Guest guest Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 , " Brian C. Allen " wrote: >In the Practice Management class at PCOM taught by Marilyn Allen, it is recommended that herbal prescribing take place in an appointment all by itself. IMO, this is ideal for the practitioner, but less so for the patient. Brian, You mention some good points from your Practice mgmt class--thanks. Have you heeded that advice? In the acute cases where herbs need to be prescribed that day I don't think a separate appointment makes sense. Those appointments could be allotted extra time but then screening needs to be done when the appointments are made. Are you going to ask the person on the phone whether they want patents which would be quick . . . . Also, in chronic cases where herbs are introduced later in the course of treatment, I will (should) have gleaned all the info from the patient for a diagnosis in the first few acup appointments so the patient's time is not needed for a separate appointment--only my time is needed to pour over books and put together the formula. If I'm doing acupuncture with something less than a complete pattern differentiation (meridian therapy . . .) then I could see a separate appointment for herb prescribing a la bian zheng. Marian --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.734 / Virus Database: 488 - Release Date: 08/04/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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