[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 231 (Wednesday, December 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 66551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32124]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-259]
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 Collection Request: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: Evaluation of the EverCare Demonstration; Form
No.: HCFA-R-259; Use: This survey will capture information on the
quality of capitated Medicare coverage to nursing home residents, such
as the description of the person, information regarding enrollment/
disenrollment, quality of life, satisfaction including issues of access
to services, advance medical directives, general health, and functional
status. This information will be used to support analyses of enrollment
decisions, access to services and providers, and outcomes for both the
enrollee and family members. The underlying premise of the EverCare
demonstration is that closer attention to primary care needs of high-
risk patients through the use of nurse practitioners and/or physicians
assistants can reduce the use of hospitals (and emergency rooms).
Frequency: On occassion; Affected Public: Individuals or Households;
Number of Respondents: 3,150; Total Annual Responses: 3,150; Total
Annual Hours: 1,962.
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, D.C. 20503.
Dated: November 16, 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. 98-32124 Filed 12-1-98; 8:45 am]
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