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Veterans Access

Geoff Geness, Stacey Whitcomb

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The Veterans Access Podcast (and its accompanying workbook) assists veterans navigating the VA system with detailed guidance in order to obtain the benefits that you have earned. After 2 decades of war, our veterans and their families are challenged by an unprecedented strain on their mental, emotional and physical health. And the VA is struggling to keep up with the demand for claims processing, so the UDT/SEAL Association has sponsored this educational program to help you successfully enga ...
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An Acupuncture Podcast designed to help new Acupuncturists feel supported, informed and confident during the transition from school to practice. We help you streamline systems, make decisions from an empowered place, cultivate an efficient practice, attract your dream patient, explore all career possibilities, adopt a confident and empowered mindset, heal more people and make great money in your first couple years of practice. Hosted by Stacey Whitcomb, Acupuncturist, Board Certified Herbali ...
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Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!! Schedule your 15 minute bookkeepping consultation here! Are you considering taking insurance to jump start your acupuncture practice? Here are some things to consider that I bet you didn’t learn in school. Are you a new practitioner and getting ready to launch your clinical practice? Maybe you are not so new, worke…
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Schedule your 15 minute bookkeepping consultation here! Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!! Proper medical charting is crucial in maintaining accurate and organized records for your acupuncture practice. ACU-056 This highly requested episode comes on the tails of episode 055 where Megan and I discussed treating multiple patients an hour. As a result …
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Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!! Are you ready to level up? Not sure how to transition from 1 room to 2 or 3? This is such a common question I often get from my coaching clients. How do you treat 2 patients an hour? As a business coach to new practitioners, I get this question SO often! So… I called in my friend Megan who purchased a very busy cli…
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SERIES WORKBOOK You will use this extensively during the series. It is the cornerstone of this project and will be a valuable resource where you can compile all of the information necessary to file claims. Be sure to print it out before you start the series! VETERANS CRISIS LINE VA Veteran Suicide Prevention Resources: VA Programs for Homeless Vete…
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Acusprout has partnered with the BEST EHR company ever! Find out why everybody LOVES Jane! in this episode ACU-054 Welcome to this episode of the AcuSprout podcast where we explore case studies with expert acupuncturists to learn more about the application of acupuncture in clinical practice. In this episode, we have Toby Daly, a licensed acupunctu…
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Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!! Acusprout has partnered with the BEST EHR company ever! Find out why everybody LOVES Jane! can a new practitioner really purchase a busy clinic and succeed? Yes! And Megan is going to tell you how. I LOVE when people want to contribute hard earned knowledge to the AcuSprout community! My guest today contacted me be…
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Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!! If you are an Acupuncturist you NEED to know about Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome. The pain level and duration of CRPS is so debilitating that people often take their own lives but this is something we are well equipped to help manage. There are also some pretty important contraindications that we need to take into…
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SERIES WORKBOOK You will use this extensively during the series. It is the cornerstone of this project and will be a valuable resource where you can compile all of the information necessary to file claims. Be sure to print it out before you start the series! VETERANS CRISIS LINE VA Veteran Suicide Prevention Resources: VA Programs for Homeless Vete…
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Join The Monthly Newsletter In this episode…… ACU-051 Today I’m going to talk about the biggest mistakes I see newbies making with regards to patient retention that keeps you from gaining any traction. No matter what type of marketing you do, how much you spend on advertising, If you cannot keep your patients committed to a treatment plan long enou…
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Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!! ACU-050 This is the part two of a case review I did with Henry McCann. We discuss how Henry treats neck and arm pain with Tung Style Acupuncture. If you missed the first part, be sure to check out Episode 49 where we had a brief chat about the importance and differences between the DAOM programs and the DACM progra…
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SERIES WORKBOOK You will use this extensively during the series. It is the cornerstone of this project and will be a valuable resource where you can compile all of the information necessary to file claims. Be sure to print it out before you start the series! VETERANS CRISIS LINE VA Veteran Suicide Prevention Resources: VA Programs for Homeless Vete…
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The SEAL Advocate: Guiding Veterans to their VA Benefits SERIES WORKBOOK You will use this extensively during the series. It is the cornerstone of this project and will be a valuable resource where you can compile all of the information necessary to file claims. Be sure to print it out before you start the series! VETERANS CRISIS LINE VA Veteran Su…
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The SEAL Advocate: Guiding Veterans to their VA Benefits SERIES WORKBOOK You will use this extensively during the series. It is the cornerstone of this project and will be a valuable resource where you can compile all of the information necessary to file claims. Be sure to print it out before you start the series! VETERANS CRISIS LINE VA Veteran Su…
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The SEAL Advocate: Guiding Veterans To Their VA Benefits SERIES WORKBOOK You will use this extensively during the series. It is the cornerstone of this project and will be a valuable resource where you can compile all of the information necessary to file claims. Be sure to print it out before you start the series! VETERANS CRISIS LINE VA Veteran Su…
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Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!! In this episode…. ACU-O49 Today I'm talking with Henry McCann, and we originally recorded this episode to share a case study with you, but what has been happening with my case studies is that they get really, really long, so I'm breaking this one up into two parts. Be sure to tune in and subscribe so you don’t miss…
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Hey friends. Are you stuck? Afraid to open your practice, get a job, go to a networking meeting, learn to play pickle ball, create an instagram reel? Are you afraid of what your classmates, relatives, future patients, former teachers and your neighbor Bob think of you? Think about it. If everyone were perfect: What would comedians talk about? Would…
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ACU-047 In this episode I meet with Phil Settels the Dean and creator of the DAOM program at ACCHS, the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences. We decided to bring the long held tradition of teaching thru case studies to the AcuSprout airwaves. We talk about Phil’s training with Dr. Huang Huang and how the Ten Key Formula Families is and in…
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Listen in as I talk with Ali about how to create a company that when customers tell other people about it, they don’t say they “like” it. They say they “love” it. I think one of the toughest things about designing your future upon graduation is actually taking the time to do it. Especially after 3-4 years of no money coming in. Especially when the …
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Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!! Join The Monthly Newsletter Case Study: Orthopedic Acupuncture Instead of A Total Shoulder Replacement with Anthony Von der Muhll, DAOM Is it possible to avoid or postpone orthopedic surgery with acupuncture? Can you help patients with extensive soft tissue damage regain full range of motion and strength? Yes. Yes …
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In This Episode.. ACU-041 In this episode I meet with Phil Settels the Dean and creator of the DAOM program at ACCHS, the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences. We decided to bring the long held tradition of teaching thru case studies to the AcuSprout airwaves. Listen in and puzzle through with me as Phil presents a case and shows me a new…
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in your medical practice starts with YOU. The willingness and courage to have uncomfortable conversations so that your clinic stands on ethical ground starts with doing your own internal work. To sort thru your own programming and call yourself out to become a better human and practitioner is the first step to buildi…
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ACU-038 A practical guide and considerations when prescribing herbal supplements to your patients. In today’s episode I am going to cover….. The legal requirements you must follow to prescribe herbs, including state and federal guidelines. What to look for when purchasing herbs from a distributor. What you need to know about reselling herbs and oth…
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Acupuncture serving American Indians: Could this be your dream practice? Are you a new Acupuncturist and you are having trouble putting your finger on the pulse of your career choices? Here is one you may not have considered. Join me in this episode where I talk with Michelle Jean Champion LAc. about her journey to serving Indigenous People with Ac…
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Enjoy a quick review of my favorite systems! In this episode I cover my top five software systems to streamline my Acupuncture practice. I use these tools to streamline the business stuff that I don’t particularly love spending time on but are necessary to my practice. I wanted to share them with you because as a new practitioner you really shouldn…
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YOUR STRATEGY IS YOUR MAP TO SUCCESS! How could you possibly know how to get to where you want to go without first defining where you want to go? Are you a new practitioner and want to know how to get new patients? Are you feeling unheard? Do you have SO much passion that when someone asks if Acupuncture can treat XXX you can hardly contain your ex…
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I have personal and professional mantras on repeat in my head all the time. Some are even incorporated into my meditations. Are you challenged with perfectionism? Me too. Producing a podcast has taught me this: PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION. Since I have started podcasting nothing meets my perfect standards. Podcasts are raw and conversational. Grammar,…
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YOU’RE NEW……WHAT TO DO? AN EXPLORATION OF POSSIBILITIES. New practitioners have SO many choices to make that often feel heavy. We have been a cog in the wheel of the educational machine where we are told exactly what hoops to jump through for 4 years. Suddenly, we sprout into the “real” world and are taxed with the challenge of making a living agai…
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COULD THIS BE THE PRACTICE OF THE FUTURE? I went in search of a practitioner who was practicing medicine in the business model I was envisioning as a result of the Pandemic. A practice with multiple streams of income that housed an educational community and platform to answer questions and share the fundamentals of Chinese Medicine. A way to spotli…
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YOUR STATE ASSOCIATION IS SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS!! Hey Sprouts! Are you feeling a little lost in all of the legal jazz your state is offering up? Trying to figure out what hoops to jump through and in what order? Not really sure where to find some help? Did you know that your state association might have the answers you need? They may e…
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