[Federal Register: July 26, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 144)]
[Notices]
[Page 39050]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: CMS-R-200]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration, HHS.
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 this
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: Reinstatement, with change,
of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired;
Title of Information Collection: Health Plan Employer Data and
Information Set (HEDIS) and Health Outcome Survey (HOS) and Supporting
Regulations in 42 CFR 422.152; Form No.: CMS-R-200 (OMB# 0938-0701);
Use: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA)
collects quality performance measures in order to hold the Medicare
managed care industry accountable for the care being delivered, to
enable quality improvement, and to provide quality information to
Medicare beneficiaries in order to promote an informed choice. It is
critical to CMS's mission that we collect and disseminate information
that will help beneficiaries chose among health plans, contribute to
improved quality of care through identification of improvement
opportunities, and assist CMS in carrying out its oversight and
purchasing responsibilities; Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions, Individuals
or households; Number of Respondents: 313,825; Total Annual Responses:
313,825; Total Annual Hours: 571,488.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
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, phone number, OMB number, and
HCFA document identifier, 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: Melissa Musotto, Room N2-14-26, 7500
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: July 13, 2001.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services,
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 01-18662 Filed 7-25-01; 8:45 am]
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