SBIR PHASE I TOPIC 406: DEVELOPING AVIDENT HEALTH'S MYNAVIGATOR MHEALTH APPLICATION FOR USE IN PATIENT NAVIGATOR BREAST CANCER CARE WORKFLOWS

Avident Health将与MedStar健康研究所（MHRI）合作开发MyNavigator移动健康应用程序，并对乳腺癌患者导航员（PNs）及其患者进行可用性研究。目标：(1)开发最小可行产品（MVP），提高PN运营效率，促进PN、患者、患者家属和护理人员之间的无缝通信、协作和知识转移；(2)获取PN、患者和临床医生的反馈；(3)将MyNavigator与电子健康记录集成。具体目标：(1)确立作为PNs工具的可行性；(2)构建以人为本的设计原型；(3)在25+用户中测试有效性。研究设计和方法依赖于项目管理最佳实践，使用York方法进行文献回顾，使用敏捷软件开发进行解决方案开发，以及对可用性进行启发式评估来建立需求。形成性和总结性测试将在MedStar Health设施的MVP开发后完成。技术创新包括利用Avident现有的知识产权，该知识产权受到两项专利申请的保护，并创建一个全新的工具来识别和满足pn的需求。预期结果：(1)MyNavigator利用利益相关者焦点小组进行细化，并使用调查数据和定量后端应用数据进行验证。(2) MyNavigator提高了沟通和患者参与度，同时减少了癌症护理团队患者的焦虑。

Avident Health, in partnership with MedStar Health Research Institute (MHRI), will develop the MyNavigator mHealth App and conduct a usability study for breast cancer Patient Navigators (PNs) and their patients. Objectives: (1) develop an Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that increases PN operational efficiencies, facilitates seamless communications, collaboration, and knowledge transfer between PNs, patients, patients’ families, and caregivers; (2) obtain PN, patient, and clinician feedback, and (3) integrate MyNavigator with Electronic Health Records. Specific Aims: (1) establish feasibility as a tool for PNs, (2) build a human-centered design prototype, and (3) test effectiveness among 25+ users. Research Design & Methods rely on Project Management best practices, establishing a need using the York Method for literature reviews, Agile software development for solution development, and heuristic evaluation for usability. Formative and summative testing will be completed upon MVP development at MedStar Health facilities. Technological Innovation includes leveraging Avident’s existing intellectual property, which is protected by two patent applications, and creating a brand new tool to identify and serve the needs of PNs. Expected results: (1) MyNavigator refined utilizing stakeholder focus groups and validated with survey data and quantitative back-end app data. (2) MyNavigator improves communication and patient engagement while reducing cancer care team patient anxiety.