This information will be collected from patients or their designated caregiver, patient navigators, and PN program
administrators. Maintaining confidentiality of patient medical information is a concern and thus all personal information will be de identified to protect the confidentiality of all patients. Data collection and disclosure processes will abide by Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) Privacy Rule provisions and procedures. The estimated annual burden is as follows:
Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total burden Form respondents respondent responses response hours Navigated Patient \1\ Data 6,000 1 6,000 0.5 3,000 Intake Form....................
Navigated Patient Satisfaction 6,000 1 6,000 0.25 1,500 Survey.........................

SubTotalPatient Burden.... 6,000 2 1,2000 0.75 4,500
Patient Navigator Survey........ 30 1 30 0.25 7.5 Patient Navigator Encounter/ 30 750 22,500 0.25 5,625 Tracking Log \2\...............

SubTotalPatient Navigator 30 751 22,530 0.5 5,632.5 Burden.....................

Grantee PN Administrative 6 1 6 0.5 3 Records \3\....................
Medical Record and Clinic Data 6 2,000 12,000 2 24,000 \4\............................

SubTotalGrantee Burden.... 12 2,001 12,012 2.5 24,006 =============================================================================== Total Average Annual 6,052 2,754 54,052 3.75 36,016 Burden.................
\1\ Estimated number of navigated patients per year based on applications was rounded to 6000. See table below for projected numbers navigated by Grantee.
\2\ Assumes 5 log entries of PN activities per patient.
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\3\ Includes administrative data related to PN recruitment, hiring, and training. \4\ Includes medical record abstraction and clinic database abstraction on individual patients (note: decreased to 2 hours per patient).
Over 2 yrs Annual Goodwin........................................... 400 200 Lutheran.......................................... 650 325 Northeast......................................... 6,000 3,000 Palmetto.......................................... 3,000 1,500 South Broward..................................... 2,200 1,100 Texas Tech........................................ 500 250

Total......................................... 12,750 6,375

Email comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 1033, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

Dated: November 20, 2008.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
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SUMMARY:

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,

DOCUMENT BODY 2:

In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 10413), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects being developed for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov or call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 4431129.

Comments are invited on: (a) The proposed collection of information for the proper performance of the functions of the agency; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Demonstration Program Patient Data Collection FormNEW

The purpose of the Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention (PN) Demonstration Program is to promote model ``patient navigator'' programs to improve health care outcomes for individuals with cancer and/or other chronic diseases, with a specific emphasis on health disparity populations. This program aims to coordinate comprehensive health services for patients in need of chronic disease care and management through enhanced chronic disease management provided by patient navigators.

In order to describe successful PN program models and make recommendations on the ability of such programs to improve patient outcomes, data is needed at the individual patient, patient navigator, and PN program levels. This information includes:

This information will be collected from patients or their designated caregiver, patient navigators, and PN program
administrators. Maintaining confidentiality of patient medical information is a concern and thus all personal information will be de identified to protect the confidentiality of all patients. Data collection and disclosure processes will abide by Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) Privacy Rule provisions and procedures. The estimated annual burden is as follows:
Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total burden Form respondents respondent responses response hours Navigated Patient \1\ Data 6,000 1 6,000 0.5 3,000 Intake Form....................
Navigated Patient Satisfaction 6,000 1 6,000 0.25 1,500 Survey.........................

SubTotalPatient Burden.... 6,000 2 1,2000 0.75 4,500
Patient Navigator Survey........ 30 1 30 0.25 7.5 Patient Navigator Encounter/ 30 750 22,500 0.25 5,625 Tracking Log \2\...............

SubTotalPatient Navigator 30 751 22,530 0.5 5,632.5 Burden.....................

Grantee PN Administrative 6 1 6 0.5 3 Records \3\....................
Medical Record and Clinic Data 6 2,000 12,000 2 24,000 \4\............................

SubTotalGrantee Burden.... 12 2,001 12,012 2.5 24,006 =============================================================================== Total Average Annual 6,052 2,754 54,052 3.75 36,016 Burden.................
\1\ Estimated number of navigated patients per year based on applications was rounded to 6000. See table below for projected numbers navigated by Grantee.
\2\ Assumes 5 log entries of PN activities per patient.
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\3\ Includes administrative data related to PN recruitment, hiring, and training. \4\ Includes medical record abstraction and clinic database abstraction on individual patients (note: decreased to 2 hours per patient).
Over 2 yrs Annual Goodwin........................................... 400 200 Lutheran.......................................... 650 325 Northeast......................................... 6,000 3,000 Palmetto.......................................... 3,000 1,500 South Broward..................................... 2,200 1,100 Texas Tech........................................ 500 250

Total......................................... 12,750 6,375

Email comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 1033, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

Dated: November 20, 2008.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E828048 Filed 112508; 8:45 am]
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