The practice of medicine has undergone yet another change. Over the past several years, it has gone electronic. Those of you who have experienced electronically recorded medicine have had to adapt to the profound change that this brought to the physician visit. Physicians, already stressed from adapting to the corporatization of medicine, now have to adapt to data entry during their time with their patients. I, for one, resisted this as long as I was able. I intuitively knew what this would do to the sacred essence of the physician-patient encounter. 

Last year, I was forced to succumb. I was not really given a choice. Implementing the electronic medical record (EMR) in my practice was not only extremely expensive for a primary care physician in private practice, it was extremely stressful for one who practices "patient centered" medicine. For a physician who relishes spending time with my patients, listening for clues in their stories to help them problem solve and heal, this was deeply intrusive. 

When I used paper charts...

In my practice, I have encountered numerous people who are reluctant to tell their physicians they receive acupuncture treatments for the conditions from which they suffer.  When I ask them why, they say they don't want to offend their doctor or they feel uncomfortable, not wanting to be judged, or worse, ridiculed for seeking an alternate therapist. 

Others report their doctors will call acupuncture "voodoo" or "hocus- pocus".  I find this fact a bit frightening, almost as though the physicians are practicing "with blinders on;"  refusing to look outside of the box to help their patients find other therapies that might better suit their conditions.  An article such as the one below could prove a useful tool for those who wish to bring their doctor actual proof of the science behind this medicine.

Scientific Confirmation of Acupuncture Points & Chinese Medicine Validated  

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