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Economic Evaluation Of Patient Navigation Programs In Colorectal Cancer Care, A Systematic Review., C Gervès-Pinquié, A Girault, S Phillips, S Raskin, Mandi Pratt-Chapman Jan 2018

Economic Evaluation Of Patient Navigation Programs In Colorectal Cancer Care, A Systematic Review., C Gervès-Pinquié, A Girault, S Phillips, S Raskin, Mandi Pratt-Chapman

GW Cancer Institute

Patient navigation has expanded as a promising approach to improve cancer care coordination and patient adherence. This paper addresses the need to identify the evidence on the economic impact of patient navigation in colorectal cancer, following the Health Economic Evaluation Publication Guidelines. Articles indexed in Medline, Cochrane, CINAHL, and Web of Science between January 2000 and March 2017 were analyzed. We conducted a systematic review of the literature using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The quality assessment of the included studies was based on the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) checklist. Inclusion criteria …