[Federal Register: May 10, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 91)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-0299]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: A Project to
Develop an Outcome-Based Continuous Quality Improvement System for
PACE; Form No.: HCFA-R-0299 (OMB# 0938-0791); Use: The purpose of this
project is to develop an outcome-based continuous quality improvement
(OBCQI) system and core comprehensive assessment data set for the PACE
program by (a) developing and testing a set of data items for core
outcome and comprehensive assessment (COCOA), (b) testing risk
adjustment methods so each site's outcomes can be appropriately
evaluated, (c) designing an OBCQI approach to improve quality in a
systematic, evolutionary manner, and (d) testing the usefulness of the
data items for assessment and care planning. A three-phase, 20-month
field test will result in the refinement of the draft COCOA data items
and protocols as needed. Findings from the project are intended to
guide the possible implementation of a national approach for OBCQI and
core comprehensive assessment for PACE; Frequency: On occasion;
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, Individuals or
households; Number of Respondents: 8,298; Total Annual Responses:
93,970; Total Annual Hours: 21,692.04.
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 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB
Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
Date: April 23, 2001.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services,
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
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