Medical care that incorporates the best approaches from conventional medicine and from complementary and alternative medicine. It includes the following specialty areas: acupuncturist, body work, chiropractic, conventional nursing, indigenous medicine, mental health care, minority health care, Oriental medicine, physical medicine, spiritual and prayer-based healing, Ayurvedic medicine, botanical medicine, clinical nutrition, holistic dentists and physicians, homeopathy, massage therapy, midwifery, naturopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, and somatic educational. Alternative billing codes (ABCs) are used to bill for these services. Also called integrative medicine . See also alternative medicine and alternative billing codes (ABCs) . Website: www.alternativelink.com