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Doomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Great Where the Hell You Been Catch-Up of 2023 | Episode 57Contrary to what you may have heard from the grapevine or assumed based on simple observation, I have not died.This quick catch-up will explain my momentary absence from the microphone - followed a few teasers about upcoming episodes, mentions of a few giveaways, and a special shout-out to my Patreon supporters, without whom there would be no show.Lori Workizer, Brig Writes, Sarah Anderson, Larry Webb, Michelle Fox, Lindsey Spoor, Jos Cro, Nick Graham, Emily Black, Levena Lindahl, Jody Richardson, Erin Mason, Roger Wistar, Jennifer Whitcomb, Christina Gogan, Graham from Adelaide, Shannen Leigh, Moldy Bread...
2023-09-1404 min
AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-057 Business Basics: Ask A Biller: What A New Practitioner Should Consider, With Cortney NedeauExplore What Jane Has To Offer!!! Schedule your 15 minute bookkeepping consultation here! Are you considering taking insurance to jump start your acupuncture practice? Here are some things to consider that I bet you didn’t learn in school.Are you a new practitioner and getting ready to launch your clinical practice? Maybe you are not so new, worked for someone else and are now ready to experience the entrepreneurial life. Taking insurance might help you get to financial stability much more quickly…. depending on where you live. I interview Cortney Nedeau in this epis...
2023-08-2948 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-056 Proper Medical Documentation For Your Acupuncture Practice with Stacey Whitcomb LAc. and Megan Lindsey DACMSchedule your 15 minute bookkeepping consultation here! Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!! ChartingIn this episode Megan and I discuss the ins and outs of charting. Give examples of the languaging of charting.Start with Evaluatin and the most important items the need to be in the eval and follow ups.What should NOT be in the eval.What SOAP means.What the heck is OPQRST and how can it help you streamline your interview?H...
2023-08-081h 00AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-055 Business Basics: How To Run Multiple Treatment Rooms with Megan Lindsey DACMExplore What Jane Has To Offer!!! Are you ready to level up? Not sure how to transition from 1 room to 2 or 3? This is such a common question I often get from my coaching clients. How do you treat 2 patients an hour? As a business coach to new practitioners, I get this question SO often! So… I called in my friend Megan who purchased a very busy clinic as a relatively new practitioner and basically started her career treating multiple patients an hour. We all definitely have our comfort zone as practitioners, but I th...
2023-07-1859 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-054 Case Study: Treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease With Sa'am Acupuncture, with Toby Daly PhD., LAc.Acusprout has partnered with the BEST EHR company ever! Find out why everybody LOVES Jane! in this episodeACU-054 Welcome to this episode of the AcuSprout podcast where we explore case studies with expert acupuncturists to learn more about the application of acupuncture in clinical practice. In this episode, we have Toby Daly, a licensed acupuncturist and expert in Saam acupuncture, to discuss his approach to treating inflammatory bowel disease using this modality.today’s guestDR. TOBY DALY, PHD., LAC.Toby recieved his undergraduate degree in Food Science fr...
2023-04-2658 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-053 How To Buy An Acupuncture Practice, with Megan Lindsey DACMExplore What Jane Has To Offer!!! Acusprout has partnered with the BEST EHR company ever! Find out why everybody LOVES Jane! can a new practitioner really purchase a busy clinic and succeed? Yes! And Megan is going to tell you how. I LOVE when people want to contribute hard earned knowledge to the AcuSprout community! My guest today contacted me because she wanted to share her experience with YOU of purchasing a practice as a BRAND NEW ACUPUNCTURIST. Yes. She. Did.today’s guestMEGAN LINDSEY, DACM, OWNER OF SILVER SAGE AC...
2023-04-121h 18AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-052 Case Study: Treating Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome With Electro-Acupuncture, with Anthony Von Der Muhll DAOM.Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!! If you are an Acupuncturist you NEED to know about Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome. The pain level and duration of CRPS is so debilitating that people often take their own lives but this is something we are well equipped to help manage. There are also some pretty important contraindications that we need to take into consideration.In this episode Anthony Von Der Muhll DAOM, who teaches Orthopedic Acupuncture and Sports Medicine at the Doctoral Program at the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences (ACCHS) introduces us to CRPS...
2023-03-301h 00AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-051 3 Strategies To Retain Patients And Increase Revenue with Stacey Whitcomb LAc.Join The Monthly Newsletter In this episode……ACU-051 Today I’m going to talk about the biggest mistakes I see newbies making with regards to patient retention that keeps you from gaining any traction. No matter what type of marketing you do, how much you spend on advertising, If you cannot keep your patients committed to a treatment plan long enough to get well, then you are spinning your wheels. Now before I go any further I feel like it’s super important to define patient retention. Patient retention is a practice’s ability to tu...
2023-03-1631 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-050 Case Study Part 2: Upper Back Pain Treated With Tung Style Acupuncture, with Henry McCann DAOMExplore What Jane Has To Offer!!! ACU-050 This is the part two of a case review I did with Henry McCann. We discuss how Henry treats neck and arm pain with Tung Style Acupuncture. If you missed the first part, be sure to check out Episode 49 where we had a brief chat about the importance and differences between the DAOM programs and the DACM programs. We learned about Henry’s path and teachings in Chinese medicine which include teaching extensively in the US as well as abroad. We learn about the history of Master Dung and this sys...
2023-03-0349 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-049 Case Study Part 1: Upper Back Pain Treated With Tung Style Acupuncture with Henry McCann DAOMExplore What Jane Has To Offer!!! In this episode….ACU-O49 Today I'm talking with Henry McCann, and we originally recorded this episode to share a case study with you, but what has been happening with my case studies is that they get really, really long, so I'm breaking this one up into two parts.Be sure to tune in and subscribe so you don’t miss the juicy case presentation in Episode 50. But for now, here is wht you’ll learn:Well, first we get to know Henry and his background.Next we tal...
2023-02-1435 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-048 Overcome Perfectionism, Get Unstuck And Start Your Acupuncture Practice, with Stacey Whitcomb LAc.Hey friends. Are you stuck? Afraid to open your practice, get a job, go to a networking meeting, learn to play pickle ball, create an instagram reel?Are you afraid of what your classmates, relatives, future patients, former teachers and your neighbor Bob think of you?Think about it. If everyone were perfect: What would comedians talk about? Would you actually have a job or career?And here is a tragedy I am not sure I could have gotten thru medical school without. The TV sh...
2023-01-1843 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-047 Case Study: Knee Pain Treated With Chinese Herbal Medicine, with Phil Settels DAOM, of ACCHSACU-047 In this episode I meet with Phil Settels the Dean and creator of the DAOM program at ACCHS, the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences. We decided to bring the long held tradition of teaching thru case studies to the AcuSprout airwaves.We talk about Phil’s training with Dr. Huang Huang and how the Ten Key Formula Families is and integral part of his SHL diagnostic process. We discuss abdominal Fukushin diagnosis.We discuss how he decides between treating low back or knee pain with a formula or local orthopedic acupuncture…or bothPhil talks about one...
2023-01-0358 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-046 How To Build A Company Everyone Loves with Co-CEO of Jane, Alison TaylorListen in as I talk with Ali about how to create a company that when customers tell other people about it, they don’t say they “like” it. They say they “love” it. I think one of the toughest things about designing your future upon graduation is actually taking the time to do it.Especially after 3-4 years of no money coming in.Especially when the people around you seem to have a plan.Especially when you have had such focus on education and learning that you have lost touch with that perso...
2022-12-201h 12AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-045 Case Study: Orthopedic Acupuncture Instead of A Total Shoulder Replacement with Anthony Von der Muhll, DAOMExplore What Jane Has To Offer!!! Join The Monthly Newsletter Case Study: Orthopedic Acupuncture Instead of A Total Shoulder Replacement with Anthony Von der Muhll, DAOMIs it possible to avoid or postpone orthopedic surgery with acupuncture?Can you help patients with extensive soft tissue damage regain full range of motion and strength?Yes. Yes you can! Listen in as Anthony walks me through a case where he helps his patient avoid a total shoulder replacement.In this episode….ACU-045 I remember tr...
2022-12-121h 33AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-044 New Acupuncturist Megan Neal On Starting A Family And A Medical Practice At The Same TimeAre you a new parent AND graduate? Trying to pass your boards in your last trimester and start a practice with a newborn?In this episode I talk with Megan Neal as she navigates these GIANT life transitions and how she is SO ready to practice medicine! As I see it, there is rarely a perfect time for anything. When is the perfect time to go to medical school? What about starting a family? When should you start working on your Doctoral degree? Or maybe it’s ti...
2022-11-221h 03AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-043 Case Study: A Classical Chinese Medical Herbal Case Study with Phil Settels DAOM, of ACCHSIn This Episode..ACU-041 In this episode I meet with Phil Settels the Dean and creator of the DAOM program at ACCHS, the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences. We decided to bring the long held tradition of teaching thru case studies to the AcuSprout airwaves.Listen in and puzzle through with me as Phil presents a case and shows me a new way to reason through the formula prescription based on his teachings with Dr. Huang Huang, Arnaud Versluys, and Dr. Suzanne Robidoux. Enjoy the journey and get a flavor for...
2022-11-081h 01AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-042 Employee or Independent Contractor? What's an Acupuncturist to do?Employee or Independent Contractor? What's an Acupuncturist to do?Oct 26Are you a new Acupuncturist? Were you just offered an amazing JOB, to be brought on as an Associate? Was the offer an independent contractor position? Watch out! It’s probably not as great as it looks.Listen in as I explain why.ACU-042 Okay, so you've graduated and now you have to decide what's next. Maybe you already know where and who you're gonna work for, or where your clinic's gonna open, or who yo...
2022-10-2728 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-041 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: A Conversation About How To Expand Your Thinking And Create An Inclusive Healthcare Clinic, with Kiki Toth of JaneDiversity, Equity and Inclusion in your medical practice starts with YOU. The willingness and courage to have uncomfortable conversations so that your clinic stands on ethical ground starts with doing your own internal work. To sort thru your own programming and call yourself out to become a better human and practitioner is the first step to building a safe and inclusive clinic and becoming aware of how much hidden bias affects healthcare and treatment outcomes.I don’t think any of us would ever intentionally do something in clinic or elsewhere that would diminish another pe...
2022-10-1254 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-040 Should A New Acupuncturist Start A Podcast? with Michael Max LAc.Are you a new Acupuncturist who wants to start a podcast?Success is not a straight line. It is a succession of failed experiments, hard work, strong networks, support systems, timing and happy mistakes. In this episode, on a random Sunday afternoon while testing new recording software a great little happy mistake of a podcast episode is born. I invite my Grumpy Uncle, Michael Max onto a mock podcast just to fill some airtime that I can later tinker with, but it was too good to not share.Today’s GuestMI...
2022-09-2923 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-039 How To Use Social Media To Market Your Acupuncture PracticeACU-039 In today’s podcast I am going to share how to create effective social media posts to promote awareness of your Acupuncture Clinic.What you'll learn:Content creation and how to get the most out of your topics.Where to start.What tools I recommend.Tips and Tricks to grow and get patients on Instagram.How to use the 10 minute SMASH to grow your followers.We will cover what to put in your profile bio.How often to post.The "must have" ingredients to each post.And what NOT to do.RESOURCESCa...
2022-09-1541 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-038 Prescribing Herbs: A Practitioners GuideACU-038 A practical guide and considerations when prescribing herbal supplements to your patients.In today’s episode I am going to cover….. The legal requirements you must follow to prescribe herbs, including state and federal guidelines. What to look for when purchasing herbs from a distributor. What you need to know about reselling herbs and other products. What you need to know about reselling vs dispensing vs creating products.ResourcesWhite paper: Good herbal compounding and dispensing practices by AHPA 2017NCCAOM State Licensure - Does your state require certification?FD...
2022-08-3124 min
Everyday Acupuncture PodcastEAP-095 Can Acupuncture Treat Long Haul Covid? with Stacey Whitcomb L.AcReal Mushrooms 25% Off Your First Order! CAN ACUPUNCTURE TREAT LONG COVID OR POST COVID SYMPTOMS?Better than you can imagine my friends, better than you could imagine. AAM was built for this type of multisystem mayhem.But before I get into the how, first I want to state that “Long Covid or “post COVID conditions” are considered western diagnosis. AAM cannot diagnose or treat CoVID or LONG Haul Covid, but we definitely can take someone who has been diagnosed or suspects they are suffering from the lasting effects of having had covid or strange...
2022-08-2406 minEveryday Acupuncture PodcastEAP-095 Can Acupuncture Treat Long Haul Covid? with Stacey Whitcomb L.AcReal Mushrooms 25% Off Your First Order! CAN ACUPUNCTURE TREAT LONG COVID OR POST COVID SYMPTOMS?Better than you can imagine my friends, better than you could imagine. AAM was built for this type of multisystem mayhem.But before I get into the how, first I want to state that “Long Covid or “post COVID conditions” are considered western diagnosis. AAM cannot diagnose or treat CoVID or LONG Haul Covid, but we definitely can take someone who has been diagnosed or suspects they are suffering from the lasting effects of having had covid or strange...
2022-08-2406 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-037 Mindset Monday: The Wounded Healer In Business with Stacey Whitcomb LAc.“Wounded Healer” In Business: How Build A Medical Practice That Is Safe For Your Patients AND For You!If you don’t create a practice with practices in place to continually check in with yourself as a “empath, wounded healer, or highly sensitive person”, you may actually be causing yourself harm.Much like everything else in life, the world is a very different space for empaths, wounded healer and highly sensitive people. Seemingly small things can trigger your nervous system and suddenly you can’t figure out why your heart is racing and you feel...
2022-08-1733 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-036 Eight Deliberate Steps To Grow Your Medical Practice with Stacey Whitcomb LAc.Using deliberate practice to grow an Acupuncture ClinicIn today’s episode I am going to give you 8 intentional and deliberate practices to grow a soul fulfilling and successful Acupuncture practice.Having a vision for your future, your career and your personal life will help you stay aligned with your calling, contentment and goals. And it’s okay if it changes along the way, or ends because then you can gather the information and feelings for this new situation and create another path forward with another focused intention. If you live with intention you will be l...
2022-08-0217 minEveryday Acupuncture PodcastEAP-091 What To Expect On Your First Acupuncture Appointment, with Stacey Whitcomb LAc.Real Mushrooms 25% Off Your First Order! My name's Stacy Whitcomb. I am a licensed acupuncturist in Bellingham, Washington, and I am also the host of the AcuSprout podcast. What to expect on your first acupuncture visit before I go into the details I just want to preface this with that.We're all. Just like any other profession, but in general, these are some things that you may expect to happen. First of all, many acupuncturists and Asian medical practitioners offer a consultation prior to your first visit. . A consultation offers you an opportunity to ask...
2022-07-2706 minEveryday Acupuncture PodcastEAP-091 What To Expect On Your First Acupuncture Appointment, with Stacey Whitcomb LAc.Real Mushrooms 25% Off Your First Order! My name's Stacy Whitcomb. I am a licensed acupuncturist in Bellingham, Washington, and I am also the host of the AcuSprout podcast. What to expect on your first acupuncture visit before I go into the details I just want to preface this with that.We're all. Just like any other profession, but in general, these are some things that you may expect to happen. First of all, many acupuncturists and Asian medical practitioners offer a consultation prior to your first visit. . A consultation offers you an opportunity to ask...
2022-07-2706 minEveryday Acupuncture PodcastEAP-090 I Don't Believe In Acupuncture with Stacey Whitcomb LAc.Real Mushrooms 25% Off Your First Order! This is Stacy I'm a licensed acupuncturist and the host of the AcuSprout podcast.I don't believe in acupuncture. This one. I hear every once in a while, and sometimes even from a patient as I'm doing acupuncture and because it's not my job to convince anyone that it does work. I usually just reply. That's okay. You don't have to believe in it for it to work acupuncture. Isn't a religion.It's it's not the big bang theory. It isn't Santa Claus and it's not magic...
2022-07-2506 minEveryday Acupuncture PodcastEAP-090 I Don't Believe In Acupuncture with Stacey Whitcomb LAc.Real Mushrooms 25% Off Your First Order! This is Stacy I'm a licensed acupuncturist and the host of the AcuSprout podcast.I don't believe in acupuncture. This one. I hear every once in a while, and sometimes even from a patient as I'm doing acupuncture and because it's not my job to convince anyone that it does work. I usually just reply. That's okay. You don't have to believe in it for it to work acupuncture. Isn't a religion.It's it's not the big bang theory. It isn't Santa Claus and it's not magic...
2022-07-2506 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-035 Mindset Monday: The Wounded Healer In Medical PracticeCan you practice medicine as a wounded healer archetype?As children we may have had to read the room before we walked thru it because we were physically or sexually abused by family. We might have learned to know how someone feels by how they moved thru the room or even opened a door. We might recognize a parent or sibling on the edge of some sort of meltdown and found that if we do or say something special we could not only get “love”, but also change the potential outcome of that mood. ...
2022-07-2131 minEveryday Acupuncture PodcastEAP-088 Acupuncture Is Only 20 Percent Of The Medicine with Stacey Whitcomb LAc.Real Mushrooms 25% Off Your First Order! My name is Stacy Whitcomb. I am in Bellingham, Washington, licensed acupuncturist, and the podcast host of the AcuSprout podcast. Did you know that acupuncture is only one of five branches of Asian medicine? That's only 20% of the big pictureThe five branches include herbal medicine, manual therapy, acupuncture, cheek, cultivation, and diet. In this three minute acupuncture point, I'm going to cover each branch and tell you how each one is an essential 20% of the big picture.Let's start with herbal medicine. Typically in the United...
2022-07-2106 minEveryday Acupuncture PodcastEAP-088 Acupuncture Is Only 20 Percent Of The Medicine with Stacey Whitcomb LAc.Real Mushrooms 25% Off Your First Order! My name is Stacy Whitcomb. I am in Bellingham, Washington, licensed acupuncturist, and the podcast host of the AcuSprout podcast. Did you know that acupuncture is only one of five branches of Asian medicine? That's only 20% of the big pictureThe five branches include herbal medicine, manual therapy, acupuncture, cheek, cultivation, and diet. In this three minute acupuncture point, I'm going to cover each branch and tell you how each one is an essential 20% of the big picture.Let's start with herbal medicine. Typically in the United...
2022-07-2106 min
Everyday Acupuncture PodcastEAP-087 Top 5 Things To Consider When Choosing An Acupuncturist • Stacey Whitcomb •Real Mushrooms 25% Off Your First Order! This is Stacy Whitcomb with Shift Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine in Bellingham, Washington. Today, I'm gonna share with you the top five things to consider when choosing an acupuncturist. Number one. Let's start with qualifications. Most states in the United States require an NCCAOM certification, which is the national certification commission for acupuncture and Oriental medicine, which consists of three board exams.[00:00:23] And a fourth. If you wanna sit for the herbal medicine board. Asian medical school is much like Western medical school. In most cases, we e...
2022-07-2009 minEveryday Acupuncture PodcastEAP-087 Top 5 Things To Consider When Choosing An Acupuncturist • Stacey Whitcomb •Real Mushrooms 25% Off Your First Order! This is Stacy Whitcomb with Shift Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine in Bellingham, Washington. Today, I'm gonna share with you the top five things to consider when choosing an acupuncturist. Number one. Let's start with qualifications. Most states in the United States require an NCCAOM certification, which is the national certification commission for acupuncture and Oriental medicine, which consists of three board exams.[00:00:23] And a fourth. If you wanna sit for the herbal medicine board. Asian medical school is much like Western medical school. In most cases, we e...
2022-07-2009 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-034 Acupuncture Doctoral Programs Explained with Phil Settels DAOMWhat doctoral degree is right for you?I see you. On facebook, asking everyone what Doctoral program is best. I also see you confused about the difference between a DAOM program and a DACM program.I invited Phil Settels on today to clear the air. In today’s episode we are going to talk about:The differences between the DAOM and DACM programs.Why the DAOM is considered the “pinnacle” degree.Reasons you may want to choose the DAOM if you are a new practitioner.Why the DACM even came about. What may or may no...
2022-07-1456 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-033 How Creating A Niche Community Network Was Foundational in Her Practice with JoAnne Bates D.C.can choosing a niche really help get you out of the gate?For any new health care practitioner choosing a niche can feel really uncomfortable. And honestly, it is not the only way to launch a practice, but it is one way. And a really beneficial way at that!Listen in while I chat with one of my friends here in Bellingham who launched a medical practice one year ago, chose a niche and built an entire supportive community around that special population. This is such a beautiful way to support your patients...
2022-06-2851 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-032 Integrating Acupuncture In A Tribal Health Clinic with Michelle Jean Champion LAc.Acupuncture serving American Indians: Could this be your dream practice?Are you a new Acupuncturist and you are having trouble putting your finger on the pulse of your career choices?Here is one you may not have considered. Join me in this episode where I talk with Michelle Jean Champion LAc. about her journey to serving Indigenous People with Acupuncture and Asian Medicine and how you can similarly make an impact.today’s guestMICHELLE JEAN CHAMPION LAC. , LAKE COUNTY TRIBAL HEALTH CLINIC AND CULTIVATE WELLNESS STUDIOMi...
2022-06-141h 17AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-031 Acupuncture Software: My 5 Favorite Software Solutions To Streamline BusinessEnjoy a quick review of my favorite systems!In this episode I cover my top five software systems to streamline my Acupuncture practice. I use these tools to streamline the business stuff that I don’t particularly love spending time on but are necessary to my practice. I wanted to share them with you because as a new practitioner you really shouldn’t spend too much time trying to make decisions about software. You just need to make a quick choice and move your focus to activities that will engage people’s interest and dr...
2022-05-3118 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-030 New Acupuncturist Heidi Markland on SEO And Introverted Marketing Strategiesintroverted marketing 101: how a new acupuncturist can get patients in the door their wayAre you an introvert and new acupuncturist wondering how you are ever going to get patients in your clinic?Are you afraid that you are going to have to be salesy and social?Does the word “Marketing” make you want to crawl under your treatment table?YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!Most of us don’t come by sales, marketing, networking and being overall entrepreneurial naturally. Especially introverts! This is mostly because historically when we talk about...
2022-05-171h 05AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-029 Simplified Bookkeeping For Your Acupuncture Practice with Sarah QuiggleSimplified Bookkeeping For Your Acupuncture PracticeAre you feeling confused about how to set up your bookkeeping? Confused about what taxes to pay or how much to put away each quarter? Do you feel overwhelmed about what software you should or could be using? If you are like me you want to understand and learn how it all works but you can’t seem to find the right help. Boy have I got the right person for you! It took me a couple years to find Sarah with Horizon West B...
2022-05-0354 min
Qiological PodcastEncore Episode, Building a Business: On The Path • Marketing Mini Series 3Stacey Whitcomb, the guest of this conversation was on Qiological, at the beginning of 2018, she was just graduating from Chinese medicine school and thoroughly psyched about building a business. In this episode we check in and see where she's at 8 months down the road. What's working, what needs some tuning and how the "practice of practice" informs her days and decisions.
2021-08-2154 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-028 Buying Malpractice Insurance 101: A Guide For AcupuncturistsTOP TIPS FOR BUYING THE RIGHT COVERAGEAre you less than excited about researching what malpractice insurance? Not really sure what you should be looking for? Are you confused by the terms and amounts? Not sure about the terms? How much should you buy? What if you are changing companies?Buy 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 y...
2021-08-051h 13AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-027 Five Factors That Can Make Or Break Your Marketing StrategyYOUR STRATEGY IS YOUR MAP TO SUCCESS! 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...
2021-07-2335 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-026 Mindset Monday - How To Fill Your Practice By Defining Your Dream PatientMINDSET MONDAY - ARE YOU TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO “GET YOURSELF OUT THERE”? DEFINE YOUR DREAM PATIENT AND YOU WILL KNOW WHERE TO GO. Are you afraid that if you have a niche or choose a target market that you will, “miss out” on opportunities to treat patients? Does it feel counterintuitive to get super specific about the cases and people you love to treat? What about all of those other people who might need you or that you actually could treat? What about the missed opportunities to make money??! Especially when that is one of y...
2021-07-0849 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-025 Mindset Monday - 6 Mental Health Survival Tips For Launching Your Acupuncture PracticeMINDSET MONDAY - TIME TO WORK ON SELF CONFIDENCE! Does this sound like you? You are just starting out and don’t know how to “get out there”. They taught you in school to join a networking group like BNI and the thought of it makes you want to self medicate. You have tried to reach out to the other Acupuncturists in town to introduce yourself and they don’t return your phone calls. You feel a little sad and rejected by this. You aren’t feeling confident. You suddenly aren’t sure how confid...
2021-06-2528 min
Qiological PodcastQAJ1.8 In Your Business • Stacey WhitcombIt’s easy to think of our practices as “acupuncture.” But the truth is our practices are first and foremost— a business. An infrastructure that allows us to do the healing work we do. The business is as separate from the practice as the mind is from the body. Which is to say; not at all. If you’re taking the pulse of your business, the overhead is one of the parameters you need to pay attention to. Stacey Whitcomb gets in your business on this. Listen up!
2021-06-2207 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-024 The Disclaimers, Documents And Policies You Need To Have Visible In Your Acupuncture Practice, with Rachel SchumontDID YOU KNOW THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE POLICIES AND DISCLAIMERS ON YOUR WEBSITE?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 w...
2021-06-0854 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-023 Guest Interviewer and Student, Sarah LeVaque LMT, Interviews Me! 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. Producing a podcast has taught me this: PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION. Since I have started podcasting nothing meets my perfect standards. Podcasts are raw and conversational. Grammar, punctuation and proper sentence structure doesn’t exist. I say f***. My interviewees cuss, their dogs bark and their kids play bowling alley outside their office while we record. As I have grown, my website is getting confusing and my branding colors are get...
2021-05-211h 14AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-022 How To Stay Professional and Legal Online with Rachel SchumontHOW TO STAY ON THE UPSIDE OF LEGAL IN A QUICKLY EVOLVING TECH WORLDI’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 the...
2021-04-151h 03AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-021 Can You Guess the Correct Formula? A Case Study Review-with Phil Settels LAc.CAN YOU GUESS THE FORMULA???!!! 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 GUESTPHIL SETTELS LAC., Phil Settels graduated from ACCHS in 20...
2021-04-0151 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-020 Buy An Acupuncture Practice, Work For Someone Else Or Start Your Own Clinic? with Dr. MaryAnn GenessYOU’RE NEW……WHAT TO DO? AN EXPLORATION OF POSSIBILITIES. 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 in...
2021-03-191h 03AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-019 How This New Acupuncturist Grew Her Practice On Instagram with Caitria Thiele, LAc.COULD THIS BE THE PRACTICE OF THE FUTURE? 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 p...
2021-03-041h 02AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-018 Why You Should Join Your State Association, with Beth Howlett DAOM, LAc.YOUR STATE ASSOCIATION IS SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS!!Hey Sprouts! 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...
2021-02-1857 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-017 How To Make A Healthcare Website ADA Compliant with Attorney Rachel SchumontIS YOUR WEBSITE ADA COMPLIANT? GET IT DONE IN 2021!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 h...
2021-02-0338 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-016 Growing A New Acupuncture Practice with Regan Goodrich LAc.PLANT SEED, GROW PRACTICE, BE YOU.Have you thought about how you want to present this medicine to the world? I mean, YOU are the artist of your own life, right? Do you even know the medium of your best communications? Do you write, perform, sink your toes in the mud, ask challenging questions that other people would never utter, or do you sing, do yoga, meditate, or cook? What is the best expression of you that isn’t actually you? While I cannot crawl through the curious mind of my next gue...
2021-01-211h 09AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-015 How To Start An Acupuncture Practice IIFIVE PAIN IN THE ASS THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO SECOND This podcast is for the new practitioner, student or someone transitioning from contractor to business owner. In this episode I dish up your second serving of , “open a clinic pie”. Yep! A spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down! There is absolutely NO WAY you can avoid this dish. This acupuncture practice stuff requires a special balance. Here we are working on Yin within Yang. This episode is all about the things within the business that make it turn.YOU’LL LEARN
2021-01-0734 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-014 How To Start An Acupuncture PracticeFIVE PAIN IN THE ASS THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO FIRST This podcast is ONLY for the new practitioner, student, or seasoned acupuncturist who may be transitioning to business owner or independent contractor position. In this episode I teach you exactly what steps you need to take as you are finishing up your boards. Most of us can’t wait to get out and start practicing when we graduate, but have no idea that there are a gazillion boxes to tic off before we can even find a snazzy place to call, “Offic...
2020-12-1720 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-013 From Graduation to Start-Up Of An Herbal Pharmacy with Travis Kern LAcREADY, SET, LAUNCH! In this episode I chat with Travis Kern LAc., one of the founders of Root and Branch in Portland, Oregon. This is the story of how he and his business partner Travis Cunningham LAc., braved the system and launched a brick and mortar Herbal Pharmacy that serves practitioners all over the country (US), in filling our patient’s herbal prescriptions. TODAY’S GUESTTRAVIS KERN LAC. CO-FOUNDER OF ROOT AND BRANCH IN PORTLAND OREGONGrowing up in New Orleans as the son of a dietitian and in a...
2020-12-101h 35AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-012 Mindset Monday - How To Set Business Goals What if you could have exactly what you want in life? How will you get there? You can’t get from point A to point B without a map. Same with your life. This podcast isn’t anything new or special. It is a simple prompt, a nudge and a reminder that in order to achieve great things you have to have a plan. I encourage you to listen and then take action and begin planning. Have some crazy dreams and then have some boring rudimentary goals. This life of yours is your canvas. You get to choose. Set your...
2020-12-0332 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-011 Five Pages You Must Have On Your Acupuncture WebsiteMAKE YOUR WEBSITE SO SHARP THAT THE ALGORITHMS DRIVE NEW PATIENTS TO YOUR DOOR - EPISODE 011 You can play on social media all you want, but if your website isn’t sharp you may be losing out on potential patients. Building a following on social media is like building a house on rented land. Your website is your house. Make it tight and the right patients will find you. After that, you can use social media to get them to your door. Let’s get to work and spruce up your website.YOU’LL LEAR...
2020-11-201h 02AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-010 Mindset Monday -The Importance of A Vision Statement to Your Acupuncture PracticeMINDSET MONDAY We talk about intention so often in Chinese Medical School. Prior to treating that patient you need to have a clear intention, and you get there by doing a full evaluation, diagnosing and then formulating a plan. In business, our VISION is our INTENTION. It is the seeing before the doing. It is about getting clear on where we want to go, how we affect our community, how we want to do things, who we want to attract and how we want to behave. It’s the voice that guides the inter...
2020-11-0736 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-009 How To Process And Treat Motor Vehicle Accident Cases with Dr. Geoff GenessACUPUNCTURE FOR AUTO ACCIDENT INJURIES. HOW YOU CAN HELP. I have such a huge fear of getting in a car accident that it actually launches me into at least level 3 anxiety every time I drive. We hit a deer when I was six years old and I was in the front seat. (I am old, y’all.) I still remember it in detail. The car was totaled, all on my side. I was okay, or was I? Have you been in a car accident and had to receive medical care? Did you know that auto insu...
2020-10-291h 12AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-008 Mindset Monday - How To Attract Your Dream Patient With Your Mission StatementMINDSET MONDAY Are you having trouble making all of the decisions? There are SO many choices to make as a new practitioner? How do you stay focused and pick a path? How do you get patients in your door??!!In this episode we continue to build the foundation of your future with a quick check in on the list of values you culled out Episode 006. Your values will help you make decisions and save your Spleen and time, in moving forward. Then we dive into your mission statement and why it is THE most im...
2020-10-1923 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-007 Insurance Billing for Acupuncturists with Mori West 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 GUESTMori 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 a...
2020-10-091h 11AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-006 Mindset Monday - How Values Create EfficiencyMINDSET MONDAYIn 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.Mentioned in this episode:Thank you to our Sponsors!If you would like to support the show please consider our sponsors!Explore What Jane Has To...
2020-10-0122 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-005 Welcome to Mindset Monday! 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. Mentioned in this episode:Thank you to our Sponsors!If you would like to support the show please consider our...
2020-09-2218 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-004 The Art Of Business with Michael Max, Podcast Host of Qiological 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-qiologicalMentioned in this episode:Thank you to our Sponsors!If y...
2020-08-261h 10AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-003 Getting Yourself to "Right" Before You Launch Your Career with Dr. Cailin O'HaraDr. 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...
2020-08-131h 02AcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-002 Intro To Business Accounting with Jennifer Spidle 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...
2020-08-0758 minAcuSprout: Acupuncture PodcastACU-001 Welcome to the AcuSprout Podcast!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 fo...
2020-07-1109 minQiological Podcast017 Thoughts on Business From a New Practitioner • Stacey WhitcombIn this episode we take a look at marketing and practice building from the perspective of new practitioner who is excited and looking forward to building a business. No, you don’t need to go back and reread that last paragraph; you got it right the first read through. In this conversation we hear from a newly minted acupuncturist who is happily looking forward to building a business. Yes, this is a minority point of view, as many of us believe ourselves to be healers, but not “business people.” For many this aversion to engaging the “pra...
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