Question

Assume you were asked by a large health system in which you are employed to prepare a feasibility study to incorporate ancillary services of complementary and alternative medicine into various service lines such as pain management, women's health, and cardiology. What factors might you consider as to whether to move forward with this initiative and why?

Answer 1

The factors we should consider while moving forward with an initial feasibility study for incorporating the ancillary services of complementary and alternative medicine into various service lines such as pain management, women's health, and cardiology include the assessment of the risk associated with these services, the cost involved the target population and the benefits such as the efficacy of these services. We have to consider these because we have to ensure that we are going to launch something, effective and viable.