A precedent may have been set in a case involving a libel verdict based upon an anonymous internet message. In February 1999, Dr. Sam Graham, Jr., who had resigned as chairman of Georgia's Emory University School of Medicine urology department in July 1998, read an anonymous posting on a Yahoo message board that claimed he had resigned after receiving kickbacks from a urology company.
The anonymous source was later determined to be a staff doctor at a competing laboratory. A U.S. district court judge awarded Dr. Graham $675,000 in damages.
NEW YORK, NY-The New York Stock Exchange announced Dec. 5 that it would suspend trading in the NYSE-listed securities of insurance group Reliance Group Holdings, Inc. The NYSE said it will also seek to "delist" the issues from the exchange.
The NYSE said that the action is based on the low price of the company's common stock (which matched a 52-week low), and violation of listing criteria.
Until recently, Chiropractic Benefit Services (CBS) sold malpractice policies through Reliance, whose parent company is Reliance Group Holdings, Inc. (See "Bankruptcy Looms" for Reliance/CBS: CBS Malpractice Insureds Exposed" in the November 30, 2000 issue or at www.chiroweb.com/dynamic/temp/bankruptcy.html.)
On November 9, 2000, the California Medical Association announced that it considers internet marketing plans in which chiropractors refer patients to a website and receive 20 percent of the price of products the patients purchase on that site as "patently illegal."
The CMA's position was published as "Assessing Those Opportunities Internet Companies Offer" in its fall 2000 issue of California Physician. The CMA has also developed a 33-page document, Self-Referral Prohibitions: California and Federal, which details the Physician Ownership and Referral Act (PORA), the California law that prohibits self-referrals. The law's federal counterpart is known as Stark II.
Dr. James Gordon, chairman of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, stated at a December 5 press conference in Washington,D.C., that the commission plans to recommend to Congress in its interim report on July 2001 that CAM therapies become more integrated in mainstream health care.
Dr. William Elkington, dean of clinical sciences at NHSU, touted the residency as critical to improving chiropractic instruction, and a "superior way to groom first-rate teachers and clinicians."
Less than half of the chiropractic colleges offer a clinical science residency program.
SACRAMENTO, CA-The California Chiropractic Association presented its "Best of Chiropractic" awards recently: The recipients were:
Doctor of the Year: Peter Spencer,DC (Sacramento)
Outstanding New Doctor of the Year: Tara Walsh,DC (Pleasanton)
Dr. Robert Botterman Award: David Bunganich,DC (Chico)
Distinguished Service: Margaret Heller,DC (Kentfield)
Lifetime Achievement: John David Hemauer,DC (Whitter)
Student of the Year: Donna Woo (Southern California University of Health Sciences)
Thomas Truax Award: Janis Stoner,DC (Hillsborough)
ARLINGTON, VA-Because doctors frequently seek recommendations from the American Chiropractic Association on what practice management company to use, the ACA has announced the endorsement of Breakthrough Coaching, LLC, of Vernon, New Jersey. This is only the second endorsement of a practice management firm by the ACA in recent years.
When sports chiropractors first appeared at the Olympic Games in the 1980s, it was alongside individual athletes who had experienced the benefits of chiropractic care in their training and recovery processes at home. Fast forward to Paris 2024, where chiropractic care was available in the polyclinic for all athletes, and the attitude has now evolved to recognize that “every athlete deserves access to sports chiropractic."
It is estimated that 61% of patients with CTS avoid taking surgical options due to postoperative complications and costly surgical procedures. Chiropractic care offers a comprehensive and effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, addressing the condition from multiple angles. Recent studies also have unveiled a game-changing adjunct to chiropractic treatments for CTS: nerve flossing.
Some doctors thrive in a personality-based clinic and have a loyal following no matter what services or equipment they offer, but for most chiropractic offices who are trying to grow and expand, new equipment purchases help us stay relevant and continue to service our client base in the best, most up-to-date manner possible. So, regarding equipment purchasing: should you lease, get a bank loan, or pay cash?
