Opportunities for Integrative Medicine in a Patient Centered Medical HomeThomas Trompeter, HealthPoint CEO, offers his reflections on the nature of the "Patient Centered Medical Home" paradigm and what it asks of both practitioners and those who would educate them. Following is the text of an interview conducted by The Integrator Blog.
Some integrative medicine leaders view the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) as an optimal environment for expressing an integrative practice. Obama's Affordable Care Act included specific language that invited operators of PCMHs to include chiropractors, and licensed complementary, alternative and integrative practitioners. An exceptional resource in this area is Tom Trompeter, MHA, the CEO of Healthpoint. The 12 center network, formerly the Community Health Centers of King County, is not only quite advanced in its development of what Trompeter prefers to call a "patient-centered healthcare home." For 15 years, Healthpoint has included diverse natural medicine offerings such as acupuncture, naturopathic medicine, massage therapy and behavioral health care. Trompeter offers his reflections on the nature of the PCMH paradigm and what it asks of both practitioners, and those who would educate them for participation in this emerging model. Read more: |
