Removing the Barriers to Oncology Navigation

Video Library published on January 30, 2020 in Barriers to Care, Operations Management
Zilipah Cruz, MSN-RN
Orlando Health Cancer Institute
As the Director for Corporate Oncology Navigation at Ballad Health, Zilipah Cruz believes that the 2018 AONN+ Annual Conference helped her understand the needs of the oncology navigators at her institution. While oncology navigators help remove the barriers that keep patients from getting the appropriate treatment, administrators like her help remove the barriers that oncology navigators face.
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