Notice2023-10748
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
May 19, 2023
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of Government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled National Electronic Health Records Survey (NEHRS). NEHRS will collect information about the use of electronic health records (EHRs) systems, documentation of social determinants of health or social needs, interoperability, exchange of patient health information with public health agencies, and use of telemedicine technology among office-based and outpatient physicians in the United States.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32223-32224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10748]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-23-1015 Docket No. CDC-2023-0039]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the
utility of Government information, invites the general public and other
Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project
titled National Electronic Health Records Survey (NEHRS). NEHRS will
collect information about the use of electronic health records (EHRs)
systems, documentation of social determinants of health or social
needs, interoperability, exchange of patient health information with
public health agencies, and use of telemedicine technology among
office-based and outpatient physicians in the United States.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before July 18, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0039 by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road,
NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments
to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>) or by U.S. mail to the address listed
above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; Telephone: 404-639-7570;
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#630c0e01230007004d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cea1a3ac8eadaaade0a9a1b8">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they
conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires Federal agencies
to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information, including each new proposed
collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information
collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a
proposed data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
National Electronic Health Records Survey (NEHRS) (OMB Control No.
0920-1015)--Reinstatement--National Center for Health Statistics
(NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) requests a
Reinstatement with a Change for a three-year clearance to the National
Electronic Health Records Survey (NEHRS). NCHS is requesting approval
to collect data for 2024, 2025, and 2026 NEHRS cohorts.
NEHRS is a national survey of office-based physicians conducted by
NCHS, and sponsored by the Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology (ONC),
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The survey is conducted
under the authority of section 306 of the Public Health Service Act
(42U.S.C. 242k).
Although there are other surveys that collect information from
United States office-based physicians, NEHRS is unique in that it
provides nationally representative information about the use of
electronic health records (EHR) and other health information
technologies. Additional justifications for conducting future rounds of
NEHRS include the need for more complete data to study: (1)
documentation of social needs; (2) trends in interoperability; (3) the
exchange of patient health information with public health agencies; and
(4) the use of telemedicine technology. The new data collections will
reestablish trends of patient health information exchange with public
health agencies, telemedicine technology use, as well as the evolving
engagement in interoperability; particularly with respect to
electronically sending, receiving, integrating, and searching for
patient health information through these systems. Improving
interoperability of electronic health information is a major priority
for ONC, and NEHRS provides ONC with data on physicians' experience
with interoperability.
CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 5,544 annual burden
hours. There is no cost to respondents other than their time to
participate.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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Office-based physicians or NEHRS........... 16,633 1 20/60 5,544
office staff.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 5,544
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-10748 Filed 5-18-23; 8:45 am]
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