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  2. Alternative medicine - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Alternative medicine is any practice that aims to achieve the healing effects of medicine despite lacking biological plausibility, testability, repeatability or evidence of effectiveness. Unlike modern medicine, which employs the scientific method to test plausible therapies by way of responsible and ethical clinical trials, producing ...

  3. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

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    The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is a United States government agency which explores complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). It was initially created in 1991 as the Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM), and renamed the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) before receiving its current name in 2014.

  4. Patient portal - Wikipedia

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    Patient portals are healthcare -related online applications that allow patients to interact and communicate with their healthcare providers, such as physicians and hospitals. Typically, portal services are available on the Internet at all hours of the day and night. Some patient portal applications exist as stand-alone web sites and sell their ...

  5. Alternate care site - Wikipedia

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    An alternate care site ( ACS) is a medical treatment facility established in a non-traditional setting during a public-health crisis (or other event causing strain on local medical resources) as a means of providing additional capacity to deliver medical care within a given area. [1] [2] : 1 The term encompasses both civilian-operated medical ...

  6. Epic Systems - Wikipedia

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    Epic's applications support functions related to patient care, including registration and scheduling; clinical systems for doctors, nurses, emergency personnel, and other care providers; systems for lab technologists, pharmacists, and radiologists; and billing systems for insurers.

  7. Atrius Health - Wikipedia

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    Atrius Health is a Massachusetts based healthcare organization acquired by Optum [1] on May 31, 2022. [2] Atrius Health has a system of connected care for adult and pediatric patients in eastern and central Massachusetts. [3] Atrius Health's medical practices work together with the home health and hospice services of its VNA Care subsidiary and ...

  8. Republicans offer alternative VA health care bill - AOL

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    By MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) - A bill proposed by four Senate Republicans would give veterans more flexibility to see a private doctor if they are forced to wait too long for an appointment at ...

  9. Multiple sclerosis - Wikipedia

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    Over 50% of people with MS may use complementary and alternative medicine, although percentages vary depending on how alternative medicine is defined. Regarding the characteristics of users, they are more frequently women, have had MS for a longer time, tend to be more disabled and have lower levels of satisfaction with conventional healthcare ...