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AIM December 2006 Text.qxd 17/01/2007 11:12 Page 192 Media reviews Taoclinic Professional features to the software than this short review can By Taomedic Software International Ltd cover. Some of these include a printable patient questionnaire, stems and branch analysis, patient Content: Treatment and clinic management progress charting, and the ability to perform limited software (CD-ROM) statistical analysis. Help and support is available Price: £241.99 (inc postage) within the programme and online. If you want an all singing and dancing piece of The cross-indexed database includes: software to help you manage your acupuncture (and herbal) practice, then this is it! The range of features 1500 symptoms available is the most comprehensive of all the 80 Chinese syndromes software that I have tested to date. Despite this 250 western diseases increased level of complexity, the layout and menus 450 acupuncture points and use are all excellent and intuitive, and you can 400 point combinations have your clinic up and running in no time. 300 classic Chinese herbal formulae The appointment booking (which even allows for the optimal times for treating meridians or points), In summary - very comprehensive and easy to use diagnosis and medical history, treatment points and TCM acupuncture practice management software invoicing can all be customised to your personal let down by the invoicing component which was preference. The symptom choices are a mixture of very American and orientated to insurance western diagnoses, Chinese and lay descriptions such companies. as ‘pimples’ and ‘contraction of the larynx’. Afull catalogue of Chinese syndromes is comprehensively Rating cross-indexed to disease and treatment. Presentation 10/10 Everything you need to know about any meridian Content 8/10 (poor invoicing system for the UK or acupuncture point (including auricular points) is market) described with interactive point charts, 3D diagrams Ease of use 10/10 and photos. Traditional Chinese acupuncturists will adore Further details the translation of symptoms into syndromes and a Contact: huge choice of treatment points. There are probably Dr Ilan Shahor too many suggestions, but some surprising omissions Eastern Breeze Health such as LI20 for treating allergic rhinitis. Tel: 01858 881720 All this information can be added to the patient’s Email: easternbreezeinf@aol.com clinical records and these are unlimited. Even www.easternbreezehealth.co.uk photographs can be appended. The American flavour Downloadable demo program: http://www. of this programme is seen throughout especially with taomedic.com/Demos/TaoClinicDemo.zip regard to insurance forms, but at least the programme automatically showed £ currency. The invoicing part Tutorial guides may be found at: www. of the programme was geared towards using taomedic.com/TC/html/help_movies.html and will procedure codes and a fixed invoice template and give you a lot more information on how the software was not as adaptable as I would have liked. works I like the update feature. All downloadable updates are free for one year. There are many more Colin Lewis ACUPUNCTURE IN MEDICINE 2006;24(4):190-192. 192 www.medical-acupuncture.co.uk/aimintro.htm
Acupuncture in Medicine – SAGE
Published: Dec 1, 2006
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