George Washington University Cancer Institute Community Programs, Washington, DC 20036, USA.
Semin Oncol Nurs. 2013 May;29(2):141-8. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2013.02.009.
To address the value of patient navigation (PN) to a community cancer center and suggest ways to measure PN outcomes to justify it as a critical component of cancer care.
Literature review and unpublished data from the DC Citywide Patient Navigation Network.
Economic challenges in health care necessitate justification and appropriate utilization of all specialties and roles in cancer care. Demonstrating the value of PN programs is critical for sustaining these programs in community cancer centers. Having a clear business plan helps to define appropriate return-on-investment measures and an evaluation plan is important to assess program impact.
Nurses play a key role in working with administrators to define value metrics, track these measures, and report the results. Nurses should also seek out training and resources to enhance knowledge and skills for navigating patients.
探讨患者导航（PN）对社区癌症中心的价值，并提出衡量 PN 结果的方法，以证明其作为癌症护理关键组成部分的合理性。
文献回顾和来自 DC 全市患者导航网络的未发表数据。
医疗保健中的经济挑战需要证明所有癌症护理专业和角色的合理性和适当利用。证明 PN 计划的价值对于维持社区癌症中心的这些计划至关重要。制定明确的业务计划有助于确定适当的投资回报衡量标准，评估计划影响的评估计划也很重要。
护士在与管理人员合作定义价值指标、跟踪这些指标并报告结果方面发挥着关键作用。护士还应寻求培训和资源，以增强导航患者的知识和技能。
