Debra Brown Hagan

Debra Brown Hagan is CEO of the Florida Chiropractic Association and works with a staff team of 16 in the service of the association's 4,700 members. The FCA hosts the largest convention and exposition in chiropractic worldwide each August in Orlando, Fla. She can be contacted at debbie@fcachiro.org or through www.fcachiro.org."

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Connections Redefined: The Time Is Now
July 1, 2022 (Vol. 40, Issue 07)
Connect to Advance at The National
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Invest in Yourself at The National
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Get Educated and Motivated at The National
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Ken Kaufman, DC
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A National Turning Point: N.J. Board Rejects Insurer Medical X-Ray Rules for DCs
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The New Jersey Board of Chiropractic Examiners has made a precedential decision, concurring with the Association of New Jersey Chiropractors' (ANJC) position paper on chiropractic X-ray guidelines. In plain terms, the board ruled, consistent with the ANJC position, that insurance companies cannot use medical X-ray rules or recommendations, like those written by the American College of Radiology (ACR), to decide whether a chiropractor's X-ray was necessary.

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Your Practice / Business
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For decades, chiropractors have been told the answer to more professional referrals is simple: educate medical doctors about chiropractic. There is some truth in that advice; but it is also incomplete. The modern challenge is not simply getting another healthcare professional to know that chiropractors exist. It is becoming the kind of clinician (and building the kind of professional relationship) that makes collaboration easy and sustainable.

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