Keep the Focus on the Patient

Video Library published on March 5, 2019 in Best Practices, Operations Management, Role of the Navigator
Crystal Dugger warns administrators to avoid "scope creep" by having their navigators take on too many tasks; she says the navigator's focus must always be on the patient.
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