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Descriptor English:
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Patient Navigation
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Navegación de Pacientes
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Navegação de Pacientes
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Synonyms English:
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Navigation, Patient
Navigations, Patient
Navigator, Patient
Navigators, Patient
Patient Navigations
Patient Navigator
Patient Navigators
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Tree Number:
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N04.590.233.727.407.500
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Definition English:
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The process of helping patients to effectively and efficiently use the health care system when faced with one or more of these challenges: (1) choosing, understanding, and using health coverage or applying for assistance when uninsured; (2) choosing, using, and understanding different types of health providers and services; (3) making treatment decisions; and (4) managing care received by multiple providers. |
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History Note English:
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2013
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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55160
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Unique Identifier:
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D062526
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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