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EXHIBIT 2.—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—Continued
Number of
respondents
(agencies)
Form name cost
Total ..........................................................................................................
Total burden
hours
60
260
Hourly wage
rate
........................
Total burden
10,506
*Based upon the mean hourly wage estimate for NAICS 999000—Federal, State, and Local Government (OES designation) occupation 11–
1021 General and Operations Managers, Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal
Government
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
The projected total cost to the Federal
Government for this project is
$2,990,592 over a three-year period. The
projected annual average cost is
$996,864. The projected annual cost to
design and implement the needs
assessment is $180,799. The projected
annual cost to develop and implement
the workshops is $271,254. The
projected annual cost to develop and
implement the seminars is $98,187. The
projected annual cost to analyze the
data and report findings is $132,005.
The projected annual administrative
cost is $41,973, and the projected
annual cost for other technical
assistance support is $272,645.
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Request for Comments
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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: April 14, 2008.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. E8–8442 Filed 4–18–08; 8:45 am]
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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) approve the proposed
information collection project:
‘‘Improving Quality through Health IT:
Testing the Feasibility and Assessing
the Impact of Using Existing Health IT
Infrastructure for Better Care Delivery.’’
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A), AHRQ invites the public
to comment on this proposed
information collection.
This proposed information collection
was previously published in the Federal
Register on February 15th, 2008 and
allowed 60 days for public comment. No
comments were received. The purpose
of this notice is to allow an additional
30 days for public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by May 21, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be submitted to: AHRQs OMB Desk
Officer by fax at (202) 395–6974
(attention: AHRQ’s desk officer) or by email at OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov
(attention: AHRQ’s desk officer).
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, or by
e-mail at doris.lefkowitz@ahrq.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
‘‘Improving Quality through Health
IT: Testing the Feasibility and Assessing
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the Impact of Using Existing Health IT
Infrastructure for Better Care Delivery.’’
AHRQ proposes to assess how the use
of health information technology (IT)
can improve care delivery and outcomes
in community health centers. AHRQ is
specifically interested in improving the
quality of care provided in a community
clinic setting through better
management of laboratory information.
The study will measure the impact of
health IT tools on two problems:
duplicate laboratory tests and the failure
to follow up on laboratory test results of
HIV patients and women screened for
cervical cancer. In addition, AHRQ will
measure the impact of health IT on
compliance with evidence-based
guidelines for laboratory tests. The
study will also investigate whether
disparities between vulnerable
populations and the general population
exist in both laboratory screening rates
and rates of abnormal laboratory test
results without follow up. To assess the
extent of these problems and the impact
of health IT, AHRQ will evaluate both
quantitative and qualitative
components. The qualitative component
will use interviews with key informants
in two community health centers to
gather data on laboratory information
processes, laboratory information
communication problems and use of
health IT tools.
Method of Collection
Quantitative data will be collected
directly from the clinical data
warehouse used by the participating
community health centers to routinely
collect laboratory data. The collection
will be accomplished using database
reports. Qualitative data will be
collected through key informant
interviews conducted in each of the two
participating community health centers.
Key informants will include physicians,
nurses, medical assistants, IT personnel,
and administrators. The total number of
interviews to be conducted at both sites
is forty-one.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated
annualized burden hours. A total of
forty-one in-person interviews will be
conducted with administrative and
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clinical personnel: Eighteen interviews
from administrative personnel and
twenty-three interviews from clinical
personnel. The question set is the same
for both clinical and administrative
personnel. The estimated time per
response is 1.5 hours for a total of 61.5
burden hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated
annualized cost burden for the
respondents’ time to provide the
requested data. The hourly rate of
$32.13 is a weighted average of the
administrative personnel hourly wage of
$19.68 and the clinical personnel hourly
wage of $41.88. The total cost burden is
$1,976.
EXHIBIT 1.—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Data collection
Number of
responses per
respondent
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
In-person interviews .........................................................................................
41
1
1.5
61.5
Total ..........................................................................................................
41
na
na
61.5
EXHIBIT 2.—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Data collection
Total burden
hours
Average
hourly wage
rate*
Total cost
burden
In-person interviews .........................................................................................
41
61.5
$32.13
$1,976
Total ..........................................................................................................
41
na
na
1,976
* Based upon the actual site personnel wages. Clinical personnel averages are weighted by the number of physicians, nurses and medical assistants in the sample. Administrative personnel averages are weighted by the number of administrators, lab, IT and other support personnel.
Total average is weighted by relative number of administrative and clinical personnel being interviewed.
Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal
Government
The total cost to the Federal
Government for this project is $393,457
over a two-year period. The average
annual cost is $196,728. The following
is a breakdown of average annual costs:
Direct Costs
Personnel—$108,320
Consultancies—$24,400
Data support—$5,000
Travel—$2,575
Supplies—$100
IRB review—$125
Dated: April 11, 2008.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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Indirect Costs
Indirect costs (40%)—$56,208
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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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’s 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
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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.
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC)
CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on
HIV and STD Prevention and Treatment
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), CDC and HRSA,
announces the following meeting of the
aforementioned committee:
Times and Dates: 8 a.m.–5 p.m., May 20,
2008; 8 a.m.–12:30 p.m., May 21, 2008.
Place: JW Marriott Buckhead, 3300 Lenox
Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, Telephone
(404) 262–3344, Fax (404) 262–8689.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by
the space available. The meeting room will
accommodate approximately 100 people.
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Purpose: This Committee is charged with
advising the Director, CDC and the
Administrator, HRSA, regarding activities
related to prevention and control of HIV/
AIDS and other STDs, the support of health
care services to persons living with HIV/
AIDS, and education of health professionals
and the public about HIV/AIDS and other
STDs.
Matters To Be Discussed: Agenda items
include issues pertaining to (1) Hepatitis C in
the United States: Prevention, Surveillance,
Treatment and Care Issues; (2) CDC Division
of Sexual Transmitted Diseases Prevention,
External Research Review Recommendations
and Plans for Response; (3) Elimination of
Health Disparities—CDC’s Heightened
National Response and CDC’s Response to
HIV/AIDS among African American Men
Having Sex with Men; and (4) CDC’s New
Integrated Partner Counseling and Referral
Services Guidelines.
Agenda items are subject to change as
priorities dictate.
Contact Person for More Information:
Margie Scott-Cseh, Committee Management
Specialist, CDC, Strategic Business Unit,
1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E–07,
Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Telephone (404)
639–8317, Fax (404) 639–8910.
The Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, has been delegated the
authority to sign Federal Register Notices
pertaining to announcements of meetings and
other committee management activities, for
both the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
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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 that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection
project: ``Improving Quality through Health IT: Testing the Feasibility
and Assessing the Impact of Using Existing Health IT Infrastructure for
Better Care Delivery.'' In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), AHRQ invites the public to comment on
this proposed information collection.
This proposed information collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on February 15th, 2008 and allowed 60 days for
public comment. No comments were received. The purpose of this notice
is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 21, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: AHRQs OMB Desk
Officer by fax at (202) 395-6974 (attention: AHRQ's desk officer) or by
e-mail at OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov (attention: AHRQ's desk
officer).
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, or by e-mail at
doris.lefkowitz@ahrq.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
``Improving Quality through Health IT: Testing the Feasibility and
Assessing the Impact of Using Existing Health IT Infrastructure for
Better Care Delivery.''
AHRQ proposes to assess how the use of health information
technology (IT) can improve care delivery and outcomes in community
health centers. AHRQ is specifically interested in improving the
quality of care provided in a community clinic setting through better
management of laboratory information. The study will measure the impact
of health IT tools on two problems: duplicate laboratory tests and the
failure to follow up on laboratory test results of HIV patients and
women screened for cervical cancer. In addition, AHRQ will measure the
impact of health IT on compliance with evidence-based guidelines for
laboratory tests. The study will also investigate whether disparities
between vulnerable populations and the general population exist in both
laboratory screening rates and rates of abnormal laboratory test
results without follow up. To assess the extent of these problems and
the impact of health IT, AHRQ will evaluate both quantitative and
qualitative components. The qualitative component will use interviews
with key informants in two community health centers to gather data on
laboratory information processes, laboratory information communication
problems and use of health IT tools.
Method of Collection
Quantitative data will be collected directly from the clinical data
warehouse used by the participating community health centers to
routinely collect laboratory data. The collection will be accomplished
using database reports. Qualitative data will be collected through key
informant interviews conducted in each of the two participating
community health centers. Key informants will include physicians,
nurses, medical assistants, IT personnel, and administrators. The total
number of interviews to be conducted at both sites is forty-one.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated annualized burden hours. A total of
forty-one in-person interviews will be conducted with administrative
and
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clinical personnel: Eighteen interviews from administrative personnel
and twenty-three interviews from clinical personnel. The question set
is the same for both clinical and administrative personnel. The
estimated time per response is 1.5 hours for a total of 61.5 burden
hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated annualized cost burden for the
respondents' time to provide the requested data. The hourly rate of
$32.13 is a weighted average of the administrative personnel hourly
wage of $19.68 and the clinical personnel hourly wage of $41.88. The
total cost burden is $1,976.
Exhibit 1.--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of
Data collection Number of responses per Hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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In-person interviews............................ 41 1 1.5 61.5
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Total....................................... 41 na na 61.5
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Exhibit 2.--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
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Average
Data collection Number of Total burden hourly wage Total cost
respondents hours rate* burden
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In-person interviews............................ 41 61.5 $32.13 $1,976
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Total....................................... 41 na na 1,976
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* Based upon the actual site personnel wages. Clinical personnel averages are weighted by the number of
physicians, nurses and medical assistants in the sample. Administrative personnel averages are weighted by the
number of administrators, lab, IT and other support personnel. Total average is weighted by relative number of
administrative and clinical personnel being interviewed.
Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal Government
The total cost to the Federal Government for this project is
$393,457 over a two-year period. The average annual cost is $196,728.
The following is a breakdown of average annual costs:
Direct Costs
Personnel--$108,320
Consultancies--$24,400
Data support--$5,000
Travel--$2,575
Supplies--$100
IRB review--$125
Indirect Costs
Indirect costs (40%)--$56,208
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's 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: April 11, 2008.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. E8-8444 Filed 4-18-08; 8:45 am]
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