Infrastructure

To effectively deliver integrative medicine treatments and assessments, a dedicated facility that employed best practices of an optimal healing environment was designed, including maximal natural light in common spaces, use of curved walls and wood tones, and creation of environments for art and music therapy, yoga, and acupuncture (26). Furthermore, the facility was designed to co-locate key disciplines to facilitate the regular discussion of patient care plans and progress through formal and informal meetings. In addition, the facility was designed with an informatics technology capability for the systematic collection of evaluation, treatment, and outcome data elements to support practice-based evidence (PBE) analysis.