Complementary and Alternative Medicine Management

Complementary and alternative medicine is an integral component of a new and revolutionary health care model. How can health care professionals manage successfully within this new model? Complementary and Alternative Medicine Management: Forms and Guidelines walks you through the design and implementation of a first-rate CAM program. The authors are both outstanding practitioners and managers of CAM services. Their approach in this manual is practical and results oriented. Whether...
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Complementary and alternative medicine is an integral component of a new and revolutionary health care model. How can health care professionals manage successfully within this new model? Complementary and Alternative Medicine Management: Forms and Guidelines walks you through the design and implementation of a first-rate CAM program. The authors are both outstanding practitioners and managers of CAM services. Their approach in this manual is practical and results oriented. Whether you're seeking to start a hospital-based CAM program or expand the services of an existing CAM clinic, you'll find expert guidance to help you: * Develop a planning strategy that addresses each of the critical success factors in operating a CAM program * Implement a new CAM program using strategies that have been tested and refined in actual health care settings * Identify-and avoid-the roadblocks to successful implementation of CAM programs * Nurture CAM "champions" who will sell this mission of the CAM unit and educate administrators, insurance carriers, providers and community members in complementary and alternative health care * Custom-design a CAM model that meets the unique needs of your organization and the community you serve * Set up assessment and documentation procedures to ensure compliance with patient care protocols * Develop accounting and reimbursement procedures to make sure the CAM program is financially sound * Create a marketing strategy to launch or expand a CAM program This innovative new manual will revolutionize this management of a CAM.