P02.03. Decreased medication use and cost savings in inpatient oncology through a yoga-based integrative medicine approach
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Purpose The Urban Zen (UZ) Initiative at Beth Israel Medical Center was a pilot project evaluating the impact of a multi-faceted “optimal healing environment” intervention on quality of life and cost outcomes for inpatients on a medical oncology floor. Little research exists on the question of potential cost savings. This poster presents a summary of our findings on cost outcomes from this Initiative.
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Cost savings in inpatient oncology through an integrative medicine approach.
OBJECTIVES To evaluate the cost impact of an integrative medicine intervention on an inpatient oncology service. STUDY DESIGN This study used nonrandomized, nonequivalent groups. A baseline sample of inpatient oncology patients at Beth Israel Medical Center admitted to the medical oncology unit before implementation of the Urban Zen Initiative were compared with patients admitted after the Ur...
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