Resource Use and Medicare Costs During Lay Navigation for Geriatric Patients With Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Lay navigators in the Patient Care Connect Program support patients with cancer from diagnosis through survivorship to end of life. They empower patients to engage in their health care and navigate them through the increasingly complex health care system. Navigation programs can improve access to care, enhance coordination of care, and overcome barriers to timely, high-quality health care. However, few data exist regarding the financial implications of implementing a lay navigation program.

Objective

To examine the influence of lay navigation on health care spending and resource use among geriatric patients with cancer within The University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System Cancer Community Network.

Design, setting, and participants

This observational

SUBMITTER: Rocque GB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5540048 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature