AcuSprout: Acupuncture Podcast

 In this episode Mori West joins Stacey in a deep discussion about Acupuncture and insurance billing. Tune in to learn more about what goes on behind the scenes of claiming ground and sharing codes with other medical modalities. What is it going to take for Acupuncture to continue to be represented and make a strong showing with the AMA?

TODAY'S GUEST
Mori West CPC is a certified professional coder and owner of Acuclaims, a Medical Billing company that works with Acupuncturists. For over a decade she has volunteered with various state and national Acupuncture associations and is currently the Insurance Chairman for the ASA, American Society of Acupuncturists. In addition, through her company Mori West Seminars she teaches insurance billing seminars on behalf of Acupuncture state associations, providing real world experience with up to the date information.

YOU'LL LEARN

• Who the American Society of Acupuncturists are and why it is important for you to belong to your state association.
• The AMA owns the CPT codes and why it is important that we are represented on the board.
• Why the wording on codes is SO important and what we need to be watchful of with regards to wording.
• What is the latest hoopla with CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) and their invitation for Acupuncturists to treat low back pain. 
• Why new Acupuncturists need to learn about codes, billing and charting even if they decide not to take insurance.
• What new practitioners need to be aware of if they are employed and not processing their own billing. 
• Stick around to the end and find out what has changed with regards to telehealth and mindfulness medicine.

RESOURCES

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid - CMS
Acuclaims billing service.
Learn about insurance billing at www.moriwestseminars.com
Learn about American Society of Acupuncturists here www.asacu.org

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MINDSET MONDAY
In this episode Stacey queues up an exercise for you to explore your best life moment in order to find what you cherish. Those are the things that should guide your life. Those are the things you value. Those ARE your values. Get those dialed in and we will continue to line you up for your dream career.

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 Welcome to Mindset Monday! Just a series of podcasts within a podcast where we dive deep into how your operating mindset affects your business and your life. In this episode Stacey discusses how we define mindset, how that might have shifted this year,  and what we can look forward to in future Mindset Monday episodes. This is the foundational step to finding the path to your dream life and career. 

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 Legend and podcast host Michael Max of Qiological joins Stacey in this podcast to school new practitioners about money, marketing and how to drive traffic to your website so you can help people without ever even meeting them.

References:
Podcast: Qiological Leave him a rating and review!
Everyday Acupuncture Podcast (with Andrew Schlabach)
Qiological episodes with Stacey Whitcomb EAMP, LAc.

Show Notes:
https://www.acusprout.com/podcast/michael-max-qiological

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Dr. Cailin O'Hara joins podcast host Stacey Whitcomb LAc. in this episode to talk about how to create an online presence. Except, that is not what really happens. This episode is much juicier, with an exploration of what it's like those first couple of years out of school, what can happen when you relocate with no connections, and how we found a similar passion to help new Acupuncturists launch. Holy Pandemic! We don't want you to make the same mistakes.
Deep into the cast, Cailin illuminates that instead of creating an online presence, simply taking the time and space to find your own presence as a launching point creates the resonance necessary for a successful launch of your practice.
We discuss a few simple tools that we both use to maneuver the digital world that you can start practicing with now!

Check out the show notes over here:
https://www.acusprout.com/podcast/-dr-cailin-ohara

Tune into the next podcast as I discuss all matters business with Qiological Podcast host Micheal Max. 

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 Management wizard of the 20th century Peter Drucker once said, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” While this applies to most facets of business, NONE of us are impervious to the deleterious effects of not managing our money.

This episode is dedicated to Acupuncture Practice Accounting 101. Jennifer Spidle of https://www.spidleofficesolutions.com/ provides basic fundamentals and guidance in setting up a new practice. She and host Stacey Whitcomb discuss basic accounting software while defining accounting terms and processes. 

Don't know how to define your business? Should you be a sole proprietor, a LLC. or a S Corp? By the end of the podcast you will be crystal clear on how to proceed.

Show notes and recommended software tools and a special offer from Jennifer can be found here:

www.acusprout.com/podcast/accounting101-episode002

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WELCOME TO THE ACUSPROUT PODCAST! 

 Are we a good match?

Let"s face it. Being new at anything can be slow going. Most Acupuncturists just want to hit the ground running and make some well deserved cash. I really wish it worked that way, but reality is far from this mystical unicorn ideology if you want to start your own practice. Starting a practice is at least worth another year of schooling, but maybe that's not even your goal. Maybe you want to work as a contractor or an employee for a couple years. Perhaps.... you will escape the "business classroom".  (Unlikely!)  At some point you are going to have to roll your sleeves up and gather some skills. AcuSprout is the perfect place to slowly build up your business skillset arsenal one podcast at a time. Join Stacey Whitcomb DiplOM, LAc. and the community! Grab your seat at the communal table and let's share with each other some tasty treats on how to grow heathy practices.

NOTE: I mention building a Patreon community in this podcast. There WILL be a community evolving. I am re-evaluating it’s genesis. Keep listening for ways to connect!

Show notes for this episode can be found here:
https://www.acusprout.com/podcast/welcome-episode001

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