Abstract
Objective: To determine if integrative medicine (IM) involvement can reduce acute care utilization for patients with complex medical conditions and high health care utilization. Design: Prospective single-center cohort study. Interventions: Twenty-nine complex high utilizer patients were treated by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) East-West Extensivist IM specialty clinic with acupuncture, trigger point injections, and Traditional Chinese Medicine dietary modifications. Number of hospitalizations, hospitalization days, and emergency room visits were tracked for 6 months. Results: There was a statistically significant decrease in number of hospitalizations (-31.4%, p = 0.021) and hospitalization days (-38.0%, p = 0.038) after 6 months. Subgroup analysis suggested greater improvement with more frequent visits. Conclusion: IM specialty care correlates with reduced hospitalization frequency and total hospitalization days among high utilizers of care.
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