Hospital-based integrative medicine : : a case study of the barriers and factors facilitating the creation of a center /

Hospital-based integrative medicine : : a case study of the barriers and factors facilitating the creation of a center / / Ian D. Coulter ... [et al.].

Current integrative medicine practices in hospital settings involve some form of partnership between complementary and alternative medicine and biomedicine. This five-year study adopted a longitudinal methodology to track the establishment of a single hospital-based Integrative Medicine Center. Usin...

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Superior document:Rand Corporation monograph series
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Rand Corporation.
TeilnehmendeR:
Coulter, Ian D., 1945-
Rand Corporation.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (U.S.)
Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Physical Description:1 online resource (193 p.)
Notes:
  • "Supported by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine."
  • "MG-591-NCCAM"--P. [4] of cover.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Chapter One - Introduction; Definition of Integrative Medicine; Institutional Integration; Consumer-Driven Integration; Sociocultural Factors that Contribute to CAM and IM Use; Changing Medical Attitudes Toward CAM and IM; Case Study of an Integrative Center; Study Aims; Organization of the Report; Chapter Two - The Study; Introduction; Stakeholder Analysis; Social Network Analysis; Study Design; Chapter Three - Creation and Development; Initial Impetus; The Board of Directors' Role; The Task Force; Developing the Model
  • Changing the ModelSummary; Chapter Four - Implementation and Operation; Introduction; Incorporating the Center; Financial Incentives for Incorporation; Marketing the Center; Research and Training Efforts; Evidence-Based Practice and CAM/IM; Competition and Referrals; The IM Center in Operation: A Profile; IM Center Patients; Health Care Choices; Summary; Chapter Five - The Demise of the Center; Financial Mission: "Stop the Bleeding"; Restructure; Contributing Factors to Closure; Summary; Chapter Six - Evaluation; Legal Issues; Chapter Seven - Conclusions: Facilitators and Barriers
  • Facilitators of IntegrationBarriers to Integration; Conclusion; Lessons for Future Centers; Appendix A - Expert Panel; Appendix B - Brief Time Line; References

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