Patient navigation programs in Alberta, Canada: an environmental scan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient navigation is a complex intervention that has garnered substantial interest and investment across Canada. We conducted an environmental scan to understand the landscape of patient navigation programs within the health care system in Alberta, Canada.

Methods

We included patient navigation programs within Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Alberta's Primary Care Networks (PCNs). Key informants were asked in October 2016 to identify existing programs and their corresponding program contacts. These program contacts were invited to complete a telephone-based survey from October 2016 to July 2017, to provide program descriptions and eligibility criteria, and to identify gaps in navigation. Programs were included if they engaged patients on an individual basis, an

SUBMITTER: Tang KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8428899 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature