ACU-052 Case Study: Treating Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome With Electro-Acupuncture, with Anthony Von Der Muhll DAOM.
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03/30/23
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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. Listen in as he walks us through the case and becomes an integral piece of this patients pain management process.
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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 turn new patients into loyal patients. Patient retention is measured as a percentage, which you can calculate by dividing the number of returning patients by the total number of patients for your practice minus the number of new patients.
The higher your retention rate is, the better it is for your practice. That’s because patient retention and practice profitability are linked.
If you want an average practice then you would shoot for about 48%. Really we are getting ahead of ourselves, because you probably haven’t been in practice long enough to have enough numbers to play this game.
As a new practitioner the goal is to create a relationship where the patient has recovered or is recovering from their chief complaint, they refer their friends and family to you, and they come back to get treatment as needed.
The three most important strategies to consider with regards to patient retention are:
- YOU
- Removing barriers to entry
- Having multiple positive touchpoints (or creating a positive patient experience)
BONUS: You’ll want to listen to the end because I am going to give my top 5 secrets to building relationships and retaining patients.
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ACU-053 How To Buy An Acupuncture Practice, with Megan Lindsey DACM
April 12, 2023
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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 guest
MEGAN LINDSEY, DACM, OWNER OF SILVER SAGE ACUPUNCTUREMegan completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology from California State University Northridge before switching gears and coninueing her education at Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a Taoist school with a 38-generation lineage, located in Los Angeles, Ca. She is a Nationally Ceritfied Diploamate of Oriental Medicine and a California Board licensed acupuuncturist. After graduating in 2014 she struggleed with opening her own clinic and finding her way. After some stops and starts in 2017, she landed on purchasing an acupuncture clinic from a practitioner who was retiring, She has unique insight into the pros, cons and profitability of this route of practice. More recently, she graduated from Pacific College of Health and Science as a doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine (DACM).
Megan is a direct and open person who has a knack for creating soft nurturing, aesthetically soul comforting environments. Her space helps patients sink deeply into healing while feeling safe and supported. She advocates for her patients to empower themselves through education and lifestyle changes. Megan practices in a wholesome, raw, heart-centered way. She provides patients with the support and tools they need to gracefully pivot into and through, life’s challenges.
FIND HER HERE:Instagram: @silversageacupuncture
Website: Silver Sage Acupuncture
you’ll learn
- Why it’s so important to have a plan as a new practitioner but to keep your options and mind open.
- Many of us are hesitant to purchase a practice because we think the patients might leave. Guess what?! They don’t!
- Megan talks about making dream money her first year. A solo practitioner making over $200k a year? Yes.
- We talk about where the transition of ownership could have been handled differently.
- Megan makes suggestions for a smooth transition into practice.
- How she went from treating 0 patients to over 50 a week.
- We talk about what changes she has made over the years.
- We talk about how she has managed to escape the constant struggle of launching a new practice and how GOOD that feels.
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