1996

Although several attempts have been made to discover the relationship between nerve root pathology and pain in DH, many questions still remained unsolved. Traction, while an accepted method of treatment, has poor results. Stabholz concluded the poor results applied to the techniques, and not to the principles of the traction itself. He introduced some cardinal […]

We have the answers from our first managed care survey. An overwhelming 70% of our respondents want to be considered Primary Care Providers (PCPs) rather than specialists, although 76% of you believe the present system views DC’s as specialists. 1. What percentage of your practice will be managed care by the year 2000? a) >25% […]

What type of investment is right for you in 1996? Cameron Short takes a look at creating the best return on your investment dollars. If you have traditionally kept money in short-term CDs, rolling your money year after year into another CD, you’ve found yourself reinvesting at lower and lower rates. If you have CDs […]

There is no greater frustration for a chiropractor than treating a patient for months, achieving a good result, and after submitting a detailed narrative outlining your wonderful care, receiving a call from the attorney informing you for the first time the case had been dropped several weeks after the attorney was initially hired due to […]

We invited Dr. Bobby Braile, the newly elected President of the International Chiropractors Association (ICA) to discuss his role and goals as the new president of the organization started by B. J. Palmer, the developer of chiropractic. Dr. Braile is the first graduate of New York Chiropractic College to hold this historic position, and he […]

Growth patterns in children produce changes in the feet and legs that often cause concern among parents. Flat feet, knock knees, or other conditions that indicate abnormalities in the mature body are a natural consequence of learning to stand and walk in the early years of life. Health care professionals face something of a dilemma […]

Where do you begin? If you’re an associate considering the purchase of a practice that could change your life, if you’re thinking of retiring in a few years, or if you’re somewhere in the middle, you need to know what your practice is worth to determine how much to pay or whether you’ll be able […]

Where Does Chiropractic Fit In? As the chiropractic profession struggles to define itself and find a place in this new system, four important questions emerge that need to be answered. Today the “buzz word” in health care is managed care. Managed care implies by its very name that someone or something is “managing,” or at […]

Dr. Joseph Sasso explains why he believes the chiropractic practice of the future is a high volume, low fee, cash practice functioning outside the limits imposed by HMOs, PPOs and other third party payers. In June 20, 1995, a speech was delivered before the Council on Chiropractic Education by Dr. Lawrence M. Jack, a chiropractor […]

Following are other key factors that you must have knowledge of before you make a decision to join a particular managed care organization. Don’t be rushed into participating in an MCO without understanding the effect these factors will have on your practice: What kind of an MCO is it? · HMO · PPO · IPA […]