Patient Navigation Overcoming Barriers to Care /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Calhoun, Elizabeth A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Esparza, Angelina (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Health promotion.; Nursing administration.; Oncology .; Nursing-Research.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Nursing Management.; Oncology.; Nursing Research.

Documenting the success and result of patient navigation programs, this book represents the culmination of years of research and practical experience by scientific leaders in the field. A practical guide to creating, implementing, and evaluating successful programs, Patient Naviation - Overcoming Ba...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword by Harold P. Freeman
• 1.Community Needs Assessment: Bringing Real Voices to the Health Care System
• 2.Models of Patient Navigation
• 3.Training Patient Navigators for a Reformed Health System
• 4.Steps to Successful Patient Navigation Programs
• 5.Program Evaluation
• 6.Prevention and Early Detection Case Study: Patient Navigation in the Breast Health Program at Boston Medical Center
• 7.Consensus Support for the Role of Patient Navigation in the Nation's Health Care System.