TOP TIPS FOR BUYING THE RIGHT COVERAGE ACU - 027 Are you less than excited about researching what malpractice insurance to purchase? Not really sure what you should be looking for? Are you confused by the terms and amounts? Have no idea what any of the legal speak means? How much should you buy? What if you are changing companies? Buying insurance can be really confusing and it’s one of those foundational choices that you make at the beginning of your career when you don’t know what you don’t know. Listen in as Rachel and I cover every detail of buying your insurance. This hour could save you ..read more

YOUR STRATEGY IS YOUR MAP TO SUCCESS! ACU 026 How could you possibly know how to get to where you want to go without first defining where you want to go? Are you a new practitioner and want to know how to get new patients? Are you feeling unheard? Do you have SO much passion that when someone asks if Acupuncture can treat XXX you can hardly contain your excitement and can’t wait for them to come see you so you can SHOW them?!! Then they don’t come see you and your sensitive feelers crumble. Because, if they would just GIVE YOU A CHANCE!!!! If this is you, you are really putting the cart before ..read more

DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE POLICIES AND DISCLAIMERS ON YOUR WEBSITE? ACU-023 Me neither!! I mean seriously, I’m a couple years in and I had a pretty extensive business education in school. Here is what I can tell you. The tech world has moved SO fast that very few practitioners realize they are dangling the hook of being sued by pure ignorance of this information. Myself included. It’s not hard. None of this is hard. It’s just the stuff of, “you don’t know what you don’t know.” Listen in as we dive into what you need to do. Then, take a look at the RESOURCES section to see who is doing ..read more

THE INSIDE SCOOP ON BEING A BEGINNER, PRODUCING A PODCAST, AND HOW IT HAS ALL EVOLVED IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. ACU-022 I have personal and professional mantras on repeat in my head all the time. Some are even incorporated into my meditations. Are you challenged with perfectionism? Me too. So much so that I can turn a two hour project into a 2 week project. AND yes, my work is usually pretty damn good! But I tend to get stressed about time and how I can’t seem to get everything done. OR I don’t start because it feels overwhelming. OR I don’t finish because it feels overwhelming. Let me introduce my ..read more

Online Medical Professionalism And Keeping It Legal ACU-021 I’m a freedom lover. I LOVE to navigate this world my way and rarely does it come close to the societal norm. I think a lot of Practitioners of Chinese Medicine are like this. We tend to be the outliers and renegades. However, I often see the tendency for Acupuncturists to sweep legal professionalism into the gray space. Not doing due diligence with the “seemingly small things”, like HIPAA compliant emails and posting photos on social media. It’s easy to gloss over these details when starting a practice and it’s hard to recall specifi ..read more

Hello, World! Can you guess the formula???!!! ACU-020 Are you a game geek? Love a good puzzle? Maybe a little competitive? Do you miss being read to in class? ME TOO!!! In this episode we are going back to the cozy classroom with Phil Settels LAc.,the Director and Designer of the DAOM program at ACCHS, The Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences. Phil reviews an herbal case he encountered in clinic and breaks it all down for me. Enjoy the show! today’s guest phil settels Lac., Phil Settels graduated from ACCHS in 2011. Early on in his engagement with Chinese Medicine, Phil had the oppor ..read more

YOU’RE NEW……WHAT TO DO? AN EXPLORATION of POSSIBILITIES. ACU-019 New practitioners have SO many choices to make that often feel heavy. We have been a cog in the wheel of the educational machine where we are told exactly what hoops to jump through for 4 years. Suddenly, we sprout into the “real” world and are taxed with the challenge of making a living again. The options of where, how, and with whom are abundant. Do you want to be an employee for a couple years? Do you know how much you should be paid? Should you be an independent contractor or an employee? Take insurance? Start our own practic ..read more

COULD THIS BE THE PRACTICE OF THE FUTURE? ACU-018 I went in search of a practitioner who was practicing medicine in the business model I was envisioning as a result of the Pandemic. A practice with multiple streams of income that housed an educational community and platform to answer questions and share the fundamentals of Chinese Medicine. A way to spotlight the spectrum of natural ways it can help people heal. I was looking for a way to treat patients in my office and remotely, and also a way to connect with an build relationships with people who want to be healthier but maybe aren’t ready f ..read more

your state association is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!! ACU-017 Hey AcuSprouts! Are you feeling a little lost in all of the legal jazz your state is offering up? Trying to figure out what hoops to jump through and in what order? Not really sure where to find some help? Did you know that your state association might have the answers you need? They may even have a detailed explanation or road map for you to follow. And even if they don’t, the ASA has mentors to help you!! Don’t know who the ASA is? Listen in to get the 411, then go join your state association. Maybe even volunteer! Networ ..read more

Is Your Website ADA Compliant? Get It Done In 2021! ACU-016 How do you make sure your website is ADA compliant? That is a huge question with multiple answers and hazy guidelines. In this episode I (Stacey), unpack the topic with attorney Rachel Schumont of Counsel For Wellness, located in California. I was recently strolling thru Facebookland looking to see if there was anything interesting and topic worthy to dig into with the podcast when I saw that one of the Facebook Aculanders was being sued for ADA non-compliance on his website. He is a solo practitioner. Not a large corporation. It lit ..read more