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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
Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, 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 60days.
Proposed Project: Assessing the
Availability of Primary Care Physicians
Accepting New Patients and Timeliness
of Services for New Patients Using a
Mystery Shopper Approach—OMB No.
0990–NEW—Assistant Secretary
Planning Evaluation (ASPE).
Abstract: The Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
(ASPE) is requesting Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval on a new collection to utilize
a mystery shopper approach to collect
data from physician offices in order to
accurately gauge availability of Primary
Care Physicians (PCPs) accepting new
patients, assess the timeliness of
services from PCPs, and gain insight
into the precise reasons that PCP
availability is lacking. This study will
provide current information on the
availability and accessibility of PCPs to
publicly and privately insured patients
with a range of medical needs. To
conduct this study, ASPE will contact
465 PCPs in each of the nine selected
states. Each PCP’s office will be
contacted twice; once using a privately
insured patient scenario, and once using
a publicly insured patient scenario. The
scenarios will simulate requests for an
appointment with the sampled PCP
from a new patient with both public or
private insurance and either an urgent
medical concern or routine exam
appointment. A standard protocol will
accompany each patient scenario,
ensuring that the key research questions
are addressed and the necessary
standardized information from the calls
is collected. Additionally, 465 PCPs
across all the nine states will be
contacted a third time using a direct
questioning approach. These physicians
will be informed about the study and
asked directly if they are accepting new
patients and how long it would take to
obtain an appointment. The purpose of
this additional data collection
component is to evaluate the validity of
the mystery shopper approach in
generating accurate estimates of
physician availability and timeliness of
services. Data collection activities will
be completed within 4 months of OMB
Clearance.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Responses
per
respondent
Total
responses
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
PCP Office Staff (Mystery Shopper) ....................................
PCP Office Staff (Direct Questioning) .................................
4,185
465
2
1
8,370
465
5/60
5/60
698
39
Total ..............................................................................
........................
........................
........................
........................
737
Mary Forbes,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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Agency Information Collection
Request; 60–Day Public Comment
Request
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
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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, to Ed.Calimag@hhs.gov,
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or call the Reports Clearance Office on
(202) 690–7569. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be directed
to the Grants.gov Paperwork Clearance
Officer at the above e-mail address
within 60-days.
Proposed Project: SF–424 Research
and Related Form-Extension—OMB No.
4040–0001—Grants.gov.
Abstract The SF–424 Research and
Related form (R&R) is an OMB approved
collection (4040–0001). We propose
revising the collection to include
changes adopted by the cross-agency
R&R working group. This working group
established the original proposed
collection of 4040–0001 in 2004. The
form instructions will also be revised.
This collection will be utilized by up
to 26 Federal grant-making agencies.
The 4040–0001 collection expires on
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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 Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, 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: Assessing the Availability of Primary Care
Physicians Accepting New Patients and Timeliness of Services for New
Patients Using a Mystery Shopper Approach--OMB No. 0990-NEW--Assistant
Secretary Planning Evaluation (ASPE).
Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation (ASPE) is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval on a new collection to utilize a mystery shopper approach to
collect data from physician offices in order to accurately gauge
availability of Primary Care Physicians (PCPs) accepting new patients,
assess the timeliness of services from PCPs, and gain insight into the
precise reasons that PCP availability is lacking. This study will
provide current information on the availability and accessibility of
PCPs to publicly and privately insured patients with a range of medical
needs. To conduct this study, ASPE will contact 465 PCPs in each of the
nine selected states. Each PCP's office will be contacted twice; once
using a privately insured patient scenario, and once using a publicly
insured patient scenario. The scenarios will simulate requests for an
appointment with the sampled PCP from a new patient with both public or
private insurance and either an urgent medical concern or routine exam
appointment. A standard protocol will accompany each patient scenario,
ensuring that the key research questions are addressed and the
necessary standardized information from the calls is collected.
Additionally, 465 PCPs across all the nine states will be contacted a
third time using a direct questioning approach. These physicians will
be informed about the study and asked directly if they are accepting
new patients and how long it would take to obtain an appointment. The
purpose of this additional data collection component is to evaluate the
validity of the mystery shopper approach in generating accurate
estimates of physician availability and timeliness of services. Data
collection activities will be completed within 4 months of OMB
Clearance.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total burden
Type of respondent respondents respondent responses response hours
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PCP Office Staff (Mystery 4,185 2 8,370 5/60 698
Shopper).......................
PCP Office Staff (Direct 465 1 465 5/60 39
Questioning)...................
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Total....................... .............. .............. .............. .............. 737
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Mary Forbes,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-10251 Filed 4-27-11; 8:45 am]
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