HEALTH CARE Health Services Administration [N04] Health Services Administration Patient Care Management [N04.590] Patient Care Management Comprehensive Health Care [N04.590.233] Comprehensive Health Care Primary Health Care [N04.590.233.727] Primary Health Care Patient-Centered Care [N04.590.233.727.407] Patient-Centered Care Narrative Medicine [N04.590.233.727.407.250] Narrative Medicine Patient Navigation [N04.590.233.727.407.500] Patient Navigation

Patient Navigation - Preferred

Concept UI	M0568532
Scope note	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.
Preferred term	Patient Navigation
Entry term(s)	Navigation, Patient Navigations, Patient Patient Navigations

Patient Navigators - Related but not broader or narrower

Concept UI	M0568533
Preferred term	Patient Navigators
Entry term(s)	Navigator, Patient Navigators, Patient Patient Navigator