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AMA: Boost patient navigator communication, disclosure to enhance care
Hospitals continue to add patient navigators to their healthcare teams. But in order for them to enhance the quality of patient care, they need increased communication and transparency, delegates
Lean Six Sigma, care coordination heals fragmented hospital
Under healthcare reform, a new trend of care coordination management is developing across hospitals, primary care provider offices, home health agencies, and patients' homes. Hospitals are taking a
Accredited hospitals must help patients navigate cancer care
In keeping with the trend toward more patient-centered care, hospitals must include a patient navigation process in their cancer programs in order to receive accreditation, the Commission on Cancer
How transitional care can manage even the most imperfect patient
He's probably one of the greatest men I know, and he's probably also the world's worst patient. He's my grandfather, a senior cancer survivor, who also just recently underwent knee surgery. Even for
Hospitals use 'navigators' to keep low-income patients informed
According to the American College of Surgeons, hospitals that want to receive accreditation from that organization must add patient navigators to the ever-expanding list of healthcare positions,
