Archives

June 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 13)

Chiropractic (General)
U.S. Navy Names DC to Musculoskeletal Board
With his appointment to the board, Dr. William Morgan continues building bridges for the chiropractic profession.
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Patient Education
If You Speak It, They Will Come
Efffective public speaking: your best marketing strategy.
Perry Nickelston, DC, FMS, SFMA

Personal Injury / Legal
National Board Revises Ethics & Boundaries Exam Format
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Personal Injury / Legal
Communicating in the Courtroom
John R. Bomar, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Vote for a Future DC
(And Miss USA)
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Chiropractic (General)
A Key Link in the Locomotor System: The Upper-Thoracic Spine
Craig Liebenson, DC; Brett Winchester, DC, FASBE(C), DAAPM, DAAMLP

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Billing for Phone Calls and Communication With Patients and Providers
Samuel A. Collins

Weight Loss / Eating Habits
Reducing Saturated Fat Intake to Prevent Heart Disease and Counter Weight Gain
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
The Practical Neurological Examination, Part 3
Assessment of Coordination
K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Identifying and Treating the Underlying Causes of Pain
David Seaman, DC, MS, DABCN

Your Practice / Business
The Relativity of Problems: What Would Einstein Do?
Shelley Simon, RN, DC, MPH, EdD

Chiropractic (General)
Are We Connected or Disconnected? Technology and Genuine Dialogue
Louis Sportelli, DC

Back Pain
Chiropractic Saves Insurers $15.8 Billion, Adds $692 Million in Wages to Americans
Mark Studin, DC, FPSC, FASBE(C), DAAPM

Chiropractic (General)
Building Bridges to Chiropractic Cultural Authority, Part 1
Arlan Fuhr, DC

Chiropractic (General)
New Projects Further the FCP Mission
Kent Greenawalt

Chiropractic (General)
News in Brief
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Chiropractic (General)
We Get Letters & E-Mail

Trending
Your Practice / Business
Should You Use Cash, Loan or Lease for Equipment Purchases?
Should You Use Cash, Loan or Lease for Equipment Purchases?

Some doctors thrive in a personality-based clinic and have a loyal following no matter what services or equipment they offer, but for most chiropractic offices who are trying to grow and expand, new equipment purchases help us stay relevant and continue to service our client base in the best, most up-to-date manner possible. So, regarding equipment purchasing: should you lease, get a bank loan, or pay cash?

Jamy Antoine, DC, BCN, CFP®
News / Profession
Chiropractic at Risk Globally
Chiropractic at Risk Globally

There has long been an attempt by those who are not legitimate doctors of chiropractic to usurp the title of chiropractor from those who have earned their degree from an accredited chiropractic program. This generally happens in countries where the local doctors of chiropractic have yet to pass legislation requiring a degree from an accredited institution. The result is essentially two chiropractic professions. Nowhere is this danger more pronounced than in Japan.

Dynamic Chiropractic Staff
Billing / Fees / Insurance
UHC/Optum Requires Preauthorization for Medicare-Covered Chiropractic Services
UHC/Optum Requires Preauthorization for Medicare-Covered Chiropractic Services

Effective Sept. 1, 2024, UHC/Optum is requiring prior authorization for the following services delivered in office and outpatient hospital settings, excluding services in the home: Medicare-covered chiropractic services (when billed with the AT-modifier), as well as physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), and speech therapy (ST).

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Samuel A. Collins