Complementary and Alternative Medicine/ 'Wellness' Guideline

Published by: Apollo Managed Care Consultants

Published: Jan. 1, 2007 - 237 Pages

Table of Contents

Complementary Alternative Medicine

Introduction

Licensure and credentialing of CAM practitioners

Demand for alternative medicine therapy

Health plan coverage, general

Acupuncture

Applied Kinesiology

Aromatherapy

Ayurvedic medicine

Biofeedback

Magnet and Bioelectromagnetic therapy

Chiropractic services

Diet and nutrition

Guided imagery

Herbal medicine/Nutritional supplements

Treatment of menopausal symptoms with herbal products

Common Herbal and Other CAM Products with Putative Therapeutic Claims - Table

Weight loss CAM

Green tea for weight loss

Operation Cure All, Coverage issues for herbal products

Homeopathy

Hypnosis

Manual/massage therapies

Mindfulness Meditation

Naturopathy

Relaxation therapy

Transcendental meditation

Yoga

CAM Cancer Therapies

Resources for CAM

References/suggested reading, general and by topic - CAM

Organizations related to CAM

Web sites related to Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Preventive Health Care (‘Wellness’) Guidelines by Age and Sex

Introduction

Preventive Health Risk Assessment, Wellness and Preventive Care Policy

Domestic Violence Screening

Medical record reminders

Immunizations, general notes

Pediatric preventive health care

Sexual and drug histories

Comprehensive Eye Exams

Patient version, Pediatric preventive health care guidelines

Prenatal preventive health care

Patient version, Prenatal preventive health guidelines

Adult preventive health care

Preventive Physical Activity Regimens

Preventive Health Care Coverage by Medical and Health Plans

Patient versions of the adult guidelines, male

Patient versions of the adult guidelines, female

Preventive health care interventions

Presurgical screening tests

Healthy adult preventive care matrix, flow sheet

Vitamins

2005 Diet recommendations

References and resources

Organizations - providing helpful preventive health care information

Web sites related to Preventive Health Care

CAD and Stroke Prevention

Introduction

Risk factors, major and minor

The Metabolic Syndrome

Homocysteine

Protective factors and risk reduction strategies

Stroke Prevention - The relationship between TIAs and subsequent stroke

Antioxidant vitamins

Lifestyle factors

Diet/Nutrition

Drug Management to prevent atherosclerosis

Physical Activity

Weight reduction

Depression

Risk reduction strategies summary - table

Management of hypercholesterolemia - table

Nutritional management of hypercholesterolemia - table

Hypolipemic drug therapy - table

Laboratory monitoring of therapy

Improving guideline compliance by providers of care

Notes

References and Resources - CAD & Stroke Prevention

References

Acronyms

Patient version of the guideline

Soy protein content of soy foods

Nutritional components of fish, shell fish

Web Sites

Notes

Abstract

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