[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11214-11215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5966]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
Title 35, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) will publish periodic summaries of proposed
projects being developed for submission to OMB under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the proposed
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans, call the HRSA
Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed 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
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Proposed Project
Consortia Development for Health Professions Training in Community-
Based Settings--New--Consortia which include academic institutions and
community-based providers have been proposed as one mechanism for
improving collaboration between health professions schools and
communities, enabling them to provide relevant educational experiences
and facilitating meeting education and workforce goals. The consortia
should be based on a formal association of academic health professions
training schools or programs and community-based providers (e.g.,
community/migrant health centers, managed care organizations) involved,
at least, in part, in the entry-level education and/or continuing
education of health professionals. The purposes of this project are (1)
to prepare an inventory of consortia for health professions education,
(2) to examine the characteristics of successful consortia, and (3) to
examine the role that consortia play in assisting health professions
schools or programs to prepare health care providers for the evolving
health care system.
An initial survey will be conducted by mail of consortia identified
through informal conversations with key academic representatives,
community-based providers, and other knowledgeable individuals, and a
literature review. The initial survey will be used to gather
information that generally describes the consortia, including their
goals and accomplishments. Consortia respondents will also be asked to
identify additional consortia that should receive the initial survey.
From the information gathered in the initial survey, 20 consortia will
be selected for additional study as models of successful consortia,
based on criteria established by an advisory workgroup.
The second survey will consist of phone interviews with up to 20 of
the consortia identified as successful models from the initial survey.
These data will describe the characteristics of successful consortia in
more detail (leadership, organizational models, missions and goals,
financing arrangements, facilitating factors, and barriers). Data will
also be collected to determine the role that consortia play in
assisting health professional schools to prepare health care providers
for the evolving health care system. The burden estimates are as
follows:
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No. of Responses per Total Hours per Total burden
Form name respondents respondent responses response hours
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Mail survey of consortia........ 200 1 200 .5 100
Telephone follow-up of
successful models.............. 20 1 20 2 40
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Total....................... 200 1.1 220 .64 140
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Send comments to Patricia Royston, HRSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 14-36, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: March 5, 1997.
J. Henry Montes,
Director, Office of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 97-5966 Filed 3-10-97; 8:45 am]
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