Patient Navigation

Coordinating care; overcoming patient, provider, and health system barriers; and reducing delays across the care continuum have been long-standing challenges for healthcare managers.

Resources of Potential Benefit to You and to the Patients You Navigate - Part 1 of a 5 Part Series

Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG

April 2013 Vol 4, No 2

Most navigators are familiar with the large national patient advocacy organizations that provide various resources for patients that can expedite our ability to reduce barriers impeding diagnosis and treatment, but there are actually additional resources that you may not be aware of that I want to tell you about. These resources are from pharmaceutical companies and other device and laboratory testing companies.

Patient Navigation: Defining Metrics That Support and Justify the Nurse Navigator Position

Ana Rosa Espinosa, DNP, MBA, RN, OCN, Molly Gabel, MD, Pamela Vlahakis, RN, MSN, CBCN

October 2012 Vol 3, No 5

Patient navigation emerged 2 decades ago, with numerous articles reporting cancer care outcomes from the patient perspective, but its effect on improving organizational outcomes requires further research.

Helping Your Patients Manage Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting

Rosalie Canosa, LCSW-R, Sharon S. Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN, CBCN

October 2012 Vol 3, No 5

As healthcare professionals who work with people living with cancer, we often see patients when they are most vulnerable.

Boston Medical Center Cancer Care Patient Navigation Program: Standardized Documentation in Patient Navigation at Boston Medical Center

Katie A. Finn, PN, Kathryn Ankner, PN, Taylor Teschner, PN, Adrienne Holding, RN, Robyn Souza, RN, Kathleen T. Finn, NP, Timothy Cooley, MD

August 2012 Vol 3, No 4

Boston Medical Center (BMC) is a private, not-for-profit academic medical center and the primary teaching affiliate for Boston University School of Medicine.

Patient Navigation: Blending Imaging and Oncology in Breast Cancer

Jeannine Arias, RN, MBA, MSN, CBCN, CBPN-IC, Linda Wild, RN, CBPN-IC, Clarissa Moholick, MHSA

August 2012 Vol 3, No 4

Patient navigation (PN) in cancer care refers to the individualized care provided to the breast cancer patients, families, and caregivers to ease multiple barriers and facilitate timely access to qualified medical and psychosocial care.

Patient Navigation: Blending Imaging and Oncology in Breast Cancer

Jeannine Arias, RN, MBA, MSN, CBCN, CBPN-IC

February 2012 Vol 3, No 1

Patient navigation in cancer care refers to the individualized care provided to breast cancer patients, families, and caregivers to ease multiple barriers and facilitate timely access to qualified medical and psychosocial care.

Patient Navigation Across the Continuum

November 2011 Vol 2, No 6

A collaborative approach to patient navigation that involves both clinical and community navigators can ensure that the final navigation program reflects the needs of your particular institution, according to Linda Fleisher, PhD, MPH, assistant vice president of Health Communications and Health Disparities at Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia.

Patient Navigators Can Provide Education for Cancer Patients Effectively Regarding Treatment Compliance and Available Support Services If Standard Operating Procedures and Treatment Algorithms Are in Place

Katie A. Finn, PN, Taylor Teschner, PN, Sheldon Reeves, PN, Kathryn Ankner, PN, Adrienne Holding, RN, Kathleen T. Finn, NP

September 2011 Vol 2, No 5

Outcomes Management in Oncology Patient Navigation

Elizabeth Hassen, RN, MSN, OCN, Sharon Bartelt, RN

September 2011 Vol 2, No 5

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