Approved for use through 4/2005 under the following conditions: 1) prior to fielding this instrument, NCHS consults with CMS staff familiar with EMTALA and its ongoing implementation issues. NCHS must submit to OMB a description of these consultations and any subsequent revisions to the new Supplement Q; 2) Although OMB generally supports NCHS' desire to improve the NHAMCS' response rates, it does not grant a broad generic approval for such research. NCHS must notify OMB in writing of each proposed effort. OMB will consider each of these on a case-by-case basis; and 3) no later than 12/2002, NCHS briefs OMB staff on issues related to the adoption of ICD-10 coding in its health surveys.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2005
04/30/2005
07/31/2003
78,940
0
136,185
8,809
0
13,670
0
0
0
Data collected from hospital emergency and outpatient departments concerning patient visits are weighted to produce national estimates. The data are used by the public and private sectors for public health planning, medical education, health care work force assessment, epidemiologic studies, and health services research.
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