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January 2010 (Vol. 28, Issue 3)

Politics / Government / Legislation
Congress Pulls Plug on Medicare Fee Cut
Delays 21.2 percent cut until March 1; efforts underway to permanently repeal flawed rate determination formula.
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Billing / Fees / Insurance
How to Retain More of Your Medicare Money
Part 1: Medicare Reviews
Ronald Short, DC, MCS-P

Your Practice / Business
Secrets to Success in Today's Market
Five principles that can lead to lasting practice growth.
Drew Stevens, PhD

Headaches & Migraines
Headaches: Role of the Upper and Lower Cervicals
Joseph D. Kurnik, DC

Your Practice / Business
Success in an Age of Transition
Shelley Simon, RN, DC, MPH, EdD

Vitamins / Supplements
Pharmaceutical Grade vs. Pharmaceutical Made
David Seaman, DC, MS, DABCN

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
The Lumbar Spine & Low Back Pain in Golf
Shawn Thistle, DC, BKin (hons), CSCS

Pain Relief / Prevention
Case Study: Patient With Pain in a Paralyzed Limb
Edgar Romero, DC, DACNB

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Shifting to a Functional Model in the Digital Delivery of Health Care
Steven Kraus, DC, DIBCN, CCSP, FASA, FICC

Patient Education
Communicating More With Your Patients
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Vitamins / Supplements
Vitamin D Supplementation to Reduce the Risk and Complications of Influenza
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

Chiropractic (General)
Sailing in Gale-Force Winds: Braving the Challenges of Today
Stephen M. Perle, DC, MS

Orthotics & Orthopeadics
Why Support the Three Arches of the Foot?
Mark Charrette, DC

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Functional Integrity of the Pelvis & Hips: Gluteal Activation Enhances Athleticism and Injury Prevention
Chris Feil, DC; William E. Morgan, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Cracked Up on YouTube
John Hanks, DC

Chiropractic Techniques
Applied Kinesiology: Health Care "Beyond Category"
Anthony Rosner, PhD, LLD [Hon.], LLC

Marketing / Office / Staff
Take the Time to Listen
Douglas R. Briggs, DC, Dipl. Ac. (IAMA), DAAPM, EMT

Chiropractic Techniques
Dizziness and the Misaligned Neck
Charles Masarsky, DC, FICA

Chiropractic (General)
Embracing Evidence-Based Chiropractic
David J. Brunarski, DC, MSc, FCCS(C)

Chiropractic (General)
Research Abstracts From the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Nov/Dec 2009 Abstracts Volume 32, Issue 9

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
Fascial Manipulation
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

Education & Seminars
News In Brief
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Billing / Fees / Insurance
We Get Letters & E-Mail

Trending
Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
Diagnosing Radiculopathies Through History & Observation
Diagnosing Radiculopathies Through History & Observation

MRI is currently the gold standard for identifying radicular pathology, but unfortunately, it requires preauthorization, which isn’t easy to obtain. Physical tests are what most practitioners depend on – despite the marginal reliability of the tests. The information in this article brings history and observation to the forefront of radicular diagnostics. Each factor listed can significantly increase the clinician’s ability to diagnose radiculopathies.

K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA
Billing / Fees / Insurance
Multiple-Procedure Claim Reductions?
Multiple-Procedure Claim Reductions?

With some plans – and it starts with Medicare (CMS) – there is a payment protocol called the multiple-procedure payment reduction (MPPR). This protocol means that if a health care provider performs multiple procedures during a single patient encounter, Medicare (and many commercial insurers) typically will pay “full price” for only the highest-valued procedure. The subsequent procedures will be reduced, as there is overlap.

Samuel A. Collins
Chronic / Acute Conditions
From Sciatica to Brain Tumor: A Life-Saving Diagnosis
From Sciatica to Brain Tumor: A Life-Saving Diagnosis

A 42-year-old male former patient arrives at your chiropractic office with excruciating low back pain that travels all the way down his right leg to his foot. A spinal surgeon previously recommended surgery to correct an MRI-confirmed disc herniation (sequestration) at L5, but the patient chose conservative chiropractic care. Although conservative treatment is effective for many lumbar disc herniations, the warning signs in this case call for escalation.

Ronald Feise, DC