Ellen Fitzenrider, DC

Dr. Ellen Fitzenrider lives in Norfolk, Va., and is a 1991 Palmer graduate. She has built and sold two successful chiropractic practices, and currently spends her time advocating for and educating her colleagues about audits, documentation compliance, and standing up to insurance carriers when appropriate. She has interviewed hundreds of DC colleagues; health care attorneys; billing, coding and compliance experts; EHR software companies, health care data specialists; medical audit and fraud examiners; chiropractic malpractice insurance carriers; and basically anyone in a related field who will answer her passionate emails. You can find her online at www.ItsMeDrE.com, and on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Previous Articles

Is It You ... or Is It Your EHR?
February 1, 2021 (Vol. 39, Issue 02)
The Elephant in the Middle of Our Professional Living Room
November 1, 2020 (Vol. 38, Issue 11)
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When Radiculopathy Isn’t Radiculopathy: A Clinical Series (Pt. 6): Differential Diagnosis
When Radiculopathy Isn’t Radiculopathy

While cervical disc pathology can unquestionably produce radiculopathy, many patients presenting with arm pain, paresthesia or perceived weakness do not exhibit the clinical behavior of true nerve-root compromise. In these cases, failure to differentiate the primary pain generator may lead to unnecessary spinal injections, nerve ablation procedures or surgical consultation despite limited likelihood of benefit.

Ken Kaufman, DC
X-ray / Imaging / MRI
A National Turning Point: N.J. Board Rejects Insurer Medical X-Ray Rules for DCs
A National Turning Point: N.J. Board Rejects Insurer Medical X-Ray Rules for DCs

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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Jeff Randolph, Esq.
Your Practice / Business
The Relationship Behind the Referral
The Relationship Behind the Referral

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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