[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 51115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25910]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-R-192]
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 Oregon Medicaid Reform
Demonstration: Adult Interview, Pediatric Asthma Interview, Insulin-
Dependent Diabetes Interview, Low Back Pain Interview, Medical Provider
Questionnaire; Form No.: HCFA-R-192; Use: The survey instruments listed
above are for use in the Evaluation of the Oregon Medicaid Reform
Demonstration. The Adult and Child Interviews are designed to collect
information related to health status, access to care, satisfaction with
care and past health insurance status for adult and child members of
the Oregon Health Plan (OHP). The Pediatric Asthma Interview, Insulin-
Dependent Diabetes Interview and Low Back Pain Interview collect
information on quality of care, utilization of care, satisfaction with
care and health status of OHP members with selected ``tracer
conditions''. The Medical Provider Questionnaire is designed to collect
information on how both participating and non-participating physicians
view OHP; Frequency: Other One-Time Submission; Affected Public: Not-
for-profit institutions, individuals and households, business or other
for-profit; Number of Respondents: 5,533; Total Annual Responses:
5,533; Total Annual Hours: 2,242.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed
paperwork collections referenced above, or to obtain the supporting
statement and any related forms, 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: September 19, 1997.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA, Office of Information Services,
Information Technology Investment Management Group, Division of HCFA
Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 97-25910 Filed 9-29-97; 8:45 am]
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