Iowa Association of Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture - IAOMA

10/05/2018

We need some Male-Female medicine right now!
As a married couple practicing medicine, we know how our relations with each other are based on respect, admiration, humor and most importantly LOVE!

Here is a couple of inspiring stories (second is in comments...) about two amazing physicians, not related in marriage, but related in calling...
Enjoy and please express some extra special love for each other.

Denmark became the first resident physician at Henrietta Egleston Hospital for Children in Atlanta when it opened in 1928, her grandson said

09/13/2016

National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)® Stresses Importance of Nondrug Approaches Such as Acupuncture for Addressing Chronic Pain

07/28/2016

07/23/2016

On July 22 2016 the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that in 2018 acupuncturists will have an independent Standard Occupational Code (SOC).

What this means is, as NCCAOM Kory Ward-Cook and Mina Larsen put it in 2014,

"Data collected, classified and published by the BLS is used by the federal statistical agencies to assign workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data on occupations. This process also lays the groundwork for AOM practitioners to be able to participate in federal loan repayment programs, receive recognition from federal agencies such as the Department of Veteran Affairs, and paves the way for acupuncture services to be included in Medicare, etc."

http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=32861
http://www.nccaom.org/bls/

The NCCAOM is very pleased to announce that on July 22, 2016, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Standard Occupational Code (SOC) Policy Committee (SOCPC) updated the SOC website to include the Federal Register notice (81 FR 48306) published by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announcing…

07/08/2016

Sadly acupuncture insurance reimbursement rates are a tiny 1.5%.
Thankfully people are willing to pay out of pocket.

Please contact your insurance company or business HR person and ask to have acupuncture reimbursement. Statistics show a cost benefit for insurance and companies when they pay for acupuncture.

Americans are increasingly willing to pay out-of-pocket for acupuncture, chiropractic, or massage care that isn’t covered by health insurance, according to a new analysis of data from a national survey.

07/01/2016

The "American Medical Association recognize[s] dry needling as an invasive procedure and maintain[s] that dry needling should only be performed by practitioners with standard training and familiarity with routine use of needles in their practice, such as licensed medical physicians and licensed acupuncturists."

After a pesky upper hamstring injury stopped me running after the first 100 yards of the Floppin’ Flounder 5K earlier this month, I seized the opportunity to ask a three-time U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier if she had any suggestions.

06/23/2016

2 papers in Acupuncture in Medicine look at the acceptability to patients, and cost implications, of a group acupuncture clinic for osteoarthritis of the kne...

06/23/2016

Our Mission: To elevate acupuncture's impact on easing suffering and enhancing health through accurate information about its best practices.

06/23/2016

If you haven't already heard of the Acupuncture Now Foundation (ANF), find out more information on them here:

https://acupuncturenowfoundation.org/

They are a phenomenal resource for the public and practitioners alike.