[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5506-5507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2507]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health
Affairs, DOD.
ACTION: Notice.
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In accordance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Health Affairs announces the proposed extension of a public information
collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments
are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed extension of collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize
the burden of the information collection on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by April 6,
1998.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the information
collection should be sent to Florida Atlantic University, Division of
Sponsored Research, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33431-0991.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
To request more information on this proposed information collection,
please write to the above address or call Marilyn A. Ray, RN, Ph.D.,
Principal Investigator, Florida Atlantic University at (561) 297-2872.
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Econometric Analysis (I,II)
of the Nurse-Patient Relationship.
Needs and Uses: The survey information of the nurse-patient caring
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relationship as an economic resource will be completed by registered
nurses, people who have been patients in hospitals, and health care or
nurse-executive administrators. The information is necessary to
evaluate the economic value of the nurse-patient caring relationship
and for the purposes of adequately allocating resources in the managed
care, corporate, and competitive United States health care system.
Affected Public: Individuals or household.
Annual Burden Hours: 250.
Number of Respondents: 500.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
Health care in the United States now exceeds 14% of the gross
national product and for the society at large, health care has become
too expensive. Managed health care is increasingly the norm and is
expected to be operational nation-wide by the year 2000. Managed care
consists of factors relating to cost containment, cost efficiency and
management accountability outside and within health maintenance
organizations and government organizations. Civilian managed care is
based on market forces, is profit-driven and responds to shareholder
demands. Professional nursing is impacted by the economic changes in
the health care system. Decisions are being made by outside forces
other than professional nurses about the nature and management of
patient care. Increasingly, lower salaried, non-professional assistive
personnel are being used in hospitals to care for patients. The quality
of patient care is seriously affected.
Registered Nurses are committed to continue to provide direct,
quality care to patients. Health outcomes, such as, improved physical
and emotional well-being are affected by direct, knowledgeable caring
of the nurses. Overall, with the continuation of the use of Registered
Nurses in direct care to patients, costs will decrease and the economic
status of both for profit and not-for-profit hospitals in communities
throughout the United States will improve. This survey will attain
results to determine degree to which the nurse-patient relationship as
an economic resource can be assessed in the contemporary managed health
care system.
Dated: January 28, 1998.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 98-2507 Filed 2-2-98; 8:45 am]
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