[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 81372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25811]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-HA-0116]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 
(OASD(HA)), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Health Agency (DHA) announces a proposed public information 
collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments 
are invited on: whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the 
burden of the information collection on respondents, including through 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by January 
22, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the 
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, 
Regulatory Directorate, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox <greek-i>24, 
Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The 
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the 
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the 
internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to Defense Health 
Agency, 7700 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042, Amanda Grifka, 
703-681-1771.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: TRICARE Inpatient 
Satisfaction Survey (TRISS); OMB Control Number: 0720-TRSS.
    Needs and Uses: The DHA administers the TRICARE TRISS survey to 
understand perceptions of inpatient care among Military Health System 
(MHS) users. The survey instrument adheres to the methodological and 
analytical protocols and questionnaire items mandated by the industry 
standard Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and 
Systems protocol. Developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the 
program provides valid and reliable self-reported experience ratings of 
inpatient experiences.
    As a result, the TRISS program allows objective and meaningful 
comparisons between hospitals, in areas that are important to 
consumers. Results are published online, and the public can view them 
at https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/. But perhaps most 
significantly, the comparative scores and findings can be used by MHS 
leadership to improve care as well as by beneficiaries to make informed 
choices. TRISS is designed to provide actionable performance feedback 
to improve overall quality of health care. The main goals of the TRISS 
are to:
    <bullet> Provide comparable data on the patient's perspective on 
care that allows objective and meaningful comparisons between hospitals 
on domains that are important to beneficiaries.
    <bullet> Establish a uniform measure of user satisfaction with 
received healthcare services.
    <bullet> Public reporting of the survey results is designed to 
create incentives for Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) to improve 
their quality of care.
    The study population consists of military personnel, their family 
members, and eligible retirees and their family members with a recent 
overnight hospitalization. The survey is administered to patients after 
a recent discharge from either a MTF or a civilian hospital to gather 
information about their experience of the care they received. Data are 
reported quarterly to track trends over time.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 12,720.
    Number of Respondents: 63,600.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 63,600.
    Average Burden per Response: 12 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: November 14, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-25811 Filed 11-21-23; 8:45 am]
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