[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 180 (Thursday, September 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 49699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24932]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-259]
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 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 occasion; 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, access HCFA's WEB SITE ADDRESS
at http://www.hcfa.gov/regs/prdact95.htm, or 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: September 4, 1998.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards,
Security and Standards Group, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-24932 Filed 9-16-98; 8:45 am]
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