Patient Navigation

Overcoming Barriers to Care

Elizabeth A. Calhoun, Angelina Esparza (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

145 Seiten

2017 | 1st ed. 2018
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4939-6977-7 (ISBN)

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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.

Elizabeth Calhoun, Med, PhDUniversity of Arizona Center for Population Science and DiscoveryTucson, Arizona, USA Angelina Esparza, BA, BSN, MPHHouston Health DepartmentDirector’s OfficeHouston, Texas, USA

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.

Erscheinungsdatum	21.06.2017
Zusatzinfo	17 Illustrations, color; XII, 145 p. 17 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
	Pflege ► Studiengänge ► Pflegewissenschaft
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
Schlagworte	Cancer • Certification • disparity • Health Care • Patient Navigation
ISBN-10	1-4939-6977-3 / 1493969773
ISBN-13	978-1-4939-6977-7 / 9781493969777
Zustand	Neuware