Translating the patient navigator approach to meet the needs of primary care

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 736-744

  Ferrante, Jeanne M ^a,b   Cohen, Deborah J ^c   Crosson, Jesse C ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; Medical home; Patient navigation; Patient Centered care; Practice Based research; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL WORKER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649863285     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.06.100085     Document Type: Article

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