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Navigation Acuity Scale Definitions

Acuity Scale _______ Description______________________________ 0 No Navigation

0.5 Meet patient if referral received:

Initial guidance/education/coordination as needed

Typically no follow-up required

1 Meet patients upon diagnosis: Initial guidance/education/coordination

Typically no follow-up required

1.5 Meet patient upon diagnosis:

Coordination of multi-modality treatment;

Typically ongoing guidance/education for 3-4 months 2 Meet patients upon diagnosis:

Coordination of multi modality treatment;

High intensity of needs, often inpatient hospitalization

associated with care

Typically ongoing guidance/education for 6 12 months or more 2.5 Meet patients upon diagnosis:

Coordination of multi-modality treatment;

High intensity of needs, often inpatient hospitalizations

associated with care

Typically ongoing guidance/education for 6-12 months or more 3 Meets patient upon diagnosis;

Coordination of multi modality treatment;

High intensity of needs, often associated with care coordination

outside of facility;

Typically ongoing guidance/education for 6-12 months or more

2008 The Advisory Board Company

Surgery

(See day of surgery and/or day after surgery)

Pink Broomstick Program

Weekly Breast Cancer Tumor Board to review new cases

clinical trial eligibility discussed

proactive lymphedema evaluation

Call 1 and 3 weeks after surgery

Follow-up Care

(Call or meet depending on patient needs)

Patient/Family coping

Lymphedema Evaluation if needed

Prosthesis information if mastectomy

Further surgery for reconstructive needs

Genetic Clinic

Clinical Trials

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(Average 45 pts) ( Average 35 pts)

Recovery Chemotherapy Radiation

(Hormone + or Hormone –) (weekly or every 3 wks x 4 or 8) (mammosite, 33 or 16 )

Drug Asst. (Phone call after tx)

1 mo. 3 mo. ACS for (Phone call at

3 mo. 6 mo. Look Good / Feel Better 2 & 6 weeks

6 mo. 9 mo.(letter) after completion)

9 mo (letter) 1 year (Radiation or Recovery)

1 year (Recovery)

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