“Perverse Incentives” and the Triple Aim: Overcoming the Troubled Path to Economic Integration for Integrative Medicine and Health
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John Weeks has been active as a writer, organizer, executive, consultant, and speaker in the movement for integra-tive health and medicine for more than 30 years. His leadership-focused Integrator Blog News and Reports (www.theintegratorblog.com) and now his Global Integrator Blog are go-to sources on breaking developments in policy, business, academics, and interprofessional activity.
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