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Amanda Azadian, BS

Amanda Azadian is a writer and yoga teacher living in Brooklyn, N.Y., and studying acupuncture at Pacific College of Health and Science. She earned a BS in applied health science with a minor in international relations at Wheaton College of Illinois and runs a consulting company focused on integrating the best of both Eastern and Western medicine. She mentors health care startups and has managed digital health strategy products at the American Medical Association; health care service delivery programs at Walgreens Boots Alliance,;health care solution accelerator cohorts at MATTER Health; and managed care contracts at a Federally Qualified Health Center in southside Chicago.

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A Return-on-Health Framework for Whole-Person Care (Pt. 2)
December 1, 2024 (Vol. 25, Issue 12)
A Return-on-Health Framework for Whole-Person Care (Pt. 1)
November 1, 2024 (Vol. 25, Issue 11)
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Women's Health
TCM for Women’s Health: Menstruum, Fertility, and Menopause
TCM for Women’s Health: Menstruum, Fertility, and Menopause

Because traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) views the human body as an interconnected network of energy (qi) and seeks to restore balance and harmony, ensuring the smooth flow of qi and blood is crucial to nourish and regulate the reproductive system. TCM treatment aims to regulate menstruation, reduce anovulatory menstruation, help ovulation, improve egg quality, stabilize progesterone, and provide a good endometrium environment for successful implantation and pregnancy.

Christine Chang, DAOM, LAc, Dipl. OM
Politics / Government / Legislation
Let's Help Make Acupuncturists Medicare Providers
Acupuncture in Medicare: Critical Legislation Reintroduced

U.S. Representatives Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) have reintroduced the Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act (now H.R. 1667) in the 119th Congress. As with previous iterations of the legislation, H.R. 1667 would authorize the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to recognize qualified acupuncturists as Medicare providers. The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and American Society of Acupuncturists (ASA) both weigh in on the importance of the legislation.

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Your Practice / Business
Foundations of Patient Success: OPQRST(L)
Foundations of Patient Success: OPQRST(L)

What’s the single most important thing to ensure your patient gets better? The key is patient education and scheduling appropriately. But how do you do that in a clinically relevant way that is representative of a medical professional? The answer lies in the most fundamental aspect of our intakes: OPQRST(L).

John Rybak, DAc