Health Care

Patient Navigation

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

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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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Navigation, Patient
  • Navigations, Patient
  • Patient Navigations
  • Patient Navigators
  • Navigator, Patient
  • Navigators, Patient
  • Patient Navigator

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Aspects Covered

9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2013

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Previous Indexing

  • Patient-Centered Care (2002-2012)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. N04w.590.233.727w.407.500

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Patient Navigation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D062526. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D062526
  2. Patient Navigation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70477215