摘要 |
<p>A system and method for delivering integrated health care to a patient, in which an embodiment of the system includes a site coordinator (104) that creates a health portfolio for the patient (102), a nurse practitioner (106) that answers questions raised by the patient concerning treatment, one or more allopathic specialists (112) that review the health portfolio and propose allopathic treatments for the patient, a complementary-alternative medicine manager (114) that provides the patient with information on complementary-alternative treatments, one or more complementary-alternative medical providers that review the health portfolio and propose complementary-alternative treatments for the patient, and a physician (110) that reviews the health portfolio, evaluates the proposed allopathic treatments and the proposed complementary-alternative treatments, presents the proposed allopathic and complementary-alternative treatments to the patient, and consults with the patient to establish a treatment plan for the patient. The nurse practitioner manages the allopathic specialists. The complementary-alternative medicine manager (108) manages the complementary-alternative medical providers.</p> |