patient navigation

Preferred Label : patient navigation;

MeSH definition : 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.;

MeSH synonym : navigations, patient; patient navigations; navigation, patient;

Related MeSH term : patient navigators; Navigator, Patient; Navigators, Patient; Patient Navigator;

Details

Origin ID

D062526;

UMLS CUI

C3494323;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- organization & administration [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Patient Navigation [NCIt concept]
- Patient navigator (occupation) [SNOMED CT concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Patient Navigator [NCIt concept]
Record concept(s)
- patient navigation [MeSH concept]
- patient navigators [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Health Care Activity [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Patient Navigation [NCIt concept]

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