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Establishing effective patient navigation programs in oncology proceedings of a workshop

"Delivering high-quality cancer care to all patients presents numerous challenges, including difficulties with care coordination and access. Patient navigation is a community-based service delivery intervention designed to promote access to timely diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other chr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Patlak, Margie
Corporate Authors: National Cancer Policy Forum (U.S.), Establishing Effective Patient Navigation Programs in Oncology (Workshop) (2017, Washington, D.C.)
Other Authors: Trang, Cyndi ([rapporteur]), Nass, Sharyl J. ([rapporteur])
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC National Academies Press 2018, [2018]©2018
Subjects:
Neoplasms / Therapy
United States
Patient Navigation
Medical Oncology / Organization & Administration
Online Access:
Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • History of patient navigation
  • Why patient navigation?
  • Navigation throughout the cancer care continuum
  • Examples of navigation success stories
  • Who should receive navigation services?
  • Who navigates?
  • Evidence on Patient navigation
  • Examples of research needs
  • Real-world models of patient navigation
  • Lessons learned
  • Navigation resources
  • Patient navigation competencies and standards
  • Patient navigation training and certification
  • Examples of policy challenges and opportunities
  • Recent policy initiatives in patient navigation
  • Workshop wrap-up
  • References
  • Appendixes
  • Includes bibliographical references

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