NATIVE AMERICAN CANCER INITIATIVES, INC. — Department of Health and Human Services SBIR Phase II: 102

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Native American Cancer InitiativesIncNACIis a woman ownedminorityAmerican Indianbusiness with fewer than three full time equivalent employeesThis for profit companyfounded inhas the mission to provide technical assistance and products on Native Americanscultural issuesevaluationprogram development and assessment and cancer care across the continuumoutreach through end of life careto communitiespatientshealthcare providersresearchersacademiciansuniversitiesresearch institutionsand other professionalsThe goal for this Phase II SBIR is to expand and enhance the current Phase I patient navigation evaluation app to developimplement and evaluate an easy to usefully functioning app that addresses the full cancer continuumcan be tailored to meet the needs of an individual patient navigation program and is available for multiple operating and Electronic Health RecordEHRsystemsThere will be two versions of the appone for iOSiPadand the other for AndroidSamsungLenovoLG and NexusDuring Phase III the app will be expanded for Windows operating systemsAimDevelop an expanded app that incorporates all phases of the cancer continuumoutreach through end of lifein iOS programming and can be tailored for an individual navigation programAimOutcomesFunctional tablet app for the full cancer continuum that documents PN Actionscomponentand can generate tailored reports to evaluate individual and groups of PNscomponentand evaluate patient navigation programscomponentAimDevelopimplement and evaluateaan app tutorialhard copy and videobapp user guideandca website and phone support protocol and programAimOutcomesaminute YouTube and hard copyapp tutoriala comprehensive app user guidea support webpage with information to address common problemsand a telephone helplineAimModify the iOS app for use with Android tablets and integrate both apps with at least one EHR systemAimOutcomesapp available on Android tabletsa protocol for interfacing app data with one EHR systeme gEpicand the interface of the functional app data with the EHRThe impact of these outcomes will be a tool that facilitates PN and navigation program compliance with standardized metrics and Commission on Cancer requirements for patient navigationThe fully functional app will address the entire cancer continuum but can be tailored to an individual navigation programe gone or more phases of the continuume gprevention or end of lifeor types of cancerbreast or lungIt will be available for tablets using iOSiPadand Android operating systemsAt completion of Phase IIthe apps will be ready to be promoted via the designated commercialization planPatient navigation programs need comprehensive evaluation protocols and tools that can assess both PN and program quality and effectivenessBased on extensive literature and Internet reviewcurrently almost none are easy to useefficient and functional on tablets and none are as comprehensive as the apps proposed for this Phase II SBIR Like all high quality programsthose for patient navigation need to be evaluated using consistent metrics to determine if quality of care and delivery are reflected in patient outcomesFully functioning tablet appsiPad and Androidwill provide a convenient resource to document navigator provision of timelyefficient and equitable health care services and support to patients that demonstrate patient navigationandapos s overall health care valueThis Phase II SBIR will build on previous work to develop a patient navigation evaluation app in two formats that address the full cancer continuumcan generate customized reportscan be tailored to meet the needs of an individual navigation program and is available for multiple EHR systems