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November 2013 (Vol. 31, Issue 22)

Your Practice / Business
Transport Your Practice to a New Level
Become a certified medical examiner and DOT drivers will come to your door.
Clinton M. Smith, DC

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Chiropractic and Yoga: Helping Patients Learn to Help Themselves
LeRoy Perry Jr., DC

Chiropractic (General)
Reflecting on the Past, Looking to the Future
CMCC president Dr. Jean Moss announces retirement.

Your Practice / Business
Growing Your Patient Mix
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Back Pain
Bechterew's Screening for Lumbar Disc Lesions
Douglas R. Briggs, DC, Dipl. Ac. (IAMA), DAAPM, EMT

Billing / Fees / Insurance
More Pieces of the Health Reform Puzzle (Part 2)

Nutrition / Detoxification
Genetic Modification of Organisms for Human Consumption (Part 1)
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
The Diagnosis Detective: Determining and Treating the Cause of Knee Pain
Kevin Jardine, DC, Med. Ac., CSCS, ART

Ergonomics / Posture / Sleep Habits
Hip Joint Health and Postural Support
Mark Charrette, DC

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
A Medication Primer for Alternative Health Care Practitioners (Part 4)
Bruce H. Robinson, MD, FACS, MSOM (Hon)

Pediatrics
Serving Special-Needs Children: Kentuckiana Children's Center
Claudia Anrig, DC

Chiropractic (General)
News in Brief
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

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