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[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 20997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10422]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-197]

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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Maximizing the Effective Use of 
Telemedicine: A Study of the Effects, Cost Effectiveness and 
Utilization Patterns of Consultations via Telemedicine.
    Form No.: HCFA-R-197 (OMB# 0938-0705).
    Use: This study deals with several issues of importance to HCFA 
regarding the recent proliferation of Telemedicine programs. The 
primary goal of this study is to develop policy recommendations for 
Medicare concerning utilization review and payment methods for 
Telemedicine services. The major objective is to evaluate the use of 
interactive video Telemedicine consultation. Recommendations will be 
based on analysis of the use of Telemedicine for such medical 
consultation.
    Frequency: Other: periodically.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, and Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 1,823.
    Total Annual Responses: 92,803.
    Total Annual Hours: 415.
    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 [email protected], 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: Dawn Willinghan, HCFA-R-197, Room N2-
14-26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: April 20, 2001.
Julie Boughn,
Director, HCFA Office of Information Services, Security and Standards 
Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 01-10422 Filed 4-25-01; 8:45 am]
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