It’s a new year and many chiropractors are evaluating what will enhance their respective practices, particularly as it relates to their bottom line. One of the most common questions I get is: “Do I need to be credentialed to bill insurance, and what are the best plans to join?” It’s a loaded question – but one every DC ponders. Whether you're already in-network or pondering whether to join, here's what you need to know.
Not All Search Engines Are Created Equal
With approximately 30 million web site pages on the Internet, the volume of material accessible on any given subject is dramatically dependant on one's choice of a "search engine."
To illustrate this point, we did an Internet search for "chiropractic" using a number of the more popular search engines:
| Alta Vista | 44,800 |
| Excite | 15,864 |
| Galaxy | 93 |
| HotBot | 22,638 |
| Infoseek | 11,097 |
| Lycos | 4,481 |
| Magellan | 1,226 |
| MetaCrawler | 49 |
| WebCrawler | 1,366 |
| Yahoo | 178 |
Note: WebCrawler is the standard search engine for America Online. All of the other search engines are pre-installed with Netscape Navigator.