[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 152 (Friday, August 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 42409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21109]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-246]
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 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: HCFAR-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 60 days of this notice directly to the HCFA Paperwork Clearance
Officer designated at the following address: HCFA, Office of
Information Services, Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA
Enterprise Standards, Attention: John Rudolph, Room N2-14-26 7500,
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: July 27, 1998.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards,
Security and Standards Group, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-21109 Filed 8-6-98; 8:45 am]
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