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Patient Navigation System (Patient navigators work with patients and…
Patient Navigation System
Patient navigation emerged as a strategy to reduce cancer disparities among low-income and minority patients and has demonstrated efficacy in improving clinical outcomes (
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4029856/
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Navigator
:warning: Community group
:warning:Hospital
:warning: Insurance company
:warning: Volunteer
:warning: Independent consultant
Patient navigators work with patients and families
--> Help with many different needs associated with health care system.
:<3: Communicate with their health care team
:<3: Managing medical
:<3: Going with patient to visits
:<3: Explaining treatment and care option
:<3: Finding doctor
:<3: Insurance problem
:<3: Assisting caregivers
Importance of patient navigation:
:tada: Coordination of efficient evidence-based and patient-centered care
:tada: Facilitating open communication and smooth transitions between the multidisciplinary team
:tada: Focus on the identification and resolution of barriers to care
:tada:The provision of anticipatory guidance, education, and emotional support
Patient Navigator
:explode: Legal
:explode: Financial
:explode: Professional
:explode: Administrative experience
Malaysia has the worst survival of breast cancer in the Asia Pacific, with only 49% of patients having 5-year survival year (as compared to 80% in Singapore and 92% in Korea). A major reason for this is late presentation and poor adherence to evidence-based treatment.(
https://www.cancerresearch.my/our-work/patient-navigation/
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Someone who provide personal guidance to patients as they move through the health care system