[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 1114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-383]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-225]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Care Financing
Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services, is
publishing the following summary of proposed collections for public
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the
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.
Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare Physician Communication Survey; Form
No.: HCFA-R-225; Use: This is a request for clearance for a survey of
physicians to determine their information needs regarding Medicare and
Medicaid issues. The survey will provide information for HCFA's Office
of Strategic Planning, Research & Evaluation Group, Division of Payment
Research to support a communication strategy for physicians treating
Medicare beneficiaries. It is part of a larger effort of market
research aimed at understanding the communication needs of HCFA
providers and other partners. This information will answer two
questions on physicians' preferences to help guide HCFA's communication
strategy: (1) what information physicians want from HCFA, and (2) how
physicians want to receive such information. This survey is designed to
provide data that will help answer and prioritize these questions.
Frequency: One time; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit;
Number of Respondents: 650; Total Annual Responses: 650; Total Annual
Hours: 217.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed
paperwork collections referenced above, or any related forms, E-mail
your request, including your address and phone number, to
Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-
1326. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collections must be mailed within 60 days of this notice directly to
the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer designated at the following
address: HCFA, Office of Information Services, Information Technology
Investment Management Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards,
Attention: John Rudolph, Room C2-26-17, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: December 30, 1997.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards,
Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-383 Filed 1-7-98; 8:45 am]
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