Dr. Riley has worked collaboratively with patients in a holistic and integrative practice for more than 20 years. He combines general internal medicine, cranial osteopathy, homeopathy, mind/body therapies, therapeutic yoga, nutrition, and the use of other natural medicinal products and therapies.
In evaluating the delivery of Integrative Medicine services to patients, IMI established Southwest Health Options (SHO) in 1997 to collect data from a network of local practitioners. SHO was an independent practice association (IPA) offering a complementary therapies to patients insured through Presbyterian Health Services. Dr. Riley, the medical director, led utilization management and peer review, informing practitioners of the outcomes, benefits, and challenges of integrating their services in an insured patient population. This data was presented at the Harvard/UCSF research conference in May of 2001.