Table 1.

Patient Selection Criteria for Referral to Patient Navigator

1. Patients who were seeing multiple specialists
2. Patients who were using internal resources frequently (high staff demands, frequent phone calls or visits)
3. Patients requiring social services
4. Patients needing a difficult or complex referral
5. Patients who were homebound
6. Patients who were having family communication issues
7. Patients requiring mental health or pain management coordination