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Yao-Chin Chao,
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Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce public
burden and maximize the utility of
government information, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies the opportunity to comment on
a proposed and/or continuing
information collection, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
This notice invites comment on a
SUMMARY:
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proposed information collection project
titled National Hospital Care Survey, an
electronic data collection that describes
hospital care utilization in the U.S.
DATES: CDC must receive written
comments on or before November 13,
2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2018–
0084 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE, MS–D74, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments
through the Federal eRulemaking portal
(regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone:
404–639–7570; Email: omb@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies
must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
requires Federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed
extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of
previously approved information
collection before submitting the
collection to the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments that will help:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
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including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
The National Hospital Care Survey
(NHCS) (OMB Control Number 0920–
0212; Exp. Date 01/31/2019)—
Revision—National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Section 306 of the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as
amended, authorizes that the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (DHHS),
acting through NCHS, shall collect
statistics on the extent and nature of
illness and disability of the population
of the United States. This three-year
clearance request for NHCS includes the
collection of all inpatient and
ambulatory Uniform Bill-04 (UB–04)
claims data or electronic health record
(EHR) data as well as the collection of
hospital-level information via a
questionnaire from a sample of 598
hospitals.
The NHCS collects data on patient
care in hospital-based settings to
describe patterns of health care delivery
and utilization in the United States.
NHCS hospital-based settings include
inpatient, emergency (EDs), and
outpatient departments (OPDs). The
survey will provide hospital utilization
statistics for the Nation. In addition, the
NHCS will also be able to monitor
national trends in substance use-related
ED visits including opioid visits.
NHCS consists of a nationally
representative sample of 598 hospitals.
These hospitals are currently being
recruited, and participating hospitals
are submitting all of their inpatient and
ambulatory care patient data in the form
of electronic UB–04 administrative
claims or EHR data. Currently, hospitallevel data are collected through a
questionnaire administered via a web
portal.
This revision seeks approval to
continue voluntary recruitment of
hospitals in the sample for the NHCS;
continue the collection of hospital-level
data through an initial intake
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questionnaire and an Annual Hospital
Interview for all sampled hospitals;
continue the collection of electronic
data on inpatient discharges as well as
emergency department (ED) and
outpatient department (OPD) visits
through the collection of EHR data, UB–
04 claims, or a state file; continue
collection of substance-involved ED
visit data through the ED component;
eliminate medical record abstraction of
a sample of ED and OPD visits as part
of the design of the survey; and
postpone frame development for free
standing ambulatory care facilities.
NHCS collects data items at the
hospital, patient, inpatient discharge,
and visit levels. Hospital-level data
items include ownership, number of
staffed beds, hospital service type, and
EHR adoption. Patient-level data items
are collected from electronic data and
include basic demographic information,
personal identifiers, name, address,
social security number (if available),
and medical record number (if
available). Discharge-level data are
collected through the UB–04 claims or
EHR data and include admission and
discharge dates, diagnoses, diagnostic
services, and surgical and non-surgical
procedures. Visit-level data are
collected through EHR data and include
reason for visit, diagnosis, procedures,
medications, substances involved, and
patient disposition.
NHCS data have distinct advantages.
Through the collection of personal
identifiers, NHCS data can be linked to
outside datasets such as the National
Death Index (OMB No. 0920–0215, Exp.
Date 12/31/2019) to calculate postdischarge mortality. Additionally,
NHCS offers unique opportunities to
study opioid-involved health outcomes,
such as repeat hospital encounters for
opioid use and opioid-related mortality
rates.
NHCS users include, but are not
limited to, CDC, Congressional Research
Office, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE),
National Institutes of Health, American
Health Care Association, Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),
SAMHSA, Bureau of the Census, Office
of National Drug Control Policy, state
and local governments, and nonprofit
organizations. Other users of these data
include universities, research
organizations, many in the private
sector, foundations, and a variety of
users in the media.
Data collected through NHCS are
essential for evaluating the health status
of the population, for the planning of
programs and policy to improve health
care delivery systems of the Nation, for
studying morbidity trends, and for
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research activities in the health field.
Historically, data have been used
extensively in the development and
monitoring of goals for the Year 2000,
2010, and 2020 Healthy People
Objectives.
There is no cost to respondents other
than their time to participate. The total
annualized burden is 7,080 hours.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total
burden
(in hours)
Form name
Hospital Director of Health Information Management (DHIM) or Director of Health Information Technology (DHIT).
Hospital Chief Executive Officer
(CEO)/Chief
Financial
Officer
(CFO).
Hospital DHIM or DHIT .....................
Initial Hospital Intake Questionnaire
150
1
1
150
Recruitment Survey Presentation ....
150
1
1
150
399
12
1
4,788
199
4
1
796
Hospital CEO/CFO ............................
Prepare and transmit UB–04 or
State File for Inpatient and Ambulatory.
Prepare and transmit EHR for Inpatient and Ambulatory.
Annual Hospital Interview ................
598
1
2
1,196
Total ...........................................
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
7,080
Hospital DHIM or DHIT .....................
Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting Chief, Information Collection Review
Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office
of the Associate Director for Science, Office
of the Director, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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Number of
respondents
Type of respondents
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
has submitted the information
collection request titled National
Healthcare Safety Network to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. CDC previously
published a ‘‘Proposed Data Collection
Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations’’ notice on May 11,
2018 to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. CDC
received one comment related to the
previous notice. This notice serves to
allow an additional 30 days for public
and affected agency comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this
proposed information collection project.
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(a) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agencies estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
(d) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including, through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses; and
(e) Assess information collection
costs.
To request additional information on
the proposed project or to obtain a copy
of the information collection plan and
instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct
written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the items contained in this
notice to the Attention: CDC Desk
Officer, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202)
395–5806. Provide written comments
within 30 days of notice publication.
Proposed Project
National Healthcare Safety Network
(0920–0666, Expiration Date 1/31/
2021)—Revision—National Center for
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Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious
Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
NHSN is a public health surveillance
system that collects, analyzes, reports,
and makes available data for
monitoring, measuring, and responding
to healthcare associated infections
(HAIs), antimicrobial use and resistance,
blood transfusion safety events, and the
extent to which healthcare facilities
adhere to infection prevention practices
and antimicrobial stewardship.
Specifically, resulting data estimates the
magnitude of Healthcare Associated
Infections (HAI), monitor HAI trends,
and facilitate inter-facility and intrafacility comparisons with risk-adjusted
data used for local quality improvement
activities. The data will be used to
detect changes in the epidemiology of
adverse events resulting from new and
current medical therapies and changing
risks. The NHSN currently consists of
six components: Patient Safety,
Healthcare Personnel Safety,
Biovigilance, Long-Term Care Facility
(LTCF), Outpatient Procedure
Component, and Dialysis.
Changes were made to 34 data
collection facility surveys with this
revision ICR. CDC revised three annual
facility surveys for the Patient Safety
component for Hospitals, Long-Term
Acute Care Facilities, and Inpatient
Rehabilitation Facilities. CDC’s
revisions clarify the reporting
requirements for the data collected on
fungal testing, facility locations, and
laboratory testing locations.
Additionally, corresponding response
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-18-0212; Docket No. CDC-2018-0084]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the
utility of government information, invites the general public and other
Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a
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proposed information collection project titled National Hospital Care
Survey, an electronic data collection that describes hospital care
utilization in the U.S.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before November 13,
2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2018-
0084 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road
NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments
to Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information
collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a
proposed data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
The National Hospital Care Survey (NHCS) (OMB Control Number 0920-
0212; Exp. Date 01/31/2019)--Revision--National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Section 306 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C.
242k), as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), acting through NCHS, shall collect statistics on the
extent and nature of illness and disability of the population of the
United States. This three-year clearance request for NHCS includes the
collection of all inpatient and ambulatory Uniform Bill-04 (UB-04)
claims data or electronic health record (EHR) data as well as the
collection of hospital-level information via a questionnaire from a
sample of 598 hospitals.
The NHCS collects data on patient care in hospital-based settings
to describe patterns of health care delivery and utilization in the
United States. NHCS hospital-based settings include inpatient,
emergency (EDs), and outpatient departments (OPDs). The survey will
provide hospital utilization statistics for the Nation. In addition,
the NHCS will also be able to monitor national trends in substance use-
related ED visits including opioid visits.
NHCS consists of a nationally representative sample of 598
hospitals. These hospitals are currently being recruited, and
participating hospitals are submitting all of their inpatient and
ambulatory care patient data in the form of electronic UB-04
administrative claims or EHR data. Currently, hospital-level data are
collected through a questionnaire administered via a web portal.
This revision seeks approval to continue voluntary recruitment of
hospitals in the sample for the NHCS; continue the collection of
hospital-level data through an initial intake questionnaire and an
Annual Hospital Interview for all sampled hospitals; continue the
collection of electronic data on inpatient discharges as well as
emergency department (ED) and outpatient department (OPD) visits
through the collection of EHR data, UB-04 claims, or a state file;
continue collection of substance-involved ED visit data through the ED
component; eliminate medical record abstraction of a sample of ED and
OPD visits as part of the design of the survey; and postpone frame
development for free standing ambulatory care facilities.
NHCS collects data items at the hospital, patient, inpatient
discharge, and visit levels. Hospital-level data items include
ownership, number of staffed beds, hospital service type, and EHR
adoption. Patient-level data items are collected from electronic data
and include basic demographic information, personal identifiers, name,
address, social security number (if available), and medical record
number (if available). Discharge-level data are collected through the
UB-04 claims or EHR data and include admission and discharge dates,
diagnoses, diagnostic services, and surgical and non-surgical
procedures. Visit-level data are collected through EHR data and include
reason for visit, diagnosis, procedures, medications, substances
involved, and patient disposition.
NHCS data have distinct advantages. Through the collection of
personal identifiers, NHCS data can be linked to outside datasets such
as the National Death Index (OMB No. 0920-0215, Exp. Date 12/31/2019)
to calculate post-discharge mortality. Additionally, NHCS offers unique
opportunities to study opioid-involved health outcomes, such as repeat
hospital encounters for opioid use and opioid-related mortality rates.
NHCS users include, but are not limited to, CDC, Congressional
Research Office, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation (ASPE), National Institutes of Health, American Health Care
Association, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), SAMHSA,
Bureau of the Census, Office of National Drug Control Policy, state and
local governments, and nonprofit organizations. Other users of these
data include universities, research organizations, many in the private
sector, foundations, and a variety of users in the media.
Data collected through NHCS are essential for evaluating the health
status of the population, for the planning of programs and policy to
improve health care delivery systems of the Nation, for studying
morbidity trends, and for
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research activities in the health field. Historically, data have been
used extensively in the development and monitoring of goals for the
Year 2000, 2010, and 2020 Healthy People Objectives.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time to
participate. The total annualized burden is 7,080 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Hospital Director of Health Initial Hospital 150 1 1 150
Information Management (DHIM) Intake
or Director of Health Questionnaire.
Information Technology (DHIT).
Hospital Chief Executive Recruitment 150 1 1 150
Officer (CEO)/Chief Financial Survey
Officer (CFO). Presentation.
Hospital DHIM or DHIT......... Prepare and 399 12 1 4,788
transmit UB-04
or State File
for Inpatient
and Ambulatory.
Hospital DHIM or DHIT......... Prepare and 199 4 1 796
transmit EHR
for Inpatient
and Ambulatory.
Hospital CEO/CFO.............. Annual Hospital 598 1 2 1,196
Interview.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 7,080
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of
Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science,
Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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