Patient Navigation: Overcoming Barriers to Care

ISBN-13: 9781493969777 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 145 str.

Elizabeth Calhoun; Angelina Esparza

Opis

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 Barriers to Care offers a step-by-step guide towards creating and implementing a patient navigation program within a healthcare system. Providing a formal structure for evaluation and quality improvement this book is an essential resource for facilities seeking patient navigation services accreditation.

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Contents

Contributors

Foreword by Harold P. Freeman

1 Community Needs Assessment: Bringing Real Voices to the Health Care System

Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar

2 Models of Patient Navigation

Kristen J. Wells and Sumayah Nuhaily

3 Training Patient Navigators for a Reformed Health System

Betsy C. Risendal, Elizabeth M. Whitley, Patricia A. Valverde, and Yvonne Kellar-Guenther

4 Steps to Successful Patient Navigation Programs

Linda Fleisher and Angelina Esparza

5 Program Evaluation

Elizabeth Calhoun and Betsy C. Risendal

6 Prevention and Early Detection Case Study: Patient Navigation in the Breast Health Program at Boston Medical Center

Molly McCoy, Sarah E. Caron, and Tracy A. Battaglia

7 Consensus Support for the Role of Patient Navigation in the Nation’s Health Care System

Chrissy Liu, Rebecca Mason, Anne M. Roubal, Elizabeth Ojo, Elizabeth Calhoun, and Steven R. Patierno

O autorze

Elizabeth Calhoun, Med, PhD

University of Arizona 

Center for Population Science and Discovery

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Angelina Esparza, BA, BSN, MPH

Houston Health Department

Director’s Office

Houston, Texas, USA