issue-06-2001

The chiropractic profession has watched with great interest the progress of the controversial Ergonomics Standard put forth by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Following an intense lobbying campaign that included assurances to lawmakers uneasy about voting against organized labor, which had lobbied for 10 years for strong regulations to reduce ergonomics injuries, […]

It’s no secret that businesses across the country are suffering from the high costs of workplace injuries. Employers are spending billions of dollars each year on workers’ compensation claims, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration estimates that as much as one-third of all workplace injuries are related to back injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome and […]

The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and industry as a whole have called for the increased use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) services, because spiraling workers’ compensation costs, productivity losses and increased claims are all taking bites out of the average company’s bottom line profits. These developments present the ideal opportunity for […]

Occupational and industrial consulting could be the new practice-building frontier for the chiropractor. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Ergonomic and Benefits, 2001, musculoskeletal disorders cost the nation at least $50 billion a year. Chiropractors are extremely qualified to help prevent these injuries and control the associated costs. Musculoskeletal disorders, (MSDs), affect muscles, nerves, […]

We all experience both rewards and frustrations that come with the territory when running a chiropractic practice. Most of our frustrations arise when we find ourselves trying to juggle the clinical aspects and the business side of our practices simultaneously. Was Charles Revson lucky? In 1932, he and two partners combined their talents and $300 […]

Companies around the globe have come to rely on the Internet to grow their business, reduce costs, improve customer satisfaction, attract new clients, and provide new services that were not possible before. You don’t have to own a huge, high-tech company to benefit from the World Wide Web. Chiropractic practices can derive enormous value from […]

Q Storage is getting tight. How long do I need to retain my patients’ records? AThe American Health Care Association has issued guidelines on this topic that are easily adapted to chiropractic needs. Health-care considerations are the primary basis for deciding how long to retain health-care records. First consider whether a doctor would want the […]

Q Earlier this year, I spent approximately $30,000 making various structural changes to my office building (which I purchased in 1989), in order to accommodate disabled patients. My accountant says I must depreciate these as improvements over a 39-year life, but I thought some of the cost could be immediately written off. Who is correct? […]

Chiropractors who give effective presentations to community groups invariably see the fruits of their labors. They establish themselves as health authorities within the community, and they bring in more new patients to their practices. If you’re not already giving these types of health talks, it’s not as difficult as you may think to get started. […]

In less than a year, Dr. Sean McWilliams has built a thriving start-up practice that seems to be growing by the day. McWilliams, owner of the Atlanta Spinal Correction Center in Roswell, Ga., has based his professional life on two basic tenets: “Never give up, and never give in,” and, “Image is everything.” These strategies […]