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$19.2 billion to meet the goal of 

meaningful use of certified EHRs for 

each person in the United States by 

2014. The HITECH Act builds on 

existing federal efforts to encourage 

health IT adoption and use, and 

contains provisions that are expected to 

promote the widespread adoption of 

health IT among health care providers. 

Health IT experts agree that HITECH 

stimulus funds are likely to improve 

how physicians practice medicine for 

Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries 

and, ultimately, for advancing patientcentered medical care for all Americans. 

However, there is an evidence gap about 

patients’ preferences and perceptions of 

delivery of health care services by 

providers who have adopted EHR 

systems in their practices. 

The goal of the Patient Perceptions of 

the Delivery of Health Care through the 

Use of an Electronic Health Record 

(Patient Perceptions of EHR) Study is to 

help policymakers understand how 

primary care practices’ use of electronic 

health records (EHRs) affects 

consumers’ satisfaction with (1) their 

medical care, (2) communication with 

their doctor, and (3) coordination of 

care. The research questions for the 

proposed Patient Perceptions of EHR 

Study are motivated by a concern that 

patients may have negative experiences 

as practices begin to use EHRs. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Forms Type of respondent Number of respondents 

Number of responses per 

respondent 

Average burden hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Screening and Recruitment Form 

for Primary Care Practices.

Staff at Primary Care Practices ...... 42 1 15/60 10 .5 

Patient Survey .................................. Patients at Primary Care Practices 840 1 15/60 210 

Patient Focus Group ........................ Patients at Primary Care Practices 20 1 1.5 30 

Total .......................................... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 250 .5 

Seleda Perryman, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–11566 Filed 5–13–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–45–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

[Document Identifier: OS–0990–0344; 30- 

day notice] 

Agency Information Collection 

Request, 30-Day Public Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of the Secretary (OS), Department 

of Health and Human Services, is 

publishing the following summary of a 

proposed collection 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. 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, e-mail your request, 

including your address, phone number, 

OMB number, and OS document 

identifier, to 

Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call 

the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 

690–5683. Send written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections within 30 days 

of this notice directly to the OS OMB 

Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at 202–395– 

5806. 

Proposed Project: HavBED 

Assessment to Prepare for Public Health 

Emergencies—OMB No. 0990–0344— 

Reinstatement with change—Office of 

the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness 

and Response (ASPR), Office of 

Preparedness and Emergency 

Operations (OPEO). 

Abstract: The Office of the Secretary 

(OS) is requesting clearance by the 

Office of Management and Budget to 

extend data collection regarding the 

status of the health care system. ASPR/ 

OPEO received expedited clearance for 

data collection during the 2009-H1N1 

pandemic. Since September 2009 HHS 

has collected data on bed availability, 

health care system resource needs such 

as ventilators and health care system 

stress such as implementation of surge 

strategies. These data have proven 

useful to ASPR in fulfilling its 

responsibilities for preparedness and 

response. 

Pursuant to section 2811 of the PHS 

Act, the ASPR serves as the principal 

advisor to the Secretary on all matters 

related to Federal public health and 

medical preparedness and response for 

public health emergencies. In addition 

to other tasks, the ASPR coordinates 

with State, local, and tribal public 

health officials and healthcare systems 

to ensure effective integration of Federal 

public health and medical assets during 

an emergency. ASPR’s National Hospital 

Preparedness Program (HPP) awards 

cooperative agreements to each of the 50 

states, the Pacific Islands, and US 

territories (for a total of 62 awardees) to 

improve surge capacity and enhance 

community and hospital preparedness 

for public health emergencies. These 62 

awardees are responsible for enhancing 

the preparedness of the nation’s nearly 

6000 hospitals. These awards are 

authorized under section 391C–2 of the 

Public Health Service (PHS) Act. 

For this data collection the situation 

will dictate how often the data will be 

collected using the web-based interface 

known as HAvBED. For a large scale 

emergency, data will be collected 

nationally from all 62 HPP awardees to 

include all 6000 hospitals in HAvBED 

system. For smaller scale events, data 

collection will be targeted to individual 

states or regions. Data may also be 

gathered during exercises. Notifications 

for data collection are sent to the 

affected states through the HPP program 

staff. The data gathered from the 

hospitals are reported to the HHS 

Secretary’s Operations Center to inform 

situational awareness and national 

preparedness. 


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ANNUAL ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses/ 

respondent 

Average 

burden 

hours per 

response 

Total 

burden 

hours 

Hospital staff (Training) ................................................................................................... 6,000 1 1 6,000 

Hospital staff (data collection) ......................................................................................... 6,000 102 1 612,000 

State/Territory Preparedness staff (training) ................................................................... 62 1 1 62 

State/Territory Preparedness staff (data collection) ........................................................ 62 102 3 18,972 

Total .......................................................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 31,154 

Seleda Perryman, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–11567 Filed 5–13–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–45–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

[Document Identifier: OS–0990–NEW; 30- 

day notice] 

Agency Information Collection 

Request. 30-Day Public Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of the Secretary (OS), Department 

of Health and Human Services, is 

publishing the following summary of a 

proposed collection 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. 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, e-mail your request, 

including your address, phone number, 

OMB number, and OS document 

identifier, to 

Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call 

the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 

690–5683. Send written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections within 30 days 

of this notice directly to the OS OMB 

Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at 202–395– 

5806. 

Proposed Project: Evaluation of 

Medicare Personal Health Records 

Choice Pilot—OMB No. 0990–NEW— 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Planning and Evaluation. 

Abstract: Since 2003, HHS has 

worked toward the goal of establishing 

electronic, longitudinal health records 

for Americans that can be accessed 

safely, across the internet, and anytime 

and anywhere by patients, doctors, and 

other health care providers. In addition 

to electronic health records (EHRs), 

where health information is created, 

stored and accessed mainly by health 

care organizations and practitioners, 

personal health records (PHRs), 

electronic, patient-centered applications 

and services, are gaining increasing 

recognition and momentum. Current 

PHR business models represent broad 

and varied uses, from disease 

management to health promotion, with 

sponsors consisting of commercial 

vendors, heath plans, employers, and 

health care providers. We know very 

little about why consumers, and 

specifically Medicare beneficiaries, elect 

to use PHRs and what functionality they 

want from a PHR. Understanding these 

needs will be critical if HHS and the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS) are to pursue PHRs as a 

tool to empower consumers to manage 

their health and have the capability to 

link to their provider’s EHR. 

In January 2009, CMS launched a new 

program in Arizona and Utah, the 

Medicare PHR Choice Pilot (PHRC). 

This pilot encourages Medicare fee-forservice (FFS) beneficiaries to take 

advantage of the newer, more robust 

Internet-based tools for tracking their 

health and health care services. This is 

the first pilot to offer a choice of PHRs 

to Medicare FFS beneficiaries, including 

PHRs with additional functionality and 

direct data linkages for the consumers. 

Pilot participants can choose among 

GoogleHealthTM, NoMoreClipboardTM, 

PassportMDTM, and HealthTrioTM, 

competitors in the open PHR market. 

HHS’ Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) has 

contracted with Mathematica Policy 

Research to conduct an evaluation of 

this pilot program, including a PHR 

enrollee user satisfaction survey to 

assess barriers, facilitators, and 

satisfaction with the PHRs. A selfadministered paper-and-pencil 

instrument will be the primary data 

collection mode for the PHRC user 

satisfaction survey, with telephone 

followup for mail nonrespondents. The 

one-time data collection field period is 

expected to be 12 weeks in Fall 2010. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Forms 

(if necessary) Type of respondent Number of respondents 

Number of responses per 

respondent 

Average burden hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Self-administered questionnaire ....... Medicare beneficiaries ..................... 500 1 25/60 208 

Total ........................................... ........................................................... 500 ........................ ........................ 208 


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