The Practice of Integrative Medicine: A Legal and Operational Guide - Hardcover

Cohen JD MBA, Michael H.; Ruggie PhD, Mary; Micozzi MD PhD, Marc S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826103073 ISBN 13: 9780826103079

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, 2006

Synopsis

Successfully Incorporate Integrative Medicine in a Wide Variety of Settings

Practitioners, facilities, and researchers encounter repeated requests from patients regarding the use of complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) and there are few who do not know the benefits of its use. But the legal aspects of prescribing or denying CIM treatment are new and harder to navigate, requiring the guidance of lawyers, policy makers, and other practitioners. Based on interviews with over 20 health care providers and facilities who have successfully combined integrative medicine in their practices, this book outlines the pitfalls, legal road-blocks, and benefits of bringing complementary and integrative medicine into daily health care routines.

Discover:

• What forces are driving the shift toward Integrative care
• The key legal issues governing individuals vs. institutions
• How established CIM institutions chose specific therapies, gained funding, and solved staffing issues
• The regulations for credentialing and how to comply
• Techniques for minimizing liability risks for institutions and individuals
• Strategies for effective informed consent
• Recommendations on dealing with the dietary supplement question

About this title

From the Back Cover

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About the Author

Michael H. Cohen, JD, MBA, is Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Assistant Professor at the Harvard School of Public Health. He has authored several books including Creative Writing for Lawyers (1990); Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Legal Boundaries and Regulatory Perspectives (1998); Beyond Complementary Medicine: Legal and Ethical Perspectives on Health Care and Human Evolution (2000); Future Medicine: Ethical Dilemmas, Regulatory Challenges, and Therapeutic Pathways to Health and Human Healing in Human Transformation (2003); and Healing at the Borderland of Medicine and Religion (2006.) He is also principal in the law offices of Michael H. Cohen, and served as consultant to the Institute of Medicine Committee on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use by the American Public.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0826103073
• ISBN 13: 9780826103079
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224