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Andrea S Bauer1,2, Julia Ainsworth3, Patrice Melvin3,4

  • 1Department of Orthopedics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Pediatrics
|August 31, 2025
PubMed

Insights

Patient navigators address social needs in orthopedic care for brachial plexus birth injuries. This intervention supports underserved children and offers policy insights.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Orthopedics
  • Health Services Research
  • Social Determinants of Health

Background:

  • Health-related social needs impact patient care and outcomes.
  • Brachial plexus birth injury disproportionately affects underserved populations.
  • Patient navigators can address administrative aspects of social needs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe an innovative patient navigator intervention.
  • To focus on brachial plexus birth injury within an orthopedic clinic.
  • To present policy implications of the patient navigator intervention.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of a patient navigator program within an orthopedic clinic setting.
  • Focus on administrative tasks related to patients' health-related social needs.
  • Data collection on intervention effectiveness and patient outcomes (details not provided in abstract).

Main Results:

  • The patient navigator intervention was implemented in an orthopedic clinic.
  • The intervention targeted patients with brachial plexus birth injury.
  • Policy implications were identified (specifics not provided in abstract).

Conclusions:

  • Patient navigator interventions can be tailored to specific clinical settings like orthopedics.
  • Addressing health-related social needs is crucial for vulnerable pediatric populations.
  • The described intervention offers a model for improving care coordination and policy development.

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