IIHI Integrative Healthcare Solutions:

Today, healthcare is looking at ways to care for the whole person. As the trend toward integrated care gains further momentum, hospitals and care providers need to be at the table, integrally involved in the planning and design of the clinical and financial service models. The integration of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies with the practice of conventional medicine is occurring. Hospitals are offering CAM therapies, health maintenance organizations (HMOs) are covering such therapies, a growing number of physicians use CAM therapies in their practices, insurance coverage for CAM therapies is increasing, and integrative medicine centers and clinics are being established.

There are also increasing demands from patients for Integrative Health Cares solutions. The quality of the patient experience is now more than ever a determining factor in the success of a hospital or practice. Navigating these uncharted waters may be difficult. IIHI consulting services help bridge the gaps. We serve as a nexus where the hospital administrator, the medical professional, the nurses, the CAM practitioners and the community can share information and solutions. We offer comprehensive consulting solutions, training packages and preparatory courses for nurses.

IIHI Consulting Services include:

• Turn-Key Operational Package for the Integrative Health Care Hospital Model 

• Turn-Key Operational Package for the Integrative Health Care Out Patient Model

• Train the Trainers Package for creating nursing culture of healing and caring through Holistic Nursing. 

Efficacy of Integrative Healthcare:

Patient Experience

Integrative Health Services provide a positive experience in the Hospital Model. Services can include animal therapy, aroma therapy, massage and relaxation techniques. These services provide symptom relief and comfort and play an important part in the healing and recovery process for cardiac, orthopedic, pediatric, ICU, and emergency. IIH works with Hospital Administrators to design frameworks for inpatient and outpatient settings. More...

Serving the Community

IIHI’s community philosophy is that in small groups and through individual efforts, it is possible to make a difference in the quality of life for our community and in the lives of our friends, neighbors. Through awareness, knowledge sharing and acts of kindness and concern. We are building a knowledge base for the public to help foster understanding of Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Integrative Health as a whole.  More...

Engagement

Physicians and Group practices can use an Out Patient Model incorporating Integrative Health practices to better serve their patients. Employing a model that better engages patients in their health makes sense financially for the patient and for the practice. The IIHI works with Physicians, ACO's and Physician Groups to develop programs that are effective, productive and fiscally sound to engage patients in optimal wellness. More...                           

The Healing Community

Asheville and the greater Western North Carolina area as a whole benefits from a strong community of Complementary Alternative Medicine practices. From Massage Therapists to Acupuncturists and Yoga Therapists and many others we are excited about the opportunity to open up a conversation about Integrative Health. IIHI works with the Healing Community to raise awareness and provide a platform. More...

Caring Environment

Holistic Nursing incorporates a philosophy, a body of knowledge, and an advanced set of nursing skills that recognize the totality of the human being and the interconnectedness of body, mind, emotion, spirit. Holistic nursing care is intentional, healing oriented,  and centered on the relationship with the person in contrast to an orientation toward diseases and their cures. IIHI offers trainings in Holistic Nursing. More...

Lourdes Lorenz-Miller

Lourdes Lorenz-Miller, CEO and Founder of IIHI  has been an RN for 30 years and currently working on doctorate in Health Care Administration. She is board certified as an Advanced Nurse Executive and Advanced Holistic Nurse. . She also serves on the Leadership Council of the American Holistic Nurses Association. As founder of IIHI Lourdes will blogging on Integrative Health issues. More...

What is Integrative Health?

Integrative Health combines the best practices of complementary and traditional medicine to maximize the body’s innate potential for self-healing, and ideally involves a partnership in which patient and practitioner together address healing on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels. The integrative medicine movement is transforming medicine.  At IIHI we address the Integrative Health movement at levels.  Join us on the journey.