Insurance Billing for Acupuncture

Join Insurance Billing Expert Dr. Magnolia Goh and learn the secrets to successful insurance billing.

Many new practitioners are finding out the hard way the realities and frustrations of building a cash practice as well as insurance reimbursement.

In this economy patients are looking more and more to use insurance rather than pay out of pocket. And more and more insurance companies are offering acupuncture benefits.

Dr. Magnolia Goh has been practicing acupuncture in NY since 1985 and has learned many secrets to successfully billing insurance companies.

You will learn:

How to generate correct HFCA bills and get paid on time..
Proper use of diagnosis codes to improve payment rates..
New Electronic Billing standards that will speed up payment cycles..

This class is a must for recent grads and experienced practitioners alike.

***Updated ASNY representatives will be presenting from 5 - 5:45 to update everyone on current events affecting our profession *********


About Dr. Goh
Graduating from medical school in China, Dr. Goh worked as a physician and acupuncturist before coming to the United States in 1985. Since receiving her U.S license in 1987, she has worked as an acupuncturist in New York. Dr. Goh worked for Cabrini Hospital and North Shore Hospital as a pioneer acupuncturist working in mainstream medical facilities. She is presently working for Elmhurst Hospital and Queens Hospital in New York. Having been on board of directors for National Acupuncture Detoxification Association, New York Licensed Acupuncture Association, and Acupuncture Society of New York, Dr Goh is now on Advisory Board for Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.

Sat Nov 21st 1pm - 5pm
East Norwich Inn
6321 Northern Blvd
East Norwich, NY

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Fee: $75
ASNY member discount $65

Please Send check payable to:
Suffolk County Acupuncture
1789 E. Jericho Tpke Suite 200
Huntington, NY 11743

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Framing the Light: Exploring the Forgotten Gems of Chinese Medicine With Chris McAlister Sept 12th & 13th 2009

This weekend seminar will be an exploration into some of the Archaic, forgotten and misunderstood areas of Chinese medicine. While many of the following concepts and theories may be mentioned in most acupuncture training programs there is rarely in depth exploration on how to incorporate them into coherent diagnostic and treatment protocols.

Some of the gems that will be dusted off and polished up into clinically useful protocols.

1. The thirteen ghost points of Sun Simiao.
(The connection with acupuncture’s ancient Shamanistic origins.)


2. The sadly neglected Five Shen points (Po, Shen, Hun, Yi, and Zhi) on the outer Bladder Meridian.

3. Triple Heater and Circulation Sex. (A look at various names and myriad functions attributed to these concepts from both historic and modern commentators and their unique place in modern clinical practice).

4. The Six Curious (Extraordinary) Organs
(Highlighting and revealing their significance as a parallel system to the more well known Zang-Fu and their unique connections to the eight “influential” points.)

The above theories will be woven into multi-purpose treatment protocols which serve as a basis for a fresh look at treatment style and aims in Chinese Medicine.


The weekend as a whole is structured to provide several useful new tools for practitioners to apply ancient healing practices to complicated modern patients. Simultaneously this seminar will allow practitioners to deepen their original commitment to the vital currents of internal alchemy which shine so brightly from within our living tradition of healing.

Participants will be able to:
1. Describe the locations and functions of Sun Simiao's ghost points and be able to apply both needle and digital stimulation.

2. Understand the meaning and energetics of the 5 Shen points, and how to utilize them in clinical practice.

3. Have a deeper understanding of theory and practical usage of “Triple Heater” and “Circulation Sex” meridians.

4. View the curious organs as a parallel system to the Zang-Fu, and how to incorporate with 8 influential points in treatment protocols.

5. Employ new practical tools based on Ancient Esoteric wisdom to treat difficult modern complaints.

About the Presenter




Chris McAlister has over twenty years experience studying, practicing and teaching energy cultivation and oriental medicine, Six years of which he spent studying Shiatsu, Kampo, Acupuncture and Moxibustion extensively in Japan including clinical apprenticeships. Since 1995, Chris has been living in Sweden where he maintains a busy private practice and teaches courses in Shiatsu, Acupuncture, Moxibustion, Tai Chi and Qi Gong. He has dedicated himself to the task of studying the classics in an attempt to discover and decipher the often overlooked clinical gems that have relevance in the modern clinical setting.






Sat Sept 12th & Sun Sept 13th 2009
10am—5pm


Directions:
East Norwich Inn
6321 Northern Blvd
East Norwich, NY 11732 (516) 922-1500
Take Long Island Expressway (Route 495) to exit 41 North, follow to Route 106 North. Take Route 106 North to intersection at Route 25A. The East Norwich Inn is situated on the Northwest corner directly behind Rothmans's SteakHouse restaurant.


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NCCAOM PDA 12 points
Fees:
Professional $300 ($275 by August 12th)
Students $275 ($250 by August 12th)

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Professional $300.00 Student $275.00

Shen Exercises with Master Share K. Lew May 2nd & 3rd 2009

Master Share K. Lew, now in his early nineties, is a Taoist Priest with over
seventy years experience in traditional healing and martial arts. Master Lew spent thirteen years in the Wong Lung Kwan (Yellow Dragon Monastery) in southern China and was taught the full range of Taoist philosophy, healing and martial arts. He was the first person to teach authentic Taoist internal cultivation to non-Chinese in the U.S.A.



Master Lew's monastery style is Tao Ahn Pai and dates back 1300 years to the founder and one of the eight Taoist immortals Lui Tung Pin. The base of the system is internal cultivation known as Nui Gung.

This workshop will be instruction in the Shen exercises. This is a set of twelve non-strenuous exercises (six standing and six seated), whose primary purpose is self-healing. Other benefits that may be obtained from consistent practice are improved concentration, increased visual and auditory acuity and enhanced sensitivity to oneself and others.

Shen Exercises with
Master Share K. Lew
May 2nd & 3rd 2009

10am-5pm

Coindre Hall
101 Browns Rd, Huntington, NY 11743

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NCCAOM PDA 12 points

Fees: $300
($275 Early Registration Discount if registered by April 1st 2009)

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For Out of Town Guests
Hotel Accommodations at:
The Huntington Country Inn
270 West Jericho Turnpike, Huntington Station, NY 11746
Toll-Free: 800-739-5777 Fax: 631-421-5287
Email: info@huntingtoncountryinn.com
www.Huntingtoncountryinn.com

Practical Moxibustion with Junji Mizutani Dec 6-7 2008

East Norwich, NY



Moxibustion is the application of heat to acupuncture points and is one of the oldest and most effective forms of oriental therapy. It is a technique that originated in China and was introduced to Japan more than a thousand years ago. There are two different types of moxibustion: direct and indirect. Japanese Acupuncturists adopted both methods but prefer to use direct moxibustion because of its effectiveness. Direct moxibustion has almost disappeared from Chinese Acupuncture techniques.





In this course you will learn direct moxibustion, a traditional and comfortable style of moxibustion treatment commonly used in Japan. This seminar will cover the theory and physiology of moxibustion, and how to practice safe, comfortable and effective moxibustion directly on the whole body. You will also learn autonomic-nerve balance treatments, as well as symptomatic treatment of such disorders as digestive problems, gynecological problems, and lower back pain. The course will include ample supervised practice time.



Course Objectives
At the end of this course will be able to do the following:
Demonstrate basic techniques of safe, comfortable, direct moxibustion.
Describe the appropriate sequence of moxibustion treatment points to benefit the whole body.
Describe the use and treatment of special effective points on the body.
Demonstrate local moxibustion treatment.
Summarize and demonstrate an autonomic-nerve balance treatment, as well as symptomatic treatment of such disorders as digestive problems, gynecological problems, and lower back pain.

Sat Dec 6 & Sun Dec 7th 2008
10am—5pm


Directions:
East Norwich Inn
6321 Northern Blvd
East Norwich, NY 11732 (516) 922-1500
Take Long Island Expressway (Route 495) to exit 41 North, follow to Route 106 North. Take Route 106 North to intersection at Route 25A. The East Norwich Inn is situated on the Northwest corner directly behind the restaurant.


NCCAOM PDA 12 points
Fees:
Professionals $300 ($275 early registration by Nov 6th)
Students $275 ($250 early registration by Nov 6th)

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PROFESSIONAL Early Reg $275.00 STUDENT Early Reg $250.00

Or Pay By Check Please Make check Payable to Suffolk County Acupuncture
1789 E. Jericho Tpke Suite 200, Huntington, NY 11743


Junji Mizutani, a leading authority of moxibustion in the West, is the director of the North American Journal of Oriental Medicine (NAJOM). He graduated from the Japan Central Acupuncture College in 1983 and has been practicing and teaching shiatsu, acupuncture and moxibustion for 24 years. He taught Shiatsu at Kikkawa College and Shiatsu School of Canada, and served for three years as the president of the Shiatsu Therapy Association of Ontario. The author of Practical Moxibustion Therapy, Mizutani currently practices in Vancouver, B.C., and lectures in the U.S. and Canada.

Sifu Lew workshop a Great Success!

It was a fantastic weekend celebrating Sifu Share K Lew's 90th birthday and learning The Six Stars NuiGung from the Tao Ahn Pai system of internal cultivation. Over 50 people joined us at the beautiful Planting Fields Arboretum.