SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION COLLECTION
UNDER GENERIC CLEARANCES
DATE OF REQUEST: _July 9, 2010
SUB AGENCY (I/C): ___NCCAM____________
TITLE: ___NCCAM Health Professional Portal ________________
GENERIC CLEARANCE UNDER OMB# _0925-0530___ EXP. DATE: _10/31/2010_____
The NCCAM health professional
portal page is a fundamental tool for providing complementary and
alternative medical information to health care providers. Online
focus groups would provide the necessary feedback to improve the
content, structure, and functionality of the health professional
portal page based on the needs of this audience. The responses from
the focus group evaluation would allow NCCAM to determine if any key
sources of information or other resources are missing from the
portal, ascertain if the content on the portal is presented in the
appropriate format, and identify areas where users encounter
difficulties locating information and resources. We will
conduct four online focus groups for two target audiences
(physicians and nurse practitioners/physician assistants).
Participants will be instructed to review the NCCAM health
professional portal page prior to attending the online focus group.
Later, they will log in to a private online chat room and in a
90-minute session will provide feedback as an experienced moderator
leads them through a series of questions about the portal. No
special software or downloads will be needed to participate in the
focus group. Completion will be voluntary, and selected participants
will be sent compensation within 6-8 weeks of completion of the
online focus group.
Because of
the demanding nature of schedules of health care providers, a
sufficient monetary incentive is necessary to enable us to recruit
successfully. Participants will be asked to complete a number
of online tasks prior to the focus group and then engage for 90
minutes in the focus group. According to the U.S. Department of
Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2008 the estimated
median hourly wage was $89 for physicians and $163 for specialists.
Taking into account these estimates as well as the in-depth tasks
and discussion activities involved in this evaluation, it is
reasonable for participating physicians to receive $50, and other
health care professionals to receive $35 for their time. Individual
responses will be kept private under the Privacy Act. Findings will
be used by NCCAM for program planning purposes and published or
otherwise shared externally.
TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN APPROVED: _712_________
BURDEN USED TO DATE: ___65_______
BURDEN THIS REQUEST: ___54______
IS RACE AND ETHNICITY DATA COLLECTED AS REQUIRED?
______YES ___x___NO______N/A
OBLIGATION TO RESPOND:
__x____ VOLUNTARY
______ REQUIRED TO OBTAIN OR RETAIN BENEFITS
______ MANDATORY
HOW WILL THIS SURVEY BE OFFERED?
__X___ WEB SITE
_____ TELEPHONE INTERVIEW
_____ MAIL RESPONSE
____ IN PERSON INTERVIEW
_____ OTHER:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
NAME: __ Alyssa Cotler _________________________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER: _301-451-3851___________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS: _ cotlera@mail.nih.gov ________________________
| File Type | application/msword |
| File Title | Generic Clearance Form - 04/28/2008 |
| Subject | Generic Clearance Form - 04/28/2008 |
| Author | OD/USER |
| Last Modified By | curriem |
| File Modified | 2010-08-02 |
| File Created | 2010-08-02 |