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Medical Documentation: Essential Best Practices – Class Notes & E-book

Class Content Notes
Guide to Interactive E-books: Read this first! Guide
Slideshow: Medical Documentation: Essential Best Practices View Slides
Appendix 1: Comparison of Paper vs. EHR Systems View Notes
Appendix 2: Patient Release and Records Transfer View Notes
Sample History of Present Illness/initial visit note View Notes
Sample follow-up visit progress or "SOAP" note View Notes
Basic Chart Note Review View Notes
Advanced Chart Note Review Checklist View Notes

Myofascial Trigger Point Acupuncture

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  • Acupuncture and myofascial trigger point needling: what's the difference?
  • History and physical exam findings, indications for needling of myofascial trigger points
  • Safety, side-effects, contraindications, cautions, patient education and informed consent
  • Ways to develop skills in myofascial trigger point needling
  • East-West anatomy and physiology of myofascial trigger points
  • Locating and needling myofascial trigger points in the following muscles:
    • Arm Taiyang Jing-Jin: The superficial posterior tract
      • Triceps brachii
      • Infraspinatus & teres minor
      • Levator scapula
    • Leg Taiyang Jing-Jin: The superficial posterior tract (continued)
      • Trapezius
      • Erector spinae
      • Hamstrings
      • Gastrocnemius, soleus and Achilles tendon
    • Shaoyang Jing-Jin: The superficial lateral tract
      • Supraspinatus
      • Quadratus lumborum
      • Gluteus medius and minimus
      • Tensor fascia lata and IT band
    • Yangming Jing-Jin: The superficial anterior tract
      • Lateral pterygoids
      • Iliopsoas
      • Quadriceps
    • 3 Yin Jing-Jin: The medial and central tracts
      • Pectoralis minor
      • Subscapularis

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Professional Ethics and Risk Management

Avoiding Lawsuits and Complaints to Regulatory Boards

Ethics and Laws Regarding Marketing and Billing

With Instructor Anthony Von der Muhll, L.Ac., DAOM, DNBAO, FAIPM

Acupuncture Expert Witness in Malpractice Litigation and Regulatory Investigations

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--Ebooks are included with class purchase--please do not purchase both. When purchased separately, Ebooks are for informational purposes only--no PDAs/CEUs.

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Professional Ethics & Risk Management --Live Webinar with Anthony Von der Muhll

Monday December 11, 2023, 9:00-6:00, Pacific Time

8 NCCAOM Safety & Ethics PDAs approved

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Is your practice safe?

  • Do you know what the new CNT manual (7th ed.) recommends for minimizing pneumothorax risks? Sterilizing cups, gua sha tools? Preventing heat lamp and moxa burns? Medical record-keeping?
  • Do you routinely provide a "best-practices" informed consent before treatment?
  • Do you know what social media marketing techniques are legal vs. illegal, as well as what terms to avoid using on your website?
  • Do you know how to avoid triggering insurance audits for suspected over-billing?
  • Can you recognize when you're in a "high-risk" relationship with a patient, and manage the situation without charges of discrimination in health care or "patient abandonment" that risk license suspension?
  • What would you do/not do if you were concerned someone was going to file a malpractice suit against you?

If you're unsure, this Class/E-book is for you!

If you took the CNT certification exam prior to 2015, reviewing the 7th ed. of the CNT Manual is critical, as there have been many significant changes that have re-shaped standards of care and essential risk management strategies for the profession. Knowing and following the guidelines of the CNT Manual, 7th ed. minimizes risks for your and your patients!

I invite you to benefit from my experience as an Expert Witness in malpractice litigation, complaints to regulatory boards, and insurance audits to help you manage risks while supporting sustainable practice growth.

--Anthony Von der Muhll, L.Ac., DNBAO, DAOM

Topics Include

  • Review of critical recommendations of the Clean Needle Technique Manual, 7th ed. and standards of care regarding frequently-litigated injuries
    • Pneumothorax and other organ punctures
    • Nerve traumas
    • Burns, scarring and infections
    • Slip-and-fall injuries
    • Failure to diagnose, manage and refer
  • Essential strategies to reduce risks of malpractice and complaints to regulatory boards, and manage them if they occur, including informed consent and documentation, and maintaining alignment of patient-practitioner goals
  • Recognizing and managing higher-risk patients and patient relationships, while avoiding discrimination or abandonment
  • Truth in advertising: representation of title, training, prognosis, outcomes
  • Fiduciary duties: fee-setting and -splitting, discounts, insurance billing, product sales
  • Clarifying the scope of practice "gray areas"

Report-Writing for Managed Care: HMO, Personal Injury, Work Comp

With Instructor Anthony Von der Muhll, L.Ac., DAOM, DNBAO, FAIPM

This course builds on Medical Documentation: Essential Best Practices, which is highly recommended as a prerequisite. 

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Live classes and webinars feature instructor-lead peer review/feedback regarding chart notes, and comparison of electronic and on-line documentation systems

Medical report-writing skills are vital for treatment authorization requests and reimbursement for HMO, Personal Injury and Workers Compensation cases. Review and apply best practices for the particular requirements of managed care, including:

  • Initial and follow-up evaluations: setting treatment goals, present outcomes, and making recommendations for future care to support reimbursement and treatment authorization/re-authorization requests
  • Comparison of electronic health records systems for managed care reporting
  • Using standardized functional capacity questionnaires to measure subjective assessments of progress
  • Pain scales: how to use them accurately and reliably
  • Specific requirements of the California Workers Compensation system: initial and progress reports (PR2s)
  • Documentation and reporting of objective measurements of functional capacities and other key baselines, including:
    • Findings from observation and inspection
    • Joint range-of-motion, tracking and stability
    • Muscle strength
    • Sensory function
    • Tenderness
    • Limb girth and skin lesions
    • Orthopedic and neurologic assessments
    • Special tests and physical examinations for other body systems
    • Non-quantifiable assessments of functional capacity

Distance learning/self-study, E-book and live class notes feature sample initial functional capacity evaluations and re-evaluation reports for managed care insurance.

Live class features instructor-lead peer review/feedback regarding student reports.

***Please note: For Certification in Acupuncture Orthopedics, either the live class (8 hours/CEUs/PDAs), or the distance-learning class (5 hours CEUs/PDAs) + one live 3-hour clinical case mentorship meeting focused on medical documentation (no CEUs/PDAs)  is required.***

Student Ratings and Comments

from evaluations of a prior live class offered in 2016, as required by California Acupuncture Board

Respondents: 13 of 17 enrolled

Average rating: 99/100

  • “Anthony as always is superbly professional, knowledgeable, and encouraging improvements in clinical practice. Thank you!”  --Anonymous
  • “All of your classes have been instrumental in my ability to improve patient care–but it could be a 2-day course to cover more. Thank you!”  –Jennifer Root, L.Ac.
  • “I always enjoy Anthony’s classes, very helpful info.”  --Anonymous

Building Your AOM Practice

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Workshop Topics:

  • Key metrics to track for business development.
  • Insurance billing basics, and whether to join–or quit–managed care networks
  • Practice and risk management essentials
  • Customer service: keys to success!
  • Building a thriving practice through cultivating medical referrals
  • Why and how to avoid social media marketing--you can do it, using no-cost and efficient marketing strategies!
  • The golden parachute: planning and selling your practice for maximum value

Who should take this class:

  • AOM students planning their future practice
  • Recently-licensed acupuncturists
  • Those transitioning to a new practice model or location
  • Those re-entering the profession
  • Anyone who wants support in starting and building a safe, sustainable and satisfying practice!

Participants receive:

  • A “starter kit” of sample spreadsheets, clinic operating procedures, and marketing and educational materials
  • On-going access to class notes and discussion forums
This class builds on the topics covered 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in Starting Your AOM Practice: securing locations and rental/employment agreement terms that work for you and your patients; business planning essentials (financing, fee-setting, and appointment schedules) and more. Take both classes for -10% off each!

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