Efficient Oncology Patient Navigation Automation | CancerNAV: Healthcare Navigation Solutions

CancerNAV
Improving Access. Accelerating Treatment. Elevating Outcomes.

CancerNAV features disease-specific checklists, selection boxes and alert that facilitate prioritization, barrier resolution, treatment plan adherence and program metrics.

Why CancerNAV?

Cancer care is complex, but navigating that journey shouldn’t be. Built on technology developed at one of the top hospital systems in the U.S., CancerNAV standardizes and automates oncology patient navigation across the entire care continuum. Whether deployed as a stand-alone solution or integrated with your existing EMR, CancerNAV delivers real-time insight, actionable alerts, and powerful reporting with minimal training required.

What Is CancerNAV?

CancerNAV is an advanced oncology patient navigation automation platform from Healthcare Navigation Solutions that empowers patient navigators to streamline workflows, reduce time-to-treatment, eliminate barriers to care, and improve patient outcomes — all from a single intuitive system.

CancerNAV Features

CancerNAV empowers navigators to proactively identify patients in need of support, remove barriers to care, and ensure timely progression from diagnosis through survivorship. Built to integrate seamlessly with existing EHRs, CancerNAV enhances operational efficiency while strengthening patient engagement — enabling oncology programs to deliver high-quality, standardized, and measurable navigation services at scale.

Real-Time Dashboards

Tracks and oversees key milestones and associated tasks across the full continuum of care
Monitors and ensures adherence to clinical pathway treatment requirements
Delivers concise patient summaries, disease-specific checklists, and clearly defined treatment benchmarks to support high-quality care delivery

Patient Search Automation

Leverages Smart on FHIR Bulk Data Query for patient search automation
Proactively identifies patients at the point of cancer diagnosis who are candidates for navigation services, minimizing manual chart review
Streamlines appointment status tracking to improve coordination and reduce missed visits
Standardizes care delivery through detailed, customizable, disease-specific workflow checklists
Generates and uploads navigator encounter summaries into the EHR to ensure accurate, seamless documentation

Proactive Alerts

Delivers proactive alerts and reminders to support adherence to individualized treatment plans
Identifies encounters associated with barriers to care and appropriately document and tag related interventions
Maintains a comprehensive inventory of logistical, physical, psychosocial, and financial barriers impacting patient care
Tracks interventions, including referrals and patient education, to ensure timely resolution

Ancillary Data Access

Integrates with SMART on FHIR Bulk Data standards for scalable, interoperable data exchange
Securely retrieves ancillary data directly from the EHR to ensure data integrity and compliance
Provides navigators with direct access to key clinical documentation, diagnostic results, and medication records
Enhances chart review efficiency by consolidating critical patient information into a unified workflow

Clinical Trial Matching

Leverages Microsoft OpenAI to intelligently match patients to appropriate clinical trials
Automatically identifies eligible patients by analyzing diagnosis, staging, biomarkers, demographics, and geographic location
Gives navigators full control to include or exclude specific clinical trials directly within the patient’s chart
Flags missing or incomplete clinical data that could impact trial eligibility
Expands access to care close to home by surfacing relevant clinical trial opportunities at local and regional sites

Clinical Note Optimization

Leverages Microsoft OpenAI to standardize and optimize clinical documentation
Harmonizes terminology, corrects misspellings, and eliminates ambiguity from abbreviations and shorthand to improve clarity and consistency
Generates a fully transparent summary of all suggested revisions for complete visibility
Empowers navigators to review, edit, and approve changes before finalizing documentation

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Smart Alerts & Reminders

Harnesses Microsoft OpenAI to intelligently detect patient barriers and critical reminders within clinical documentation
Extracts documented patient barriers and converts them into a structured, actionable list for navigator review and seamless chart inclusion
Automatically surfaces time-sensitive follow-ups hidden in clinical notes to help prevent delays in care
Maintains full navigator oversight, allowing review, editing, and approval before finalizing any updates

Molecular Testing

Streamlines the ordering and tracking of molecular tests to accelerate treatment planning and decision-making
Reduces the time from diagnosis to therapy by ensuring molecular test results are completed, received, and acted on without delay
Improves molecular testing rates by simplifying workflows and expanding patient access to personalized, precision-based treatment options
Identifies patients eligible for clinical trials, broadening access to innovative therapies and expanding available treatment pathways

Robust Reporting

Generates comprehensive reports capturing key performance metrics, patient milestones, and navigator activities in real time
Delivers 35 oncology navigation–specific metrics aligned with national oncology standards and best practices
Produces actionable reports for both point-of-care performance and overall navigation program outcomes
Aligns with national clinical guidelines and accreditation requirements, supporting compliance, quality improvement, and program validation

CancerNAV & EHR Integration

Epic Integration

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Integrates effortlessly with your existing EHR using SMART on FHIR and HL7 interfaces to enable secure, HIPAA-compliant data exchange
Ensures enterprise-grade data protection with SOC 2–certified security standards
Enhances — not replaces — your EHR by adding navigation-specific workflow tracking and structured care coordination documentation
Provides a centralized patient view, allowing navigators to monitor key tasks, milestones, barriers, and follow-ups without endless scrolling through the EHR

CancerNAV Benefits

Reduces Time to Treatment -- Automates patient identification, task tracking, and follow-up alerts to help close gaps between diagnosis and therapy — improving clinical outcomes and patient confidence
Decreases Patient Leakage -- Improves care coordination and follow-through, helping organizations retain more patients within their oncology network
Increases Navigator Capacity -- Standardized workflows and intelligent automation allow navigators to manage more patients without increasing workload or burnout

* Khorana AA, Bolwell BJ. Reducing Time to Treatment for Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients. NEJM Catalyst. Feb 14, 2019.

Identifies Patients Who Need Navigation -- Automatically surfaces patients who require support and places them on a pending worklist, eliminating manual chart review
Enhances Clinical Trial Access -- Utilizes AI-driven matching to identify eligible patients, expanding access to innovative therapies and increasing trial enrollment
Accelerates Molecular Testing -- Streamlines ordering and tracking of molecular tests, ensuring results are received promptly to support precision treatment planning
Improves Documentation Quality -- Leverages AI to standardize terminology, correct inconsistencies, and surface barriers and reminders embedded within clinical notes
Supports Accreditation & Reporting --Provides oncology-specific metrics aligned with national standards, simplifying reporting for accreditation and quality initiatives
Integrates Seamlessly -- Connects with existing EMR systems using SMART on FHIR and HL7 standards, minimizing IT burden and implementation time
Demonstrates Measurable ROI -- Delivers quantifiable improvements in efficiency, patient throughput, and program performance — strengthening both clinical and financial outcomes