Advocates point to deep dissatisfaction with a healthcare system that often leaves doctors feeling rushed and overwhelmed and patients feeling as if they're nothing more than diseased livers or damaged joints. Integrative medicine seems to promise more time, more attention, and a broader approach to healing one that is not based solely on the Western biomedical model, but also draws from other cultures.
Integrated Medicine provides the required tools to the patient to empower them to take control of their own health and helps them to stay healthy a Integrative medicine strategies also focus on prevention and foster the development of healthy behaviors and skills for effective self-care that patients can use throughout their lives. Integrative medicine "cherry picks" the very best, scientifically validated therapies from both conventional and alternative medicine. It also enhances the cost-effectiveness of health care delivery for providers and payers.