2010 July

FlashCode is a free, FileMaker-based online ICD (diagnosis) coding resoiurce, available online. Our programmer/practitioners use it all the time, and we thought you might like to try it out as well.  Click here to check it out.

Overview The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires all practitioners to insure the privacy and security of patient information. The Privacy and Security rules went effect on April 14, 2003, with stiff penalties for those who fail to comply, or who improperly disclose or misuse protected health information. The HIPAA Privacy and Security [...]

If you thought the coolest things to happen to lasers were laser eye surgery and laser tag, maybe you ought to think again. A new use for lasers is emerging: laser acupuncture.

Acupuncture with lasers, or Low-Level Laser Therapy is a new method of treatment in which traditional needles are replaced with, you guessed it: lasers. While usage of lasers in acupuncture is only approved by the FDA for a handful of uses in the United States, the treatment is fully approved and beginning to pop up everywhere in Canada…

This year, more than four million Baby Boomers will reach the age of 50. On top of that, Baby Boomers in the older end of the generation are quickly approaching retirement. One result of the aging of the population in the United States will be an increased need for healthcare.

While it may seem that an older population would result in a greater need for hospital care, many Baby Boomers are also looking to alternative therapy to alleviate the aches and pains associated with growing older. According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 38 percent of adults in the United States are using some kind of Alternative Therapy to deal with medical issues…

If you’re a woman or have ever talked to one, chances are you’ve heard about the many pains that can be associated with the menstrual cycle and pregnancy. Thankfully, according to two new studies, acupuncture can help women with problems associated with both.

Although many different symptoms may affect a woman on her menstrual cycle, one of the more common ones is severe cramps, which affect as many as half of women. Recently, a group compared the results of 27 different studies involving 3,000 women total to determine if acupuncture was a viable treatment for severe cramps. The researchers determined that acupuncture could help treat pain from cramps because it would spur the production of serotonin and endorphins to help with the pain. Acupuncture for menstrual cramping would be a good option for women who did not want to use drugs because of the negative side effects…

Trigram Software is proud to announce that our latest update to AcuBase Pro, version 8.5.50, will be released on June 15, 2009.

We are excited to announce that Trigram Software will be conducting weekly online webinar demonstrations on Mondays and Thursdays to help answer any questions that users or trial subscribers have. The webinar will last for 30 minutes and is designed to be a walkthrough of the features of the system. Please join us, as you [...]

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