Relevance of Quality Measurement to Integrative Healthcare in the United States.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-2016

Journal Title

Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine

MeSH Headings

Integrative Medicine; Quality Improvement; Clinical Indicators; Health Care Reform; Insurance, Health, Reimbursement Trends; Outcome Assessment; Alternative Health Personnel; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Abstract

With the advent of new models for payment and delivery of healthcare services, the use of quality measures for continual improvement of clinical healthcare is now an integral feature of medical practice in the United States. However, quality measurement and quality improvement activities are not common practice among integrative health providers. This article discusses the import and application of quality measurement to the practice of integrative healthcare. It reviews developments in the healthcare quality improvement movement, explores the relevance of quality measures to integrative healthcare, describes examples of the current use of quality measures in integrative health practice, discusses discriminatory policies that may prevent participation in quality improvement by integrative health practitioners, and makes recommendations for practice and policy.

First Page

853

Last Page

859

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