Root Cause Analysis as a Foundational Principle of Functional Medicine

Author: Demetria Rutledge, MSN, APRN-C, FNP-C Abstract The prevalence of chronic disease continues to rise globally, highlighting limitations within symptom-focused models of care. Functional medicine offers an integrative, systems-oriented approach that emphasizes root cause analysis to identify and address the underlying contributors to disease. This article examines root cause analysis as a foundational principle of […]