Resources

RESOURCES

Programs, Apps, Books, and Coaches to Inspire your Acupuncture, Chiropractic, or other Holistic Healthcare Business

LINKS WE LOVE

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Guidance and support for creating the collaborative, multidisciplinary practice you’ve always wanted.  Wellness Center Creators offers clear structures and procedures to teach you the essential elements of creating and running a multidisciplinary, collaborative healthcare team. Receive the tools and skills you’ll need while holding you accountable, so you get the results you deserve.

Fullscript is an online supplement dispensary that allows you to write prescriptions for your patients.  Sales can happen at client checkout, or clients receive and an email from you with a link to purchase. You can set markups to your specific amounts for different patients.  It’s a very simple program to setup and use. Using Fullscript saves you valuable time that would normally be used for ordering, stocking and the inventory of your products.

American Acupuncture Council has been providing malpractice insurance to the majority of the acupuncturists in the US since 1972.  Besides insuring us, this company provides education on insurance billing and coding, HIPPA compliance and other acupuncture related topics.

Acupuncturists and Author Lorne Brown, Owner of AcuBalance Clinic and Healthy Seminars shares his wisdom as a successful acupuncturist with an accounting background. Missing the Point is a quick and easy read!  Every acupuncturist MUST read it.  It’s quick and filled with gems to help you start thinking like a successful business person.

Jane App

Jane is an all inclusive practice management software program.  It manages scheduling, online booking,  reminders, customizable chart note templates, billing, inventory, payments, packages, reviews, and more.    Jane is a beautiful site and it’s easy for you and your clients to use. Jane rocks at scheduling . She can manage multiple practitioners, locations, and  modalities. She’s quite versatile and an extremely attractive program to use. Clients love her online booking site. This amazing program keeps getting better with age. Our favorite by a long shot.

Michelle Grasek is a marketing genius helping acupuncturists learn the ropes of attracting more clients through networking, facebook, websites, and more.  She has a large collection of courses and videos available on her website, all of which teach you how to fine tune your social media marketing so that more clients funnel in to your website. CEUs provided on some courses.

Acupuncturists Mean Business by Katie Altneu L.Ac. is a guide to creating a profitable and prospering acupuncture practice. Part business book and part self development, It’s filled with actionable advice.
Playing the Game

A fantastic resource on insurance billing for acupuncturists.  It has info to help you decide whether you might want to take insurance, which codes to bill, which codes not to bill, documentation for various codes, how to fill out the claim forms, and so much more.

Looking to sell or buy an acupuncture or  medical practice?  Sellingapractice.com helps providers sell (or buy) a practice. You may be under the impression that using a broker is the only way to go, but there are better options. Take matters into your own hands by reading more about the process with their abundant free articles. If you don’t want to do it all yourself, relax and while they do the dirty work. Their methods and you-first philosophy will get your sale done 4-5 times faster for 80% less than the cost of using a broker. But don’t take our word for it. Check out  their website and read what their clients have to say.

Robin Valadares, BScH, MScPT offers tips and tricks for budgeting and taking charge of your finances as a holistic healthcare provider.  Robin has some links below . These are quick listens or reads on managing your finances and helping you become more financially fulfilled as a small clinic owner. Learn more at financiallyfulfilledphysio

Trust Driven CAre is a complete communication system including 2-way text messages and phone calls, that ties directly into your Jane account. With Trust Driven Care, you can send 2-way appointment reminders, appointment-based automations, all to create a patient experience that wows. And that “wow” experience keeps patients coming back and helps your clinic grow. Get a demo at TrustDrivenCare.com/demo

Katie Altneu L.Ac. offers an affordable group coaching program for acupuncturists called Acuprosper.  Its called the Prosper Ring and the reviews are outstanding for this coaching series. Her website is filled with useful blog articles and webinars, reasonably priced and even some for free, to help you with marketing, daily office tasks, and other nuts and bolts advice. Katie delivers quality content full of actionable info.

Soundry Health provides personalized insurance billing, revenue cycle management, and accounts receivable services specifically for Chiropractors and Acupuncturists. They have deep expertise in the unique billing needs of your business, so you get peace of mind and increase claim revenue. They can use your current EHR system or you can use their solution that’s EHR + Billing integrated in one simple application. Their starting price is 6% on successful claims.

Holistic Billing specializes in processing insurance claims for acupuncturists.  Their website is full of helpful articles on the ins and outs of billing procedures and updates on reimbursement schedules, policy changes, and other current insurance related topics. Pricing varies on the size of your business and is all based on claims paid. Percentages of claims paid goes down as your practice grows to keep it affordable.

Fullslate is one of the simplest online scheduling software we have found.  It works for multiple locations and multiple practitioners.  It has great customizable features for appointment reminders and emails. Collect client reviews, sell packages, collect credit card payments, syncs with Quickbooks and  other calendars.  It’s a powerhouse of a schedule program .  Cost for Fullslate starts at $29 per month.

A great start-up guide for private practice.  It covers so many aspects of the business of acupuncture.  Filled with advice from veteran practitioners, this book is required reading in most acupuncture programs and should be a go-to resource for newly licensed acupuncturists.