TY - JOUR
AU - G. E. Cooper
AU - S. Patton
AU - D. Lockridge
AU - S. W. Freeman
AU - D. Drexler
AU - K. Wasz
A1 - 
AB - Alzheimer's Disease is a complex, chronic illness of increasing prevalence in the US and worldwide. The complexity of this illness, and its impact on caregivers make it an ideal candidate for navigation services. The development of billable navigation codes now make it possible to create a financially sustainable navigation program. We describe our initial experience with a brain health navigator program, partnering between primary and specialty memory care, in a large integrated healthcare system. While a number of challenges exist, and careful planning was required, we have successfully implemented a navigation program, enrolling greater than 100 patients in the initial 6 months. Patient and caregiver feedback has been highly positive. We have experienced no significant barriers to reimbursement and when accounting for incremental downstream revenue generation (e.g. MRI, labs), we are forecasting long-term financial sustainability and the opportunity for continued scaling over time.
AD - Norton Healthcare, KY, United States. Electronic address: greg.cooper@nortonhealthcare.org.; Norton Healthcare, KY, United States.
AN - 41478833
BT - J Prev Alzheimers Dis
C5 - Financing & Sustainability; Education & Workforce
CP - 3
DA - Mar
DO - 10.1016/j.tjpad.2025.100471
DP - NLM
ET - 20260101
IS - 3
JF - J Prev Alzheimers Dis
LA - eng
N2 - Alzheimer's Disease is a complex, chronic illness of increasing prevalence in the US and worldwide. The complexity of this illness, and its impact on caregivers make it an ideal candidate for navigation services. The development of billable navigation codes now make it possible to create a financially sustainable navigation program. We describe our initial experience with a brain health navigator program, partnering between primary and specialty memory care, in a large integrated healthcare system. While a number of challenges exist, and careful planning was required, we have successfully implemented a navigation program, enrolling greater than 100 patients in the initial 6 months. Patient and caregiver feedback has been highly positive. We have experienced no significant barriers to reimbursement and when accounting for incremental downstream revenue generation (e.g. MRI, labs), we are forecasting long-term financial sustainability and the opportunity for continued scaling over time.
PY - 2026
SN - 2274-5807 (Print); 2274-5807
SP - 100471
ST - Brain health navigation in a large integrated healthcare system
T1 - Brain health navigation in a large integrated healthcare system
T2 - J Prev Alzheimers Dis
TI - Brain health navigation in a large integrated healthcare system
U1 - Financing & Sustainability; Education & Workforce
U3 - 10.1016/j.tjpad.2025.100471
VL - 13
VO - 2274-5807 (Print); 2274-5807
Y1 - 2026
ER -