Examination and Reflection of the NCCAOM’s Code of Ethics and its 9 Principles

This engaging, animated course will not only fulfill your required Ethics CEU but also help you develop valuable and necessary practice management tools that you will use daily.

2 CEU Credits/ $35
NCCAOM Approved 

Course Objectives

Explore how the NCCAOM’s Code of Ethics and its 9 principles impact your practice and our profession.
Use the NCCAOM’s Code of Ethics as a guide for developing essential practice management tools. 
Understand Medical Ethics and using acupuncture and Oriental medicine’s (AOM) model of excess and deficiency as a lens in which to view it.

Practice Skills 

Doing the work:
  • Understand how to establish an effective appointment cancellation policy, including defining the acceptable cancellation timeframe
  • Explore the methods for communicating cancellations, such as phone calls, text messages, or emails
  • Learn how to implement and manage systems for addressing cancellations, whether through penalties or rewards, while ensuring patients understand their responsibility (note: third-party payers typically do not cover these)
  • Develop strategies for managing frequent cancellations and addressing patterns
  • Determine exceptions to fees or penalties to ensure fairness and flexibility
  • Master the art of clearly communicating your cancellation policy to patients

Practice Finances

Establishment of reasonable fee schedule:
  • Create a comprehensive list of all therapeutic modalities offered in your practice
  • Utilize CPT codes to clearly differentiate between the services provided
  • Assign appropriate fees to each service based on its complexity and value
  • Consider the fee structures used by other practitioners within your practice for consistency and competitiveness
  • Create a comprehensive list of all therapeutic modalities offered in your practice
  • Utilize CPT codes to clearly differentiate between the services provided
  • Assign appropriate fees to each service based on its complexity and value
  • Consider the fee structures used by other practitioners within your practice for consistency and competitiveness

What is Acupuncture

Scope of Practice:
  • Research and understand the fundamental scope of practice outlined by your state’s Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AOM) State Board. 
  • Identify any modalities or treatments that fall outside your authorized scope of
    practice. 
  • Develop a referral network of qualified practitioners who can offer services
    beyond your legal scope, ensuring your patients receive comprehensive care.

Course Lessons

Meet the instructor

Katherine Binder-Forloney MSAc., Dipl. Ac.(NCCAOM), C.P., L.Ac

Katherine Binder is a graduate of The New School for Social Research and received her master of science from Tri-State College of Acupuncture, where she graduated with honors. In addition, she has studied at China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Centre. She graduated from The Newington Program for Prosthetics, a partner of the University of Connecticut, and completed her prosthetic residency at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute.Katherine’s 13 years of experience working in physical rehabilitation as a Certified Prosthetist, combined with nearly two decades as a licensed acupuncturist, provide her with unique insight into both Western and Eastern medical traditions, enabling her to offer a truly integrative clinical approach. Katherine has collaborated on two textbooks designed for pain management and rehabilitation residents, practicing physiatrists, physical therapists, and physicians in other specialties treating rehabilitation patients: Prosthetics and Patient Management: A Comprehensive Clinical Approach and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pocket Companion.Katherine is also the sole author of a textbook for acupuncturist. Taming Paper Tigers Acupuncture Documentation from Assessment to Outcomes (2021.) The second edition of Taming Paper Tigers with the 2024 coding updates is now available.
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