[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 58059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29025]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-246]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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, has
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following
proposal for the collection of information. 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 Request: Extension of Currently Approved
Collection.
Title of Information Collection: HEDIS 3.0 (Health Plan Data and
Information Set) CAHPS (Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study)
Survey and Supporting Regulations 42 CFR 417.470, 417.126.
Form Number: HCFA-R-246 (OMB approval #: 0938-0732)
Use: This collection effort (CAHPS) will be used to hold the
Medicare managed care industry accountable for the quality of care they
are delivering. This requirement will allow HCFA to obtain the
information necessary for the proper oversight of the program. It is
critical to HCFA's mission that we collect and disseminate information
that will help beneficiaries choose among plans, contribute to the
improved quality of care through identification of quality improvement
opportunities, and assist HCFA in carrying out its responsibilities.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for profit, Individuals or
Households.
Number of Respondents: 150,240.
Total Annual Responses: 150,240.
Total Annual Hours Requested: 49,579.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed
paperwork collections referenced above, 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 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB Desk Officer
designated at the following address: OMB Human Resources and Housing
Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: October 22, 1998.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA, Office of Information Services,
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 98-29025 Filed 10-28-98; 8:45 am]
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