Ten grants have been awarded to
eligible entities for the development and operation of
demonstration programs to provide patient navigator services to
improve health care outcomes. The Patient Navigator Outreach and
Chronic Disease Prevention Demonstration Program assesses whether
local initiatives can reduce the burden of cancer and other chronic
diseases such as obesity, diabetes, asthma and others by reducing
the barriers related to accessing high quality health care
services. This evaluation consists of two parts of data collection:
1) collection of qualitative information from staff associated with
the Patient Navigation Demonstration Program; and 2) quantitative
data related to the demographics and care of all patientss entering
PNDP, as well as patient navigators.
PL:
Pub.L. 109 - 18 0812 Name of Law: Patient Navigator Outreach
and hroni Disease Prevention Act of 2005
PL:
Pub.L. 111 - 148 3510 Name of Law: Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act of 2010
US Code: 42
USC 256A Name of Law: The Public Health Service Act
The initial submission for data
collection for the Evaluation of the PNDP focused heavily on the
assessment of intermediate health outcomes, and it did not include
a client opinion component. However, grant funding for the program
was excluded from the 2013 Federal budget, necessitating a greatly
shortened period of evaluation. While some clients will participate
in the program for long enough for intermediate health outcomes to
be affected, many clients will have a more limited experience.
Obtaining information about client experience of the program,
including whether the navigator was helpful to the client in
meeting specific goals related to six duties specified in
legislation, will assist in quality improvement efforts by HRSA and
the overall assessment of the program by Congress.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.