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This final rule responds to public comments received on a final rule with comment period published on January 25, 1999 that implemented section 4531(c) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 concerning Medicare coverage of, and payment for, paramedic intercept ambulance services in rural communities. It also implements section 412 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Programs Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 by adding a new definition of a rural area.
More than 1,000 licensed naturopathic physicians practice in the United States, and iridology is being described as "the most valuable diagnostic tool of the naturopath." Some therapists are using iridology as a basis for recommending dietary supplements and/or herbs. Several US iridologist organizations exist: the National Iridology Research Association is an iridologists' service organization, the International Association of Iridologists is the leading organization for European-style iridology and runs training programs (minimum of 72 hours in class), and the Bastyr Naturopathic College in Seattle, Wash, has an elective course on iridology (J. Colton, e-mail communication, December 2, 1998). In the United States, insurance programs do not normally cover iridology, but in some European countries, they do. In Germany, for instance, 80% of the Heilpraktiker (nonmedically qualified health practitioners) practice iridology. Ophthalmologists may therefore ask what is iridology and how valuable is it?
As part of an activity sponsored by the Coalition for Allied Health Leadership, individuals representing various allied health disciples formed a team to develop a presentation and bibliography on outcomes research in allied health. Team members worked with each other while geographically separated, and concluded that several factors contributed to the difficulty the team encountered in working together in a truly collaborative manner. However, the team's efforts did result in a viable presentation on outcomes research in allied health to include definition and parameters, a discussion of the multidimensional nature of treatment and its effects, suggested schema, and comparisons of several outcome-assessment instruments. In addition, a bibliography on outcomes research in allied health was produced.