Background: Despite the recognized importance of lifestyle modification in reducing risk of
developing type 2 diabetes and in diabetes management, the use of available community …

Patient Navigators are trained, lay health care workers who guide patients in overcoming
barriers to health care access and utilization. Little evidence exists regarding reach and …

Background People with chronic diseases experience barriers to managing their diseases
and accessing available health services. Patient navigator programs are increasingly being …

Background Individuals with chronic diseases may have difficulty optimizing their health and
getting the care they need due to a combination of patient, provider, and health system level …

Patient navigator" is the new buzzword in health care. Patient navigators assist patients in
overcoming barriers to the timely receipt ofhealth care services. Although there are only a …

Background This review was carried out to synthesize the evidence of the effectiveness of
community health worker (CHW) navigation in primary care chronic disease management …

Background Recent emphasis on value based care and population management, such as
Accountable Care Organizations in the United States, promote patient navigation to improve …

Background: Helping patients navigate the complex and fragmented US health care system
and coordinating their care are central to the patient-centered medical home. We evaluated …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate an interdisciplinary approach and test the
efficacy of diabetes group visits tailored to low-income patients in a community-based …

OBJECTIVE—The Mayo Health System Diabetes Translation Project sought to assess
models of community-based diabetes care and use of a diabetes electronic management …