request for Comments
In accordance with the above-cited
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 health care research and
information dissemination functions of
AHRQ, 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.
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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, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
intention of the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to allow the proposed
information collection project: 2008–
2009 Medical Expenditure Panel
Survey—Insurance Component (MEPS–
IC). In accordance with the Paperwork
SUMMARY:
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Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 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 August 27, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be submitted to: William Carroll,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, 540
Gaither Road, Room 5048, Rockville,
MD 20850.
Copies of the proposed collection
plans, data collection instruments, and
specific details on the estimated burden
can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
2008 and 2009 Medical Expenditure
Panel Survey—Insurance Component
(MEPS–IC).
The MEPS–IC, an annual survey of
the characteristics of employersponsored health insurance, was first
conducted by AHRQ in 1997 for the
calendar year 1996. The survey has
since been conducted annually for
calendar years 1997 through 2006.
AHRQ proposes to continue this annual
survey of establishments for calendar
years 2008 and 2009. The survey data
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for calendar year 2008 will be collected
in that year. Likewise, calendar year
2009 data will be collected in 2009. This
is change from earlier MEPS–IC
collections, when survey data for a
calendar year were collected in the
following year (i.e., 2005 survey data
were collected in 2006). This
changeover means that there will be no
data collected for the year 2007.
However, the data for 2008 and 2009
will now be released a year earlier than
would have occurred under the former
collection scheme.
This survey will be conducted for
AHRQ by the Bureau of the Census
using a sample comprised of an annual
sample of employers selected from
Census Bureau lists of private sector
employers and governments.
Data to be collected from each
employer will include a description of
the business (e.g., size, industry) and
descriptions of health insurance plans
available, plan enrollments, total plan
costs and costs to employees.
Data Confidentiality Provisions
All MEPS–IC data collected, both
identifiable and non-identifiable, will be
stored at the Census Bureau. Their
confidentiality is protected under the
U.S. Census Bureau confidentiality
statute, Section 9 of Title 13, United
States Code. In addition, because the
Census sample lists are developed using
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax
Information, the data also fall under the
review of the IRS which conducts
regular audits of the data collection
storage and use (Title 26, United States
Code).
The confidentiality provisions of the
AHRQ statute at 42 U.S.C. 299c–3(c)
apply to all data collected for research
that is supported by AHRQ. All data
products listed below must fully comply
with the data confidentiality statute
under which their raw data was
collected as well as any additional
confidentiality provisions that apply.
Data Products
Data will be produced in two forms:
(1) Files containing employer
information will be available for use by
researchers at the Census Bureau’s
Research Data Centers (all research
output is reviewed by Census
employees and no identifiable data may
leave the Center) and (2) a large
compendium of tables of estimates,
produced by Census and containing no
identifiable data, will be made available
on the AHRQ Web site. These tables
will contain descriptive statistics, such
as, numbers of establishments offering
health insurance, average premiums,
average contributions, total enrollments,
numbers of self insured establishments
and other related statistics for a large
number of population subsets defined
by firm size, state, industry and other
establishment characteristics such as,
age, profit/nonprofit status and union/
nonunion status of the workforce.
The data are intended to be used for
purposes such as:
• Generating National and State
estimates of employer health care
offerings;
• Producing estimates to support the
Bureau of Economic Analysis and the
Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Services in their production of health
care expenditure estimates for the
National Health Accounts and the Gross
Domestic Product;
• Producing National and State
estimates of spending on employersponsored health insurance to study the
results of National and State health care
policies; and
• Supply data for modeling the
demand for health insurance.
These data provide the basis for
researchers to address important
questions for employers and
policymakers alike.
Method of Collection
The data will be collected using a
combination of modes. The Census
Bureau’s first contact with employers
will be made by telephone. This contact
will provide information on the
availability of health insurance from
that employer and essential persons to
contact. Based upon this information,
Census will mail a questionnaire to the
employer. In order to assure high
response rates, Census will follow-up
with a second mailing after an interval
of approximately 30 working days,
followed by a telephone call to collect
data from those who have not
responded by mail.
For larger respondents with high
burdens, such as State employers and
very large firms, Census may follow
special procedures, as needed. These
include performing personal visits and
doing customized collection, such as
accepting data in computerized formats
and using special forms. The response
rate for the most recent survey was
approximately 79%.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual
number of
respondents
Survey years
2008 .................................................................................................................
2009 .................................................................................................................
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Request for Comments
In accordance with the above cited
legislation, comments on the AHRQ
information collection proposal are
requested with regard to any of the
following: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of functions
of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s
estimate of the burden (including hours
and costs) of the proposed collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
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Estimated total
annual burden
hours
Estimated
annual cost to
the
government
.57
.57
19,032
19,032
$9,650,000
9,950,000
33,262
33,262
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
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 request for OMB
approval of the proposed information
collection. All comments will become a
matter of public record.
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Estimated time
per
respondent in
hours
Dated: June 21, 2007.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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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, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to allow the proposed information
collection project: 2008-2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey--
Insurance Component (MEPS-IC). In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 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 August 27, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: William Carroll,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, 540 Gaither Road, Room 5048,
Rockville, MD 20850.
Copies of the proposed collection plans, data collection
instruments, and specific details on the estimated burden can be
obtained from the AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
2008 and 2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey--Insurance Component
(MEPS-IC).
The MEPS-IC, an annual survey of the characteristics of employer-
sponsored health insurance, was first conducted by AHRQ in 1997 for the
calendar year 1996. The survey has since been conducted annually for
calendar years 1997 through 2006. AHRQ proposes to continue this annual
survey of establishments for calendar years 2008 and 2009. The survey
data
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for calendar year 2008 will be collected in that year. Likewise,
calendar year 2009 data will be collected in 2009. This is change from
earlier MEPS-IC collections, when survey data for a calendar year were
collected in the following year (i.e., 2005 survey data were collected
in 2006). This changeover means that there will be no data collected
for the year 2007. However, the data for 2008 and 2009 will now be
released a year earlier than would have occurred under the former
collection scheme.
This survey will be conducted for AHRQ by the Bureau of the Census
using a sample comprised of an annual sample of employers selected from
Census Bureau lists of private sector employers and governments.
Data to be collected from each employer will include a description
of the business (e.g., size, industry) and descriptions of health
insurance plans available, plan enrollments, total plan costs and costs
to employees.
Data Confidentiality Provisions
All MEPS-IC data collected, both identifiable and non-identifiable,
will be stored at the Census Bureau. Their confidentiality is protected
under the U.S. Census Bureau confidentiality statute, Section 9 of
Title 13, United States Code. In addition, because the Census sample
lists are developed using Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax
Information, the data also fall under the review of the IRS which
conducts regular audits of the data collection storage and use (Title
26, United States Code).
The confidentiality provisions of the AHRQ statute at 42 U.S.C.
299c-3(c) apply to all data collected for research that is supported by
AHRQ. All data products listed below must fully comply with the data
confidentiality statute under which their raw data was collected as
well as any additional confidentiality provisions that apply.
Data Products
Data will be produced in two forms: (1) Files containing employer
information will be available for use by researchers at the Census
Bureau's Research Data Centers (all research output is reviewed by
Census employees and no identifiable data may leave the Center) and (2)
a large compendium of tables of estimates, produced by Census and
containing no identifiable data, will be made available on the AHRQ Web
site. These tables will contain descriptive statistics, such as,
numbers of establishments offering health insurance, average premiums,
average contributions, total enrollments, numbers of self insured
establishments and other related statistics for a large number of
population subsets defined by firm size, state, industry and other
establishment characteristics such as, age, profit/nonprofit status and
union/nonunion status of the workforce.
The data are intended to be used for purposes such as:
Generating National and State estimates of employer health
care offerings;
Producing estimates to support the Bureau of Economic
Analysis and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services in their
production of health care expenditure estimates for the National Health
Accounts and the Gross Domestic Product;
Producing National and State estimates of spending on
employer-sponsored health insurance to study the results of National
and State health care policies; and
Supply data for modeling the demand for health insurance.
These data provide the basis for researchers to address important
questions for employers and policymakers alike.
Method of Collection
The data will be collected using a combination of modes. The Census
Bureau's first contact with employers will be made by telephone. This
contact will provide information on the availability of health
insurance from that employer and essential persons to contact. Based
upon this information, Census will mail a questionnaire to the
employer. In order to assure high response rates, Census will follow-up
with a second mailing after an interval of approximately 30 working
days, followed by a telephone call to collect data from those who have
not responded by mail.
For larger respondents with high burdens, such as State employers
and very large firms, Census may follow special procedures, as needed.
These include performing personal visits and doing customized
collection, such as accepting data in computerized formats and using
special forms. The response rate for the most recent survey was
approximately 79%.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
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Estimated time Estimated
Annual number per Estimated annual cost to
Survey years of respondent in total annual the
respondents hours burden hours government
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2008............................................ 33,262 .57 19,032 $9,650,000
2009............................................ 33,262 .57 19,032 9,950,000
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Request for Comments
In accordance with the above cited legislation, comments on the
AHRQ information collection proposal are requested with regard to any
of the following: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and
costs) of the proposed collection 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 on
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 request for OMB approval of the proposed
information collection. All comments will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: June 21, 2007.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 07-3160 Filed 6-27-07; 8:45 am]
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