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Patient Navigation

Overcoming Barriers to Care

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Editors:
  1. Elizabeth A. Calhoun

    1. Health Policy and Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA

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  2. Angelina Esparza

    1. ACS Patient Navigation Program, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, USA

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  • The first book to offer a standardized approach and proven outcomes and process measures for patient navigator programs
  • Sites successful patient navigation programs and case examples as models for basic program and business planning and implementation
  • Provides a formal structure for evaluation and quality improvement
  • An essential resource for facilities seeking patient navigation services accreditation
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Community Needs Assessment: Bringing Real Voices to the Health Care System

    • Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar
    Pages 1-25

  3. Models of Patient Navigation

    • Kristen J. Wells, Sumayah Nuhaily
    Pages 27-40

  4. Training Patient Navigators for a Reformed Health System

    • Betsy C. Risendal, Elizabeth M. Whitley, Patricia A. Valverde, Yvonne Kellar-Guenther
    Pages 41-60

  5. Steps to Successful Patient Navigation Programs

    • Angelina Esparza, Linda Fleisher
    Pages 61-79

  6. Program Evaluation

    • Elizabeth A. Calhoun, Betsy C. Risendal
    Pages 81-97

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

    • Molly McCoy, Sarah E. Caron, Tracy A. Battaglia
    Pages 99-118

  8. Consensus Support for the Role of Patient Navigation in the Nation’s Healthcare System

    • Chrissy Liu, Rebecca Mason, Anne M. Roubal, Elizabeth Ojo, Elizabeth A. Calhoun, Steven R. Patierno
    Pages 119-140

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 141-145
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Health Policy and Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA

    Elizabeth A. Calhoun

  • ACS Patient Navigation Program, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, USA

    Angelina Esparza

About the editors

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


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Patient Navigation

  • Book Subtitle: Overcoming Barriers to Care

  • Editors: Elizabeth A. Calhoun, Angelina Esparza

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6979-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-6977-7Published: 25 May 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-8357-5Published: 27 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-6979-1Published: 24 May 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 145

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Nursing Management, Oncology, Nursing Research

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