Hospital-based integrative medicine a case study of the barriers and factors facilitating the creation of a center
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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, CA :
RAND
2008.
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| Colección: | Rand Corporation monograph series.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426445006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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
