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Patient Navigators: A Different Viewpoint

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The July 2009 issue of Journal of Oncology Practice featured an article advocating the use of patient navigators.¹ The authors suggested that patient navigators would be a valuable addition to any practice and described their use in several settings. If we are not careful, we may be witnessing the birth of a new allied health provider. Practices today cannot afford additional staff providing unreimbursed services, but this is only one of the reasons I am bothered by the navigator trend. I would divide the functions of patient navigators into two components.

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