Tagged as: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Hospital Systems Ignore Integrative Medicine at their Peril

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The majority of hospital systems and cancer centers in major U.S. markets now offer an integrative medicine program of some shape or form.

Sep 23, 2012 · Read More · Comment

Becoming an Integrative Medicine Thought Leader

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Thought leadership in any industry is important, but in the medical world it is essential for success. If you aspire to influence colleagues, peers, administrative decision-makers or the public, you need to become a thought leader. If you aim to influence those in your field and beyond—and the consumer public at the national or international level—there is simply no other practical route to get there.

Sep 4, 2012 · Read More · Comment

Affordable Care Act and Access to Integrative Medicine–What Does it Really Mean?

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Well, that depends on who you ask. Those within the integrative healthcare field and the disbelieving skeptics alike, offer quite divergent views.

Jul 19, 2012 · Read More · Comment (4)

H.R. 3590 & Executive Order 13544–Integrative Medicine Game Changers?

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House Resolution 3590, aka the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and House Resolution 4872, aka the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, combined to create the monumental healthcare reform law of 2010. Executive Order 13544, a requirement under H.R. 3590, established the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health….

May 25, 2011 · Read More · Comment

The Economic Potential of Integrative Medicine

With a growing list of integrative medicine and integrative oncology centers and clinics in the U.S., and a recent report from Nutrition Business Journal stating that consumption of natural products and integrative medicine services is projected to reach $50B annually—those on the outside looking in would assume that it’s an exciting and lucrative time to…

Apr 28, 2011 · Read More · Comment (3)