Working from the inside out is yet another way to be competitive. In “Creating an inclusive culture” on page 49, the author discusses how you can use your staff for diversity education and how that in turn can enhance your practice’s bottom line.

Another way to help increase your bottom line and stay competitive is to know how to document properly. “The documentation dilemma” on page 23 talks about three areas that must be explored so you can fully debug any documentation dilemmas.

While gaining a competitive edge may take some work, it is worth it in the end — to your practice’s bottom line and your future success.

Wishing you success,

Wendy Bautista, Editor

Chiropractic’s Timeline

As part of our celebrating 55 years in the profession, Chiropractic Economics will feature a section of the chiropractic historical timeline in each issue leading up to 2009.

2007 Monte Greenawalt, DC, DABCO, 84, founder of Foot Levelers Inc., passes away at his home in Las Vegas Dec. 26.

2008 DCs became eligible to participate in Medicare’s quality reporting program, known as the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative.

2008 The International Chiropractors Association (ICA) and the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) both back a resolution calling for the immediate establishment of a career path for chiropractors as commissioned officers in the U.S. armed forces.