The Johns Hopkins Complementary and Integrative Medicine Service

摘要: The Johns Hopkins Complementary and Integrative Medical Service was developed to provide patients with opportunities broaden their conventional care. Beginning a research focus, further funding obtained begin clinical service. This provides the procedures that address quality of life issues while they are receiving treatments. Providing these services under auspices hospital helps feel more comfortable. In this chapter we describe essential steps needed for planning, development implementation program. Our service comply existing organizational parameters institution. Initial stages require multidisciplinary planning process addresses following issues: patient population, employed practitioners vs. independent contractors, risk/benefit ratio services, standards care, policies procedures, referral requirements, documentation credentialing, billing form development. We have had multiple challenges including acceptance by medical community financial pressures. Although road is difficult, developing integrative within an academic center can options greater comfort.