WC bill

[Guest guest]

http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/archives2004/jul/07sb899.html

 

according to Brian C. Fennen, LAc, QME, OBT

Executive Director, CAOMA

 

" Our profession must develop evidence-based standards of care and

treatment guidelines to supplement existing occupational medicine

treatment guidelines, and get them adopted for workers' compensation

guidelines. "

 

 

For those who do insurance care, it will soon all be EBM; anything that

is proven will be valid, so its not about inflexible standards, just

evidence.

 

As has also been pointed out is that if those who now depend on WC and

other types of third party payment lose that access they will begin to

compete for the cash patients. So this affects even those who wish to

remain outside the constraints of the insurance system (as I do)

 

Most people will have to receive their acupuncture under some form of

insurance coverage as they cannot afford to pay out of pocket. this

will remain the case as long as the current economic era prevails. so

unless we want TCM to be confined only to an elite clientele, we must

all either support EBM or prove to legislators and insurers that it is

the wrong path.

 

 

 

 

 

Chinese Herbs

 

 

FAX:

 

 

[Guest guest]

Has anyone approached ASHN about doing an analysis of acupuncture for

specific disorders? The must have the data to mine, as they have been colecting

it

for years. It might just enhance their credibility within our profession.

Brian Fennen works closely with them and may have access to stimulate them.

David Molony

 

 

In a message dated 6/12/04 12:38:22 PM, writes:

 

 

>

> " Our profession must develop evidence-based standards of care and

> treatment guidelines to supplement existing occupational medicine

> treatment guidelines, and get them adopted for workers' compensation

> guidelines. "

>

>

> For those who do insurance care, it will soon all be EBM; anything that

> is proven will be valid, so its not about inflexible standards, just

> evidence.

>

> As has also been pointed out is that if those who now depend on WC and

> other types of third party payment lose that access they will begin to

> compete for the cash patients. So this affects even those who wish to

> remain outside the constraints of the insurance system (as I do)

>

> Most people will have to receive their acupuncture under some form of

> insurance coverage as they cannot afford to pay out of pocket.  this

> will remain the case as long as the current economic era prevails.  so

> unless we want TCM to be confined only to an elite clientele, we must

> all either support EBM or prove to legislators and insurers that it is

> the wrong path.

>

>

>

>

>

> Chinese Herbs

>