All record keeping includes detailed initial visit documentation. Follow-up treatment notes include form of acupuncture treatment used, patient response to previous treatment, and progress. Acupuncturists spend an appropriate amount of time with a patient providing assessment, treatment and guidance consistent with that provider's tradition and educational background. Practitioners re-evaluate and alter their treatment plan if there is no reported improvement after several treatments, and make referrals to other providers when appropriate. All insurance company peer reviews for acupuncture treatment claims be done by a NYS licensed acupuncturist.
All providers use ethical billing practices.
It is imperative that the profession of acupuncture and Oriental medicine not be assigned blame in this dialogue. The entire system of 'no-fault' needs to be reviewed and reformed. All providers of therapeutic service to an injured patient must be reviewed for appropriate and inappropriate practices. ASNY, along with the other NYS professional associations, has a strong interest in providing leadership and information to encourage appropriate patient treatment. It is always the desire of the state associations to advocate for the best acupuncture and Oriental medicine care that can be provided to the patients of New York State.