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In this tutorial we’re going to look at how to use the Patient File in AcuGraph 5. To see the patient file, first type in a patient’s name. Once you found and selected the patient, there are icons on the top-right corner which shows the: Overview Patient File New Exam... Read more
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to archive and unarchive patients from your AcuGraph patient database. We’ll start in the AcuGraph Home screen and click on Show All Patients. This will reveal the entire list of patients in your database. Select a patient and click on the pencil icon on the... Read more
AcuGraph Food Treatment Plan Let’s look at the Food portion of AcuGraph and how you can use the food recommendations in designing your treatment plan. When you look at your patient’s graph you can click on the Food tab and you’ll see a miniature graph in the top left corner.... Read more
Let’s walk through the process of performing an Exam. We’ll start by selecting a patient. Then click on New Exam. By default, AcuGraph measures the Source points. As you perform the exam you will see a picture of the point your measuring. On the right side of the screen, two visual indicators show additional information... Read more
In this walkthrough we’re going to talk about how to print or email a report to your patient. AcuGraph 5 – Printing and Emailing When we’re ready to print a graph, we simply click on the Print/Email button below the graph. Clicking this button has the same effect as clicking on the Summary... Read more
Hello AcuGraph Friends, Now that the AcuGraph 5 launch and Loyalty Discounts are officially in the record books, I can finally take a minute to breathe. This has quite literally been the busiest six weeks of my life! But it’s also been a ton of fun and quite exhilarating to... Read more
Recently, I had a regular wellness patient ask me this question: “Why the heck is my back weak?” That is a really good question–but not such an easy answer if you are thinking in terms of TCM theory. According to TCM there are multiple reasons including Kidney Qi Deficiency, Kidney Yang... Read more
Is it bragging if you tell the world you are REALLY good at something? What if you broadcast it on your website or post about it on your Facebook page? What if you tell everyone you know that you have an AWESOME talent? Here’s what I think. If you are... Read more
First I want to say GOOD JOB! We had a huge response to my last blog: The Graphing Game. I loved reading your individualized perspectives on this patient’s graph. So many of your responses were right on. Isn’t it awesome how experienced AcuGraph users can look at a graph and... Read more
Remember when you were in school and you had that really cool teacher who played games with you and you actually learned something? I’m going to be that really cool teacher today. We’re going to play a game. “The Graphing Game” It takes time to become excellent at graph analysis, but... Read more
Have you encountered a graph that looks like this? Those are some low readings! Perhaps you’ve had a patient or two that read very low. Perhaps you could barely get any readings at all. I’ve encountered a few of those myself. What causes low readings? And what can I do... Read more
Every now and then, I run across a graph that looks something like this: Everything is high—in fact, so high that there are no findings at all. When everything is this elevated and this close together, it’s impossible to determine excess, deficiency, or splits. So what does it mean? 1.... Read more
How would you respond to this statement I recently received from an acupuncturist on Facebook in response to a blog post I wrote about AcuGraph? *Make sure you read the statement with sarcasm in your voice… “Wait a minute. …. I wasted thousands of dollars and years of my life to... Read more
In my last article, I discussed the definition of marketing. Here’s a quick review of that information: Marketing is NOT advertising. Advertising is what you do when you have finished the marketing process. It is the HOW of the equation. How do you spread your message? Advertising! Marketing is the... Read more
We have a policy at our office. If you have a question about something, it’s likely someone else probably does too. During our weekly meetings we share our question and the answer we received with everyone else—so the entire group can benefit. Recently, I received an email from an AcuGraph user... Read more