Acupuncture Continuing Education

Tongue Acupuncture for Depression Effective

Tongue acupuncture is effective for the treatment of depression. Tongue PointsResearchers measured the synergistic effects of tongue acupuncture combined with traditional body style acupuncture. They concluded that tongue acupuncture is an effective application modality for the treatment of depression and demonstrated significantly reduced anxiety levels and improved heart rate scores. Electrocardiographic (ECG) biosignal recordings also […]

Deadline for Acupuncture ICD-10 Insurance Billing Codes Approaches

The new ICD-10 acupuncture insurance billing diagnosis codes will go live on October 1, 2014. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) gave the official word this week that there will be no more extensions except for rare hardship exemptionss. All acupuncturists must update their HCFA 1500 billing forms and/or insurance billing software for […]