title: Breast care coordinator helps patients' endure trauma and keeps care flowing smoothly.
abstract: Here's a tool from Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center that makes sense for any hospital treating breast cancer. Officials say the coordinator guards against delayed diagnoses, increases patient satisfaction, helps doctors and improves operations overall.
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002140:California; D019090:Case Management; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003376:Counseling; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005260:Female; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction