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Lloyd Wright, DNBAO, LAc, AP, BA

Lloyd Wright is the current vice president and former president of the Asian Medicine Acupuncturists of Arizona and has served on the California Acupuncture Board, the board of directors of the American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Arizona Society of Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture, and the California Acupuncture Association. He holds a diplomate from the National Board of Acupuncture Orthopedics and served as a qualified medical evaluator for the California workers comp system, as academic dean for two acupuncture colleges, and participated in numerous site visits for school accreditation for the Accreditation Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. He is currently in private practice in Scottsdale, Ariz., and in the process of completing his Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine at Pacific College of Health Sciences.

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Consequences for HIPAA violations can often be quite harsh. If someone has breached the HIPAA privacy regulations – even without any malicious intent, civil penalties are applicable: $100 per violation for unawareness, a minimum of $1,000 for reasonable cause, a minimum of $10,000 if willful neglect is present and then rectified, and finally, a minimum of $50,000 for individuals who act with willful neglect and ignore the issue.

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Nicholas Sieben, LAc
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A Collaborative Journey to Better Patient Outcomes: Critical Tools

As our health care ecosystem continues to evolve, I’ve found an increased emphasis being placed on an integrative approach to patient care. As an acupuncturist, you are an essential part of this collaborative system and health care team, cooperating with a range of other professionals including medical doctors, chiropractors, massage therapists, and others.

Brandon Hoffman, BA