Noel Lloyd, DC

Dr. Noel Lloyd graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1971 and became the youngest practicing chiropractor in Washington. He is the founder and head coach of Five Star Management, a professional training, coaching and consulting service based in Seattle, Wash.

Previous Articles

8 Ways to Avoid Losing Patients
7 Keys to Building a Perfect Team
Building the Right Team: Hiring and Firing Do's & Don'ts
The 7 Secrets to Flawless Delegation
How to Eliminate the Five Most Destructive Practice Stresses
5 Secrets for Developing the Best-Ever Front-Desk CA
How to Get Effortless Control Over Your Income Streams
Associates: Done Wrong, Done Right
How to Find Your Ideal Patient – and Help Your Ideal Patient Find You
October 1, 2014 (Vol. 32, Issue 19)
Marketing Matters: Top 5 Modern Strategies to Expand Your Patient Base
June 15, 2014 (Vol. 32, Issue 12)
One and Done: Keeping Patients From Vanishing After Just One Appointment
April 15, 2014 (Vol. 32, Issue 08)
A Guilt-Free Vacation: Leave Your Practice in Good Hands
Common Mistakes That Keep Patients From Ever Coming to Your Office
January 15, 2014 (Vol. 32, Issue 02)
Want More New Patients? Here's How to Get Them
Management Consulting
May 20, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 11)
Died and Gone to Heaven, or Just Plain Dead?
August 9, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 17)
It's a Whole New Ball Game
February 8, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 04)
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News / Profession
Corporate Medicine’s Attack on Chiropractic
Corporate Medicine’s Attack on Chiropractic

The chiropractic profession is under a sophisticated and relentless assault from corporate medicine, so strategically executed that most don’t even recognize it happening. The campaign is powerful, calculated, and well-funded, demonstrated by its covert tactics and the millions being invested to carry it out. Corporate medicine's endgame wants only two things from chiropractic: all our patients and all our money – and it is getting it.

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Mark Studin, DC, FPSC, FASBE(C), DAAPM
Chronic / Acute Conditions
Chiropractic Management of a Recalled Cervical Disc Implant
Chiropractic Management of a Recalled Cervical Disc Implant

Over the past two decades, more than 18 million spinal surgeries have been performed in the United States, and cervical disc replacements represent a fair share of those. Device recalls due to design flaws can place patients in difficult clinical situations, especially those who are symptomatic and reluctant to undergo revision surgery. This case highlights the role of chiropractors in managing complex postsurgical patients, particularly those with recalled spinal implants. 

Ronald Feise, DC
Billing / Fees / Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Removing Prior Authorization for Chiropractic
UnitedHealthcare Removing Prior Authorization for Chiropractic

UnitedHealth Group, parent company of UnitedHealthcare, has announced sweeping changes to its prior-authorization (PA) requirements that will eliminate the requirement for chiropractic care and numerous other healthcare services by the end of 2026. Doctors of chiropractic, other providers and patients have long lamented prior authorization requirements because they can delay needed treatment, limit access and even cause some patients not to pursue care.

Dynamic Chiropractic Staff